- January Recap
recap January Recap. RTC Solar ended winter break with a lot of momentum. The team’s hard work paid off with the completion of the frame and suspension. The chassis is now sitting on it’s own tires and shocks. Eight team members and parent volunteers traveled to Dallas for a Solar Car Challenge workshop. They joined… Read more: January Recap - December Recap
recap December Recap. The team started December with an infusion of support from our Giving Tuesday campaign. What an amazing response from family, friends, neighbors, and strangers! We cannot thank each of you enough for the donations. The team was able to purchase many critical parts and materials to propel a very productive month of… Read more: December Recap - November Recap
November lead us into one of our most productive months for RTC Solar. We began our fundraising campaign, finished welding the roll-bar for the frame, gained more team skills, and learned about elevator speeches. In the shop, some great progress was made as our resident welders finished welding the roll-bar and moved on to refining other structural components of the frame. other members rotated through different tasks, ensuring everyone had the chance to build hands-on experience with the tools and techniques needed for future stages of the project. - September Dallas Solar Car Workshop
On September thirteenth, three of our members and two of our advisers took a trip to the Dallas solar car workshop and talked to multiple people including Dr. Lee Marks, Eric Andrechek, and William Shih to name a few. During the workshop their speakers talked about previous solar cars, solar car wiring, and general rules… Read more: September Dallas Solar Car Workshop - October Recap
October was a great month for the RTC solar car team. The team was able to complete a mockup of the frame, begin the process of welding the actual frame, and acquired the steel necessary for fabrication. Through this hard work the team also got closer together. Through learning via projects and “doing” the team gains skills not only in engineering and fabrication, but also in teamwork and communication. - Solar Car Students Attend A&M CS Day
This past Saturday, RT-C students spent the day exploring Texas A&M University’s Computer Science Department! They got hands-on with cool tech demos, toured cutting-edge labs, and chatted with A&M faculty and students about all things computer science. And to top it off — two of our students even won prizes 🎁 — one scored a… Read more: Solar Car Students Attend A&M CS Day - Texas A&M FSAE Teams come to RTC
Yesterday, our students had the incredible opportunity to learn from the Texas A&M University racing teams! Members from the FSAE Internal Combustion, FSAE Electric Vehicle, and Solar Car teams shared engaging presentations about their engineering design processes, challenges, and innovations. Students also had the chance to view the impressive vehicles built by TAMU’s talented teams.… Read more: Texas A&M FSAE Teams come to RTC
