Background

Meet Our Team

Team History

Current Team

2026 (Present)

With over 100 students across more than 10 distinct disciplines, Rutgers Solar Car is working hard on a fully custom designed Single Occupant Vehicle (SOV) for entry into the American Solar Challenge (ASC) 2026.

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Mechanical

The Mechanical team is responsible for all of the car's core mechanical systems.

Chassis

Design and build the car's frame structure

Chassis

Suspension

Optimize ride quality and handling

Suspension

Brakes

Ensure safe and reliable stopping power

Brakes

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Electrical

The Electrical team designs, installs, and wires the electrical systems required to power and operate our solar-electric vehicle.

High Voltage

Battery management and motor control systems

High Voltage

Low Voltage

Control systems and auxiliary electronics

Low Voltage

Solar

Solar array design and power optimization

Solar

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Aerodynamics

The Aerodynamics team designs and manufactures the car's exterior aerobody.

CFD Analysis

Computational fluid dynamics and optimization

CFD Analysis

Composites

Composite manufacturing and layup

Composites

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Business

The Business team's sub-teams are responsible for all non-engineering tasks.

Marketing

Brand management & outreach

Marketing

Supply Chain

Sourcing & logistics

Supply Chain

Operations

Team coordination

Operations

Finance

Budgeting & funding

Finance

Newsletter

External communications

Newsletter

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Strategy

Race strategy & data analytics: telemetry, energy modeling, KPIs, and process optimization.

Performance Analytics

Race simulation & modeling

Performance Analytics

Operations Analytics

Process efficiency

Operations Analytics

Data Management

Telemetry infrastructure

Data Management

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Leadership

Alina Zahra
Alina Zahra
President
Simran Jakate
Simran Jakate
Vice-President
Kisna Nihalani
Kisna Nihalani
Project Manager
Brian Jin
Brian Jin
Shop Manager
Xiying Fan
Xiying Fan
Treasurer
Alexander Zhang
Alexander Zhang
Secretary
Eric Binbinon
Eric Binbinon
System Administrator
Adian Islam
Adian Islam
EGC Representative
Chris Minnervini
Chris Minnervini
Co-Mechanical Lead
Patrick Dunay
Patrick Dunay
Co-Mechanical Lead
Cy Westbrook
Cy Westbrook
Electrical Lead
Jonathan Sinyavsky
Jonathan Sinyavsky
Business Lead
Sidharth Banigandlapati
Sidharth Banigandlapati
Strategy Lead
Alex He
Alex He
Manufacturing Lead