Wrapping Things Up

As we near the end of the Costa Rica portion of GMI, it is time to start focusing on our implementation projects! Thus, at the beginning of the week, the MilkyWaves team (Hannah, Christine, Theresa, and me) made a trip to visit Dr. Vargas at Hospital Mexico. We...

Navigating Through the Unknown

We finally got the documentation we needed to get started on our implementation projects! Thus, this week has consisted of navigating my way through work and the project. With work, I finished running the second round of pull tests and analyzing the data. Thus, the...

Trial and Error is Cool, I Guess

As I prepared for another round of testing this week, I was able to finish assembly of the new testing units, as well as review the appropriate ISO testing standards (soaking the joints in a liquid medium at X degrees Celsius for X hours, using a X mm/min pull rate...

Past the Halfway Mark

It’s hard to believe that we are just past the halfway mark of our internship experience! With work and the weekend trips, the days and weeks have really flown by without me realizing. I was finally able to test the units on the Instron this past week. Starting this...

Taking Things Slow

This past work week has been slower-paced than the previous few. I was put behind schedule a little bit, and this was due to a few things. Meetings got in the way of productivity, some parts of my assignments required the assistance of someone who was busy, and things...