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University of Rochester Solar Splash
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Testing the limits and feasibility of alternative energy through intercollegiate solar boating through the University of Rochester.
Welcome to the official page of the University of Rochester Solar Splash Team. As an engineering club, we look to educate the masses on alternative energy through the building of a solar power-driven boat. Traveling to an international competition each year, the team develops and executes the process of building a boat through design, fabrication, and testing. All work done in this proces
07/15/2019
What do you do when your motor melts? The solution lies in data This year, a renewed focus on data science saw the Rochester Solar Splash team take home awards for innovation and most improved team.
06/19/2019
Photos and videos from the 2019 competition.
06/19/2019
Last week, Rochester Solar Splash capped off a great year by placing 5th of 11 teams at the 2019 Solar Splash competition!
A summary of our results:
- 5th place Overall Results
- 4th place, Endurance Race
- 3rd place, Outstanding Technical Report
- Best Visual Display
- Video Award
- Innovation Award
- Most Improved Team
Thank you again to all our club members, advisors, and friends of the team who have made this possible! We're very excited to continue building on this success in future years.
Solar Splash update: UR finishes the four-hour endurance race in 4th place, with a total distance of 16.3 miles!
06/14/2019
Ben set our team up with almost 8 miles of driving this morning! Now Andrew Gutierrez is our skipper for the afternoon heat, finishing off the endurance event. @ Springfield, Ohio
06/13/2019
A successful first few days for Rochester Solar Splash as we took third in the technical report and move through the qualification events! Excited for what's to come.
06/04/2019
Check out our team's submission for the Solar Splash video award!
University of Rochester Video Award Submission The University of Rochester Solar Splash team's video award submission for the 2019 competition. This year, we've focused on building a robust telemetry syst...
06/03/2019
One week until the 2019 Solar Splash competition! Our team has worked hard to prepare for the event and we're excited to attend! We will be posting throughout the week with updates from competition.
Some highlights from our last few weeks:
One Week To 2019 Competition! One week until the 2019 Solar Splash competition! Our team has worked hard to prepare for the event and we're excited to attend!
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