UCOPhysics and

Engineering Club2003-2004

Officers 2003-2004

Katherine Goodyear – President

Cassie Hoyt – Vice President

Stephanie Wilson – Secretary

Josiah Charney – Treasurer

Dustin Randle – Senator

Sponsor: Dr. Evan Lemley

Contents

• Previous Club Events

• This Year’s Club Events

• This Year’s Club Activities

• American Solar Challenge

Last Year (2002-2003)

⁂ Truss Project

⁂ SPS Zone Meeting

⁂ Rocket Fly Off Contest⁂ Bake Sale

Dr. Lemley insert pictures here . . or wherever you think.

This Year’s Important Club Events

• Meetings – When: Friday at Noon (12:00 pm)– Where: Atrium– Frequency: Once a Month (first is Sept. 12)

• T-shirts will be available soon.• Zone Meetings – Fall/Spring - TBA• Physics Lab Tour – Sept. 26, 2003 @ 1:00 pm - OSU• Fall Picnic – TBA - early October• Holiday Party – TBA - Friday Dec. 5 at the Lemley’s• Outreach - Engineering Fair – February 2004• Graduating Senior Reception – Graduation Day – May 7

Club Activities

• Campus Competitions– Trusses– Rockets– Submit your ideas to a club officer

• Local/National Competitions– American Solar Challenge

• Solar Car (Multi-year project)

• Fundraising – More information to come

American Solar Challenge

Photo by Tina Fowble: The solar powered car from the University of Missouri-Columbia's College of Engineering raced into Edmond on July 16, 2003

American Solar Challenge Cont.

Team PrISUm at an outreach event in Marshalltown, IA

Students from Stanford University and Yale University pull the "Back2Back Burner" off of a trailer.

American Solar Challenge Cont.

The Offical Website:http://www.formulasun.org/asc/

Why should you be involved with the Solar Car Challenge?- Meet many new people- Work with cutting edge technology- Hands on Experience- Leadership and Communication Skills - You could make a huge impact on the future

American Solar Challenge Cont.

How do I become involved with UCO’s Solar Car Project?- It’s easy! Just fill out a Design Application Form and return

it to a club officer.

What is the route of the race (Rayce)?- Historic Route 66: Beginning in Chicago and ending in

Los Angeles. It's been called variously "The Mother Road," "The Main Street of America," and "The Will Rogers Highway." It's some 2,448 miles long, or about 4000 kilometers, and crosses 8 states and 3 time zones.

http://www.americansolarchallenge.org/race_route.html

American Solar Challenge Cont.

http://www.americansolarchallenge.org/map.html

American Solar Challenge Cont.

Winning teams of the American Solar Challenge 2003 line up for a photo at the winner's circle. First place, University of Missouri-Rolla, center; second place, University of Minnesota, right and third place, University of Waterloo, left.

Questions? Comments?