Bruin Supermileage

WHAT IS SUPERMILEAGE?

Bruin Supermileage builds and competes with two vehicles every year: an Electric Vehicle (EV) and an Internal Combustion or Gas Vehicle (GV). We compete in the collegiate Shell Eco-marathon Americas competition, where we are challenged to design, build, and race the most fuel-efficient vehicle as possible. We strive to push the boundaries of what is technically possible, giving students invaluable experience and real world engineering skills. With a focus on improving energy efficiency, we help reduce the harmful environmental effects of gasoline combustion.

The work we do can be split up into 4 co-dependent categories: mechanical, electrical, software, and composites. Within the two vehicle teams, that work is split between Powertrain, Electrical, Steering, Structures, and EV Special Projects.

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Bruin Supermileage 2021-2022

Our Team

Blake Lazarine

Electrical Engineering ‘23

EV President

The EV Executive Director is responsible for the overall organization of the team, serves as its chief representative, and provides technical experience.

  • ▹blake.lazarine@bruinracing.org

Claudia Adelman

Mechanical Engineering ‘23

GV President

The GV Executive Director is responsible for the overall organization of the team, serves as its chief representative, and provides technical experience.

  • ▹ claudia.adelman@bruinracing.org

Isha Gonugunta

Computer Engineering ‘23

EV Vice President

The EV Managing Director is responsible for new member integration and maintaining relationships with alumni, industry, and other relevant outreach.

  • ▹ isha.gonugunta@bruinracing.org

Mike Qu

Computer Engineering ‘24

GV Vice President

The GV Managing Director is responsible for new member integration and maintaining relationships with alumni, industry, and other relevant outreach.

  • ▹ mike.qu@bruinracing.org
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Achyuta Yadunandan

Electrical Engineering ‘23

EV Technical Director

The EV Technical Director leads the technical aspects of the vehicle and provides technical guidance to subsystem leads and engineers.

  • ▹ achyuta.yadunandan@bruinracing.org
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Sumukh Johri

Mechanical Engineering ‘23

GV Technical Director

The GV Technical Director leads the technical aspects of the vehicle and provides technical guidance to subsystem leads and engineers.

  • ▹ sumukh.johri@bruinracing.org
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Eli Mandelbrot

Mechanical Engineering ‘24

Financial Director

The SMV financial director manages the funding of the Electric and Internal Combustion vehicles.

  • ▹ eli.mandelbrot@bruinracing.org

Jessy Li

Computer Engineering ‘24

EV Electrical Lead

EV Electrical is responsible for power distribution, sensor integration, and general wiring.

  • ▹jessy.li@bruinracing.org

Harshini Ilango

Mechanical Engineering ‘25

GV Electrical Lead

GV Electrical designs, implements, and tests the electrical parts of the car, particularly the EFI system, and data collection methods.

  • ▹harshini.ilango@bruinracing.org

Alex Jory

Electrical Engineering ‘24

EV Powertrain Lead

EV Powertrain works on the brushless DC motor controller. This involves the motor control circuit, motor driving code, sensor data integration, and chain drive system design.

  • ▹alex.jory@bruinracing.org
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Siddharth Zalavadia

Mechanical Engineering ‘24

GV Powertrain Lead

GV Powertrain is responsible for the implementation and testing of the engine and its peripherals.

  • ▹ siddharth.zalavadia@bruinracing.org

Matthew Wang

Mechanical Engineering '24

EV Steering Lead

EV Steering researches, designs, machines, and tests all aspects of steering in the car, which includes wheels, brakes, mounts for parts, and the driver controls.

  • ▹ matthew.wang@bruinracing.org
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Jess Tang

Mechanical Engineering '24

GV Steering Lead

GV Steering researches, designs, machines, and tests all aspects of steering in the car, which includes wheels, brakes, mounts for parts, and the driver controls.

  • ▹ Jess.tang@bruinracing.org
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Ciaran Hernon

Mechanical Engineering '24

EV Structures Lead

EV Structures is responsible for the carbon fiber structure, aerodynamics, and layup of the vehicle. Additionally, we are responsible for developing workshops for new members to teach them about the various aspects of the structures subsystem.

  • ▹ciaran.hernon@bruinracing.org

Qusay AlMaawali

Mechanical Engineering '24

GV Structures Lead

GV Structures is responsible for the carbon fiber structure, aerodynamics, and layup of the vehicle. Additionally, we are responsible for developing workshops for new members to teach them about the various aspects of the structures subsystem.

  • ▹qusay.almaawali@bruinracing.org
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Kenson Nguyen

Electrical Engineering ‘23

EV Special Projects Lead

The Special Projects Team is designed to develop systems that augment existing subsystems and to experiment with design implementations.

  • ▹ kenson.nguyen@bruinracing.org

Past Vehicles