Formula Projects/Experiences

Sophomore Year

Late my freshman year, I ran for an elected position on my Formula team titled Accumulator Mechanical Engineer, that I now hold currently as a sophomore.

As the Accumulator Mechanical Engineer, my role involves designing and managing the mechanical systems that house and protect our vehicle’s energy storage components. I focus on making sure everything is secure, efficient, and up to the safety standards required for competition. This position has given me the opportunity to work closely with a talented team, tackling challenges that require both creativity and technical precision. I’m committed to making sure our accumulator is not just reliable, but a competitive advantage for our team as we head into the upcoming events.

In this position, I manage two different interns who help assist me with various projects on the accumulator itself, this has been a great opprotunity to practice my leadership skills. Additionally, I am learning the challenges of delegating work and managing technical communcation skills with my interns to produce a final product we are all proud of.

In September, I visited the Hendricks Motorsports facility for the FSAE EV Workshop. There, I was able to develop a much deeper technical undertanding on my holistic understanding of the car. I was able to hear from various industry proffesionals at companies like Tesla, and a Hendricks Motorsports race engineer on what being an engineer in the proffesional environment is like. Additionally, I got the opprotunity to attend various presentations that I found incredibly interesting, most notably a vehicle dynamics presentation. Overall it was a great opprotunity that allowed and motivated me to build a better, more well engineered car.

The highlight of our year as a team will be our participation in the Formula SAE competition, where everything we’ve worked on comes together on the track. I’m eager to see our car in action and to gain new experiences that will help us improve even further for future years.

Freshman Year

My Freshman year I was a team member apart of the Powertrain EV team, where I assisted in the design and preparedness of the vehicle, beginning our first construction in the 2024 school year.