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\"HFC_innovation_challenge\"<\/a>The National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), named a team of HFC Pre-engineering students as one of the 10 finalists in the second annual Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) this past spring. This is HFC\u2019s second consecutive year of earning this prestigious honor as one of the CCIC\u2019s 10 finalist teams.<\/p>\n

The HFC team\u2019s project was called \u201cRescue Restaurant Food Waste to Address Hunger.\u201d In the United States (U.S.) alone, 40 percent of the nation\u2019s food goes uneaten. Of that 40 percent, 15 percent alone can be attributed to restaurants. In response, the team proposed to develop a compact, easy-to-use, self-automated food-preserving machine for restaurants. Such a system would then allow unused food to go to those who experience food insecurity.<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Ahmed Shawhatti, Denis Sinani, Issamar Almaraz, Dr. Hassan Nameghi, Alexis Fitz Owens Tressler, and Victoria Peruski comprised the HFC pre-engineering team that was one of 10 finalists in the second annual Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC). They presented their research project \u201cRescue Restaurant Food Waste to Address Hunger\u201d on Capitol Hill in June.<\/p><\/div>\n

The team members \u2013 Ahmed Shawhatti, Denis Sinani, Issamar Almaraz, Alexis Fitz Owens Tressler and Victoria Peruski \u2013 worked under Dr. Hassan Nameghi, an HFC engineering professor and the team\u2019s faculty mentor.<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s solution is to invent the proposed food-preservation machine for restaurants to efficiently preserve its extra food for donation. Advanced mechanical and electrical control systems were used in the creation of the food-preserving machine to accommodate automatic cleaning, labeling, food preparation and customized food functions.<\/p>\n

To make this a reality, the team plans to patent this idea, apply for approval from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and pitch the idea to food donors. In fact, they made a presentation on Capitol Hill in June. They also met members of Congress.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing a finalist for the second year at the CCIC proves that success is not a random matter at HFC, but that aiming for excellence is a habit. We are proud of our students\u2019 accomplishments, the faculty\u2019s dedication and the educational support at the College,\u201d said Nameghi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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