
What is Solar Racing?
Since 1987, the American Solar Challenge has hosted college teams in a race of strategy, endurance, and cutting edge engineering. Participants must design and build a solar-electric vehicle that is powered entirely by solar cells embedded on the vehicle. The endurance race covers 1,700+ miles over several days in a Tour de France style multi-stage race.
“Solar car team’s technologies are often ahead of their time in term of looking at next best generation of batteries, best solar panels, best motors and converters, things like that."
— J.B. Straubel, Co-Founder Tesla Motors
However, the competition embodies a greater objective than engineering prowess; it represents the awesome power and applicability of solar energy. Educating people about sustainable energy is revolutionizing our daily lives, and how it will be integrated in the years to come with cars and other modes of transport, is the cornerstone of our team’s mission.
Meet The RU Solar Team!
Our team is composed of Rutgers students from a wide variety of majors with a common goal and passion for the club.

Sri Leela Sattenapalli
Project Manager

Brian Ciepiela
President and Business Co-Lead

Andrew Xie

Bhavesh Narala

Rosetta Cicero
Treasurer and Business Co-Lead

Lincoln Roth
Mechanical Lead

Rohan Gorajia
Webmaster and Solar Array Electronics Lead
Electrical Lead

Daniel Chen
Telemetry Lead

Reid Captain
Controls Electronics Lead
Aerodynamics and Composites Lead

Jeremy Francoeur
EGC Representative and Battery Lead

Ahmed Fouad
High Voltage Electronics Lead

Isa Aykit
Mechanical Co-Lead