About the Team
Team History
2016 [Team Chartered]
RU Solar is chartered by Matthew Middleton with the aspirational goal of building a vehicle to enter in the ASC. Overseeing as advisor is Dr. Birnie, a solar car pioneer from the early 2000s who joined Rutgers from U of Arizona
2019 [Our First Competition]
RU Solar receives a 2015 solar car chassis from Stanford, jumpstarting donations, team prominence, and the engineering of hardware. The team enters FSGP ‘19, but only finishes 2 of 9 scrutineering stations.
2022 [New Vehicle]
The team rebounds from COVID, moving into the new Project Studio and designing a brand new car; this time built from the ground up by RU Solar. The team visits ASC 2022 to gather photos, interview teams, and lay out a plan for the future.
Present 2024:
Now consisting of 50+ students and over 9 majors, RU Solar pushes forward with a robust SOV for entry into Formula Sun Grand Prix‘24.
Meet the E-Board
Ahmed Fouad
President & High Voltage Electronics lead
Alex Lee
Vice President & Composites Lead
Saahir Syed
Treasuer
Cy Westbrook
Project Manager
Brian Jin
Mechanical Lead
Anushka Joshi
Business Lead
Gordon Lin
Business Lead
Kelly Vazlima
Aerodyanmics Lead
Anthony Zappone
Low Voltage Lead
Eryn Cohn
Solar Lead
Former Leads
Rosetta Cicero
Aerodynamics & Composites
Bhavesh Narala
Mechanical, Electrical
Anthony Scalia
Mechanical, Business, Electrical
Reid Captain
Electrical