Imagine-Her Portable Refrigeration Unit
Fall 2021 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringProject Overview
Project Coordinator: Sheanna Kagarise
Project Sponsor: Dr. Peter Gorder - Department Chair, Associate Professor
Responsible Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Total GAF Allocated Funds: $8,023
Themes: Wellness, Transportation, Community
Goal: In collaboration with Imagine-Her, create a portable refrigeration unit for humanitarian and health workers bringing vaccines and other perishable items to remote villages in Uganda.
Impact: A detailed instruction manual was developed and distributed to the Imagine-Her organization in Uganda for development and testing of the portable refrigeration unit.