We had our first official team meeting Wednesday night at the Technological Institute. At the meeting we welcomed all our new members, mainly freshmen, and gave them a clearer picture of what exactly NUsolar is. The meeting started in a … Read More

A new The Daily Northwestern article features outreach head Ignacio Estrada and SC5. Check it out. One booth exhibited the latest iteration of NU’s solar car. Ignacio Estrada, head of outreach for NU Solar, said the team was invited to … Read More

We showed off our solar car at the Evanston Green Living Festival on Saturday. SC5 was parked in the circle drive of the Evanston Ecology Center alongside electric bicycles and an electric car by Ecological Products, a representative from I-GO … Read More

A peppy group went to The Skokie School in Winnetka on Wednesday to talk about the solar car and engineering with the school’s fifth graders. Jess Sudo drove SC5 to the school, with Matthew Filak, Dan Cornew, Jonathan Cook, Nacho … Read More

Yesterday the team was honored to march in the Kenilworth Memorial Day Parade (held this weekend so that the local Boy Scouts can have a three-day campout during the actual Memorial Day weekend.) There are now dozens of children who … Read More

The Northwestern University Solar Car Team is selling $10 tickets for NU Day at Wrigley! Only 20 tickets are available – on a first come, first served basis. The team’s award-winning solar car will be on display outside the stadium. … Read More

It’s been a little more than a week since the team’s dramatic third place finish in the 2011 Formula Sun Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But our shiny trophy doesn’t tell the whole story. This was our car’s … Read More

The 2011 Formula Sun Grand Prix has ended, and we’re happy to report that SC5 finished in 3rd place! The car functioned extremely well and completed over 500 laps during the course of the three day race. We were even … Read More

Tomorrow is the final day of the Formula Sun Grand Prix, and it looks like we’re in for a dramatic finish. After a successful scrutineering process and two days of racing, NUsolar stands in second place only 30 laps behind … Read More

Ever wondered about the faces behind NUsolar?  Last week I checked in with all 12 of the team members who are now representing Northwestern at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and asked them a few questions about the upcoming race. Without … Read More