{"id":4156,"date":"2020-04-22T22:32:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T02:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hajim.wdev.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/acorn-throughput-providing-automation-and-input-feed-control-for-chip\/"},"modified":"2020-04-29T18:04:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T22:04:40","slug":"acorn-throughput-providing-automation-and-input-feed-control-for-chip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/acorn-throughput-providing-automation-and-input-feed-control-for-chip\/","title":{"rendered":"Acorn Throughput: Providing Automation and Input Feed Control for CHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sabin Kim<br>Shane Michtavy<br>Madeline Vonglis<br>Matthew Watrous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supervisors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Clair Cunningham, Chemical Engineering, UR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Acorn Biochar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CHIP is a device created by Acorn Biochar in order to provide carbon capture through the production of biochar. 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