Our Team

Constructing a car powered solely by the sun not only requires the combined knowledge of a variety of disciplines but also a tight-knit community ready to tackle any challenge they face along their journey. Learn about our dedicated teams that are working to make sustainability a reality.

Subteams

Operations

Manage logistics, marketing, branding, outreach, and sponsor relations.

Through overseeing the external and internal relations of our team, Operations ensures that the rest of the team can focus on building our solar cars.

Mechanical

Physical design and construction of the structural parts of the car.

The Mechanical team designs and builds the car’s suspension, chassis, and powertrain.

Battery

Design, manufacture, and integrate the car’s battery pack.

Using high-capacity rechargeable cells, the battery team constructs the battery pack that stores energy from the solar array and supplies power to our car.

Electrical

Program, design, and integrate the car’s electrical subsystem.

Using custom designed PCBs and the CAN network, the Electrical team implements the communication backbone of the car.

Solar

Design and integration of the car’s custom solar array.

Using custom-encapsulated cells, the Solar team constructs and integrates the ultra-high efficiency solar array that powers our car.

Strategy

Use quantitative methods and telematics to make optimal decisions at race.

The strategy team uses live telemetry data to optimize our performance at race and diagnose issues in real-time over amateur radio.

Leadership

Executives

Program Director

Peter Choi

Engineering Director

Calvin Lee

Operations Directors

Aman Nazeeri
Sophia Tsai

Mechanical Coordinator

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Preston Bhat

Subteam Leads

Electrical Project Managers

Matthew Lee
Eric Li

Solar Project Managers

Cooper Pittenger
Swetha Ashok

Battery Project Managers

Benedict Cecilio
Amelia Si

Dynamics Project Managers

Han Lim
Menooa Avrand

Chassis Project Managers

Teddy Mendonca
Jackson Voogt

Shell Project Managers

Jeremy Chen
Eleanor Tjoa

Strategy Project Managers

Niels Voss
Eva Yao

Business & Operations Project Managers

Marketing Leads

Jessica Liu
Lori Wu

Corporate Relations Lead

Finance Lead

Ronan Furlong
Shraddha Kadaba

Communications

Webmaster

Niels Voss

Contacts

  • Program Director: petchoi@berkeley.edu
  • Business Operations: aman.nazeeri@berkeley.edu AND setsai@berkeley.edu
  • Engineering Director: cal27@berkeley.edu
  • Mechanical Coordinator: prestonbhat@berkeley.edu
  • Electrical: matthewslee1369@berkeley.edu AND eric.li09@berkeley.edu
  • Solar: cooper_pittenger@berkeley.edu AND sashok@berkeley.edu
  • Battery: benedict.cecilio@berkeley.edu AND amelia.si@berkeley.edu
  • Dynamics: hlim17@berkeley.edu AND Menooaavrand@berkeley.edu
  • Chassis: teddymendonca@berkeley.edu AND jvoogt@berkeley.edu
  • Strategy: niels_voss@berkeley.edu AND eva_yao@berkeley.edu
  • Shell: chenjeremy@berkeley.edu AND tjoa_eleanor@berkeley.edu
  • Marketing Leads: jessicawliu@berkeley.edu AND loriwu@berkeley.edu
  • Corporate Relations Lead: ronanlxm@berkeley.edu
  • Finance Lead: skadaba@berkeley.edu
  • Logistics Lead: jonah.younai@berkeley.edu
  • Webmaster: niels_voss@berkeley.edu