Friends of EcoCAR:
Welcome to the fourth report from Year 1 of the EcoCAR competition!
Wednesday events included:
Mechanical Systems Presentation, presented by Anton Morgan, Junior, Eng Physics and Brad Cooley, M.S. Student, ME
Project Initiation Approval Presentation, presented by Jamie Larreau, Junior, ME and Eric Schacht, Senior, ECE
The Mathworks Modeling Award Presentation, presented by Kerem Bayar, Ph.D. Student, ME
In the evening, the various sponsors of the competition hosted a reception, during which a number of sponsored awards were announced.
The Buckeyes raked in quite a few awards, and please note that each carries a cash award with it, which will come in handy next year!
In addition to the Best Technical Report Award (see image of Beth Bezaire, M.S. Student, ME and Brad Cooley M.S. Student, ME receiving the award)
The team was also recognized for:
Best Communications Plan (see image of Eric Schacht and Justin Ford, Junior, ME, receiving the award)
Best Technical Success Story (see image of Beth Bezaire receiving the award)
and,
BOSCH Diversity in Engineering Award (see image of Beth Bezaire and Justin Ford receiving the award)
This award recognizes the team that best develops and implements a successful diversity recruitment strategy for their EcoCAR team.
Today, Thursday, the following presentations are scheduled:
Outreach Presentation, presented by Justin Ford, Junior, ME and Beth Bezaire, M.S. Student, ME
Control Systems Presentation, presented by Kerem Bayar, Ph.D. student, ME and John Kruckenberg, Senior, ECE
Electrical Systems Presentation, presented by Jim Welsh, M.S. student, ECE and Eric Schacht, Senior, ECE
The final Awards Ceremony is tomorrow morning, and the next and final message will come around midday with the final standings.
Go Bucks!
GR
