2025-2026 Team

Team Leadership

Project Manager

Barbara Tomaradze (2027) is pursuing degrees in Statistics and Computer Science from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. She has been with the team since her Sophomore year and became the Project Manager in her Junior year. As the Project Manager, Barbara is responsible for coordinating with all teams and keeping the entire project on track to finish Bastet, our SC8 car, and get us to the FSGP 2026 race this summer.

Mechanical Lead

Adela Jianu (2026) is pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the McCormick School of Engineering. She has been with the team since her Freshman year and became the Mechanical Lead her Junior year. As the Mechanical Lead, Adela is responsible for training new Mechanical members, assigning members to and overseeing all Mechanical sub-teams, and ensuring our car is in racing condition for the FSGP 2026 race this summer.

Software Co-lead

Bhuvan Madala (2027) is pursuing a degree in Computer Science from the McCormick School of Engineering. He has been with the team since his Sophomore year and became the Software Lead his Junior year. As the Software Co-lead, Bhuvan works with his fellow Software Co-lead to oversee the development of all software and telemetry components of the vehicle, manage the rest of the Software Team, and integrate the software systems with the electrical and mechanical components of the car.

Software Co-lead

Daniel Shoshin (2027) is pursuing a degree in Computer Science from the McCormick School of Engineering. He has been with the team since his Sophomore year and became the Software Lead his Junior year. As the Software Co-lead, Daniel works with his Software Co-lead to oversee the development of all software and telemetry components of the vehicle, manage the rest of the Software Team, and integrate the software systems with the electrical and mechanical components of the car.

Electrical Co-lead

Shannon Tan (2026) is pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering from the McCormick School of Engineering. He has been with NUsolar since his Freshman year and became an Electrical Co-lead his Junior year. As an Electrical Lead, Shannon works with his fellow Electrical Co-lead to oversee the design and manufacture of all electrical systems of the car, and to ensure that electrical team members have the skills and tools they need to get our car race ready.

Electrical Co-lead

Alice Ping (2028) is pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering from the McCormick School of Engineering. She has been with NUsolar since her Freshman year and became an Electrical Co-lead her Sophomore year. As an Electrical Co-lead, Alice works with her fellow Electrical Co-lead to oversee the design and manufacture of all electrical systems of the car, and to ensure that electrical team members have the skills and tools they need to get our car race ready.

Business Lead

Ethan Flood (2027) is pursuing a degree in Industrial Engineering and Economics from the McCormick School of Engineering. He has been with the team since his Freshman year and became the Business Lead his Sophomore year. As the Business Lead, Ethan is responsible for the financial, administrative, and outreach-related aspects of the team. This includes managing the team’s budget, applying for grants, coordinating race logistics, and communicating with and securing sponsors.