About the Solar Boat Team

The Stony Brook Solar Boat Team is an inter-disciplinary student– run competitive organization at Stony Brook University. Engineering students work together to design, build, test, and compete a solar-powered race boat. Working independently in our machine shop, we produce a majority of the vessel in-house, such as motor controllers, drivetrain, composite molds, solar panels, hydrofoils, control system, and various other mechanical/electrical devices.

The Stony Brook Solar Boat Team has begun preparations for its fifth consecutive year at the annual IEEE-Solar Splash International Competition in Cedar Falls, IO. In 2011, we won the award for the Best Electrical Design, and in 2012, we competed with a redesigned carbon fiber boat, which weights 30 pound, 90% lighter than the previous year’s hull. We hope to capitalize on our past successes, and continue to improve and innovate our designs. For this year's competition in June 2013, we have improved the drive train, solar panels, and the electrical system of the boat, improving endurance and speed. We also have many related research opportunities outside of the scope of competition, such as high voltage EVs and lithium polymer batteries.

For more information, please stop by and visit us at Heavy Engineering Basement Room 002 , email us at sbusolarboat@gmail.com, or add us at SBU Solar Boat Facebook

Meetings

General Body Meeting | Wednesdays - 12pm-1pm (Campus Lifetime)

Design Meeting | Fridays - 2pm-6pm

Fabrication | Saturdays - 10am-6pm

Get Involved

Students

We are looking for anyone in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, as well as anybody that is interested in business and marketing. For more information, contact us at sbusolarboat@gmail.com.

Faculty

We are looking for all kinds of help. If you're willing and interested in mentoring the team, contact us at sbusolarboat@gmail.com. We greatly appreciate any way you might be able to help us out.

Companies

Support from the industry means a lot to a team that is trying to simulate a small engineering company. With your support, we will be able to improve our boat and race in the competition. We will also feature you on this website, Facebook page, and the boat. Your company will stand out to a crowd that is interested in the exciting new solar energy market.
Download this PDF for more information. We appreciate any support you can give.