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Illini Solar Car

As the student advisor for Illini Solar Car (ISC), the University of Illinois’s solar electric vehicle team, I have mentored dozens of students in battery sensing hardware, printed circuit board (PCB) design, and vehicle architecture. Spending two summers in our off-campus garage surrounded by electrical test equipment and miniscule circuit components, I explored the depths of battery-pack electronics and solar array design. Now, as an aspiring PhD researcher, I hope to draw upon these technical project experiences along with my years of research collaboration across both institutions to advance vehicle electrification technologies.