ChemE Car

ChemE car is an opportunity to apply what you have learned in class, get an excellent resume topic, and participate in a hands on project completely run by students! ChemE car gives you the freedom to design a model car based on any idea your group comes up with. No experience required; the only requirement is that the car runs completely on a chemical energy source.

ChemE car consists of a group of 4-6 students spending roughly a semester and a half building a model car from scratch, ending with a multi-university competition. The first semester is worth two credits and the second semester is worth three, with the second semester also counting as an engineering tech elective. The time commitment is ~3 hours per week during the first semester and ~4 hours per week during the second semester in advance of the AIChE Regional ChemE Car Competition (after the competition the "class" stops meeting). 

If you are interested in signing up for ChemE car or have any questions, please email the group's student leader, Adam Lima, at umasschecar@gmail.com or faculty adviser Professor Peter Beltramo at pbeltramo@umass.edu.

For more information visit the AIChE central website at www.aiche.org/community/students/chem-e-car.