OUR TEAM 2018 - 2019
MANAGEMENT
Jeffery Schidlowsky
Safety Officer
Scott Fjordbotten
Captain
Connor Schellenberg
Treasurer
Collin Seib
Technical Project Manager
AERODYNAMICS
The Aerodynamics team designs and builds lightweight carbon fiber components that maximize vehicle maneuverability and effective cooling. Responsibilities include:
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Complex Surface Modeling
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Downforce Distribution
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Drag Reduction
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Heat Rejection Analysis
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Computational Fluid Dynamics
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Composite Materials Manufacturing
Jeffery Schidlowsky
Aerodynamics Lead
Rain Zhang
Sarvesh Ramalingam
Nil Ister
Nicholas Toglia
Kevin Klusmann
CameronLee-Ming
Sebastiaan Mainardis
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND MARKETING
The Business Strategy and Marketing team works with the executives to handle the non-technical aspects of the team. Responsibilities include:
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Sponsorship Liaison
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Team Events
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Social Media
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Promotional Material
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Business Presentation at competition
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Pardis Bahaloo
Cristian Mihailescu
Berk Seyhan
CHASSIS
The Chassis team designs and builds a frame strong enough to withstand the forces of high speed maneuvering, rigid enough to ensure direct driver control, and as light as possible. Responsibilities include:
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Chassis Design and Manufacturing
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Torsional Stiffness Analysis
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Development of Structural Composite Panels
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Impact Attenuator Design and Validation
Scott Fjordbotten
Chassis Lead
Kevin Yeganeh
Marc Campeau
Controls
CONTROLS
The Controls team designs and builds the components that the driver directly interacts with. Ergonomics, intuitive layout and direct feedback are some of the design considerations for the control system. Responsibilities include:
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Pedal Box
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Steering Wheel
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Seat
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Driver Position
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Brake System
Collin Seib
Controls Lead
Daniel Jardine
Melissa Coleman
Tessa Zolezzi
Kyle Kirkwood
Controls
DRIVETRAIN
The Drivetrain team connects the engine to the wheels. Responsibilities include:
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Gearing Optimization
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Differential Tuning
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Differential Support Design
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Carbon Fibre Axle Development
Connor Schellenberg
Drivetrain Co-Lead
Jason Hu
Drivetrain Co-Lead
Sophie Kenny
Steven Zhou
Daniel Alphonso
Kodai Kashima
Electrical
ELECTRICAL
The Electrical team provides power to and reads signals from components throughout the vehicle. Responsibilities include:
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Power Distribution
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Data Acquisition
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Wiring Harnesses
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Sensor Selection and Implementation
Carlos Castro
Electrical Co-Lead
Can Özdemir
Electrical Co-Lead
Ayden Chow
Huntington Jasperson
Shawn O'Connell
Engine
ENGINE
The Engine team develops the vehicles power plant and supporting peripheries. Responsibilities include:
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Intake and Exhaust
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Cooling System
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Lubrication System
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Fuel System
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Engine Tuning
Jerry Xiao
Engine Co-Lead
Manvir Brar
Engine Co-Lead
Andy Chung
Bill Yu
Logan Khan
Julia Zhuravleva
Ansen Ramsawmy
Thomas Oldreive
Materials
MATERIALS
The Materials team supports all other subteams with a variety of expertise ranging from R&D to failure analysis. Responsibilities include:
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Material Characterization
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Destructive Testing
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Non-Destructive Testing
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Failure Analysis
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Composites Manufacturing
Valentina Vega
Materials Lead
AJ Ittisarnronnachai
Devin Passaglia
Freya Obersat-Rose
Danish Abbas
SOFTWARE
The Software team develops custom software tools to support vehicle design and development. Responsibilities include:
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Track Data Analysis
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Component Testing Data Analysis
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Lap Simulations
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Development of Tools to Simplify Data Access
Deniz Gülbaharlı
SUSPENSION
The Suspension team designs and manufactures suspension components and leads vehicle dynamics development. Responsibilities include:
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Kinematic Design
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Tire Selection
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Spring and Damper Tuning
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Vehicle Setup​
Graham Rowe
Suspension Lead
Collin Seib
Maneezhay Hashmi
Zachary Huser
