SBU Solar Racing

SBU Solar Racing The SBU Solar Racing Team is an inter-disciplinary student–run competitive organization. In 2011, we won the award for the Best Electrical Design.

The team holds shop hours from 2 PM to 4 PM on Fridays and 12 PM to 2 PM on Saturdays in room 002 of Heavy Engineering throughout the academic semester. In SBU Solar Racing, engineering students work together to design, build, and test a solar-powered boat. Working independently in our machine shop, we produce a majority of the vessel components in-house, such as motor controllers, drive-train, co

mposite molds, solar panels, control system, and various mechanical/electrical devices. We also have many related research opportunities outside of the scope of competition including high voltage EVs and lithium polymer batteries. In 2012 we implemented a redesigned carbon fiber hull, which resulted in a 90% weight reduction. In 2014, we placed 1st at the annual IEEE Solar Splash Competition in Dayton, Ohio. This is the result of an improved surface piercing drive-train with two gear ratios and new motor controllers. We hope to capitalize on our past successes, and continue to improve and innovate our designs. E-board Members:
President - Shao Peng Chen
Vice President - Tommy Lin
Treasurer - Spencer Hsu
Scretary - Benny Lin
Shop Manager - Jamie Huang
Pulic Relations- Weibin Gu

Thank you to everyone who came to our embroidery GBM! 📌We loved seeing everyone’s designs and their hands on needling sk...
05/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our embroidery GBM! 📌We loved seeing everyone’s designs and their hands on needling skills ! 🧶 We hope to see you all again next semester and we hope you all have a great summer !

Another PEP in the books! Last week, our spectacular team went to compete in the annual PEP competition down in Virginia...
04/27/2026

Another PEP in the books! Last week, our spectacular team went to compete in the annual PEP competition down in Virginia! Through countless days and nights of hard work, our team got 2nd place 🥈 in the unmanned division and tried our best in the manned division. The grind doesn’t stop here as we get ready for our next competition, Solar Splash!

Want to join in on this fun? Come visit our shop in Heavy Engineering 002 and join our discord!
https://discord.gg/gn4MdKWjD

GBM #11: Elections!Thursday, March 26th 226 @7-8PMCome vote for our new positions next year. Every position is up for ...
03/19/2026

GBM #11: Elections!
Thursday, March 26th 226 @7-8PM

Come vote for our new positions next year. Every position is up for grabs, so come vote for a new eboard for next year! We hope to see you and there and every vote counts! ✅

Thank you to everyone who came to Engineering in the Kitchen! We had so much fun and we also hoped you enjoyed our delic...
03/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to Engineering in the Kitchen! We had so much fun and we also hoped you enjoyed our delicious homemade egg tarts! Big thank you to all the clubs who tabled as well and we enjoyed all the food, so thank you! 😋😋

Are you interested in joining the E-board for next year? Elections and nominations are now open! Nominate others or your...
03/02/2026

Are you interested in joining the E-board for next year? Elections and nominations are now open! Nominate others or yourself for a position on the Solar Racing E-board! Forms close March 19th and can be accessed on our discord or here:
https://forms.gle/iTnxGRZ9fAgjrcvU9

Discord:
https://discord.gg/X9H8J3EPb

Good luck!

GBM #10 : 3D Printing WorkshopThursday, March 5th - 8PM 105Come and learn how to print the phone holders you made in ...
03/02/2026

GBM #10 : 3D Printing Workshop
Thursday, March 5th - 8PM 105

Come and learn how to print the phone holders you made in our previous fusion CAD workshop! *Please be sure to have the free fusion student license before this event* We hope to see you there!!

GBM #9: Autodesk Fusion WorkshopThursday Feb 19th | CAD Lab 110 @7-8PMCome to our special collab GBM with this thursd...
02/17/2026

GBM #9: Autodesk Fusion Workshop
Thursday Feb 19th | CAD Lab 110 @7-8PM

Come to our special collab GBM with this thursday! Learn how to CAD ( Computer-aided design) and meet new people in the community! You can also learn how to design your own phone stand in Autodesk Fusion which is the application we will be using! We hope to see you there 🤗

Come to our soldering workshop on Feb 24th 105 to build and assemble your own portable solar fan! Come get familiar wit...
02/10/2026

Come to our soldering workshop on Feb 24th 105 to build and assemble your own portable solar fan! Come get familiar with soldering and assemble a solar powered fan! (Limited parts FCFS)

Engineering 105 | Tuesday, February 24th @3:30-5:00PM

GBM #1: Wind ChimesFeb 5th - Frey 226 Our first GBM of the Spring semester is here! With the chilly wind ❄️ always blow...
01/30/2026

GBM #1: Wind Chimes
Feb 5th - Frey 226

Our first GBM of the Spring semester is here! With the chilly wind ❄️ always blowing your hats off, why not come make a wind chime! Come DIY your very own functional wind chime 💨 to take home and you can even use it as decoration for your dorm! 🤗

Hope everyone had an amazing winter break!We are planning to release our merch for this academic year!Please scan the QR...
01/19/2026

Hope everyone had an amazing winter break!
We are planning to release our merch for this academic year!
Please scan the QR code to fill out the google form if you are interested in purchasing. Note that this form is solely to gauge interest (non-binding and no payment required)-the more people interested, the lower the price will be.
Prompt
Forms close January 31st, 2026 @11:59PM
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/
1FAlpQLSdpfq|7doBe2AAznmCduw2ePLRSXayb4QRkM1jgKS
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Saturday 12pm - 2pm

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