Canadian Solar Discovery Challenge Teams

The Teams (and some interesting details)
Teams	École de technologie supérieure	McGill University	University of Ottawa
Contact	Claude Gervais, President and Jesse Hurkens, VP	Mike Greenish, Adam Rosenfeld	Paul Muus, Team Manager
Car Name	Éclipse II	Northern Sun	Ralos II
Team Name	Équipe du véhicule solaire Éclipse II	Team Northern Sun	Ralos
Year Started	1992	1991	1988
Program Objectives	The objectives of our program are to give to all participating students a solid technical training and teamwork experience, in the process we promote environmental consciousness among students and the general public.	Complete a successful project within time line and budget constaints, that allows the team members to learn 'on-hands' engineering, management skills, and business skills. Promote science and engineering as a field of study. Enlighten people on the advantages of solar energy technologies as an alternate fuel source.
About the Team and Vehicle	Our team decided to create a solar powered vehicle in order to attempt to find newer and ecologically-safer transportation methods and to support technological exchanges between various Universities as well as to encourage research on renewable energies in Quebec. Certainly, we will not change the world of transportation; however, if we elevate the level of environmental consciousness, our efforts will not have been in vain.	Since 1994, Team Northern Sun, a team of twenty undergraduate engineering students, has been building McGill University's second solar car. With the help of major sponsor Canadair the vehicle will be ready for the Canadian Solar Discovery Challenge in June and will participate in the World Solar Challenge in Australia.	Ralos II was built to compete in the 1993 Sunrayce event in the United States, and it has been maintained and improved since then. Ralos II came first in the 100 lap, 50 mile 1995 Canadian Solar Challenge, with additional awards for best design, best endurance, best acceleration and safety. Team Ralos intends to design and build a new car for the 1997 Canadian Solar Discovery Challenge.
Team Web Site	http://www.ele.etsmtl.ca/ tech/eclipse/	http://www.mecheng.mcgill.ca/ solarcar	http://www.genie.uottawa.ca/ ralos2.html

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Teams Queen's University University of Waterloo University of Western Ontario

Contact Mike Delage, Project Manager Jeff Heyerman or Jacek Gromadski at (519) 888-4567 x2978 Hani Abdel-Galil,1996 Project Director

Car Name Dawn Treader Midnight Sun 4 SunStang

Team Name SunQuest Midnight Sun Solar Race Car Project SunStang Team

Year Started 1988 1988 1991

Program Objectives To engineer a top 10 contender for the 1996 World Solar Challenge. To educated students and the public about solar vehicle technology through our education program and awareness events.To promote our sponsors and supporters as organizations which actively support engineering, education, and the environment. Complete a successful project within time line and budget constaints, that allows the team members to learn 'on-hands' engineering, management skills, and business skills. Promote science and engineering as a field of study. Enlighten people on the advantages of solar energy technologies as an alternate fuel source.

About the Team and Vehicle SunQuest, the Queen's University Solar Vehicle Team is Canada's most successful team, involving nearly 100 students in Business, Engineering, Education, and Science. Our accomplishments include being the first,and only Canadian team to complete the World Solar Challenge, and Canada's top finish at Sunrayce, sixth place in 1995. Waterloo has been involved in each of the Sunrayce events. Midnight Sun is typically Waterloo's largest student project, and at its peak will involve more than one hundred students. Students from many faculties and departements are involved, including Engineering, Math, and the Arts. The SunStang Team, competing with their first solar car, was the only Canadian entry in the World Solar Challenge. The Team was the only Canadian entry to cross the finish line in the last day at Sunrayce '95, and had the distinct honor of being second place amongst the rookie teams. The SunStang Team is distinguished by their very energetic outreach program which includes the annual High School Solar Challenge as well as the 1993 and 1995 Canadian Solar Challenge. The SunStang Team is geared up to participate in the Canadian Solar Discovery Challenge, and also to compete in the 1996 World Solar Challenge and Sunrayce 97.

Team Web Site http://engsoc.queensu.ca/ solar/index.htm http://sail.uwaterloo.ca/ ~midsun2/midsun.html http://www.uwo.ca/ engin/sunstang/title.html

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Teams	Queen's University	University of Waterloo	University of Western Ontario
Contact	Mike Delage, Project Manager	Jeff Heyerman or Jacek Gromadski at (519) 888-4567 x2978	Hani Abdel-Galil,1996 Project Director
Car Name	Dawn Treader	Midnight Sun 4	SunStang
Team Name	SunQuest	Midnight Sun Solar Race Car Project	SunStang Team
Year Started	1988	1988	1991
Program Objectives	To engineer a top 10 contender for the 1996 World Solar Challenge. To educated students and the public about solar vehicle technology through our education program and awareness events.To promote our sponsors and supporters as organizations which actively support engineering, education, and the environment.	Complete a successful project within time line and budget constaints, that allows the team members to learn 'on-hands' engineering, management skills, and business skills. Promote science and engineering as a field of study. Enlighten people on the advantages of solar energy technologies as an alternate fuel source.
About the Team and Vehicle	SunQuest, the Queen's University Solar Vehicle Team is Canada's most successful team, involving nearly 100 students in Business, Engineering, Education, and Science. Our accomplishments include being the first,and only Canadian team to complete the World Solar Challenge, and Canada's top finish at Sunrayce, sixth place in 1995.	Waterloo has been involved in each of the Sunrayce events. Midnight Sun is typically Waterloo's largest student project, and at its peak will involve more than one hundred students. Students from many faculties and departements are involved, including Engineering, Math, and the Arts.	The SunStang Team, competing with their first solar car, was the only Canadian entry in the World Solar Challenge. The Team was the only Canadian entry to cross the finish line in the last day at Sunrayce '95, and had the distinct honor of being second place amongst the rookie teams. The SunStang Team is distinguished by their very energetic outreach program which includes the annual High School Solar Challenge as well as the 1993 and 1995 Canadian Solar Challenge. The SunStang Team is geared up to participate in the Canadian Solar Discovery Challenge, and also to compete in the 1996 World Solar Challenge and Sunrayce 97.
Team Web Site	http://engsoc.queensu.ca/ solar/index.htm	http://sail.uwaterloo.ca/ ~midsun2/midsun.html	http://www.uwo.ca/ engin/sunstang/title.html

For more information on the Canadian Solar Discovery Challenge, or to update the information on this page; contact Alexandra McKirdy or Jennifer McPherson at:

until 28 February 1997
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Last update: 10 February 1997 URL:http://www.newenergy.org/newenergy/csdc.html