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URochester students gain hands-on engineering experience through designing, building, and racing off-road vehicles together.<\/h2>","content":"Aidan Dubyn \u201927 says he didn\u2019t know how to use a wrench when he came to the 糖心传媒<\/a> as a first-year student. The optical engineering<\/a> major had some experience with robotics in high school and wanted an outlet to continue working with his hands, so he joined URochester\u2019s Baja SAE team and got involved with its group of mechanics.\r\n\r\nThe team, dubbed Yellowjacket Racing<\/a>, has been active at URochester since 1980. Entirely student-led, the organization gives members the opportunity to design, build, test, and race small, one-seater off-road vehicles, competing against teams from universities around the world in competitions run by the\u00a0Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International. URochester\u2019s team currently has more than two dozen undergraduates and welcomes students of any major, whether they are interested in hands-on engineering work or positions in operations or marketing.\r\n\r\n\u201cI found that it was a very open environment, and I always felt completely welcomed,\u201d says Dubyn, who started on the manufacturing team his first year and now serves as the team\u2019s chief mechanic. He says diagnosing breakdowns, meeting competition deadlines, and working closely with teammates helped him develop skills that extend beyond the classroom.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_708342\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2000\"]\"Two NEED FOR SPEED:<\/strong> Driver Ava Burke \u201928 prepares for the suspension and traction event with the help of Aidan Dubyn \u201927, right. (URochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)[\/caption]\r\n\r\n\u201cIt\u2019s very much changed how I work with other people,\u201d says Dubyn. \u201cI was never someone to gravitate toward leadership roles, especially not ones as intensive as this, but I was really able to develop leadership skills through Baja while having a lot of fun.\u201d\r\n\r\nAfter working on their car for the past year, Yellowjacket Racing put their skills and hard work to the test at Baja SAE New York<\/a>, facing off against 100 other teams from across North and South America in a four-day event that featured competitions in design, maneuverability, suspension and traction, hill climb, and a four-hour endurance race. The team was a formidable competitor in every aspect of the event, finishing 29th overall, in a tie for 29th in the design presentation, 39th in acceleration, and 34th in the four-hour endurance race.\r\n
\u201cEveryone wants everyone else to succeed, which I think is pretty unique for a competition like this.\u201d<\/blockquote>\r\nIn recent years, team members have traveled to Arizona and South Carolina for competitions, but they were excited this year to have an international competition practically in their backyard at the Hogback Hill motocross track in Palmyra, New York.\r\n\r\nNearly every member of the team attended the competition, spending four days troubleshooting problems, supporting one another, and cheering on the car through each event. After passing the dreaded technical inspection, Dubyn looked around and remarked: \u201cAll the closest people in my life are within a 10-foot radius of me right now.\u201d\r\n

Friendly competition<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nEach year, the team builds a car with specific goals in mind. Since they were able to re-use the frame they built last year, the team focused on improving the previous car\u2019s durability, refining the handling, and modifying the front suspension for manufacturability and serviceability.\r\n\r\nWhile juggling rigorous coursework, research, jobs, and their daily lives, the students put in long hours each week to refine the vehicle.\r\n\r\n\u201cSome weeks we\u2019d be spending 40 hours a week together working on the car,\u201d says chief engineer and mechanical engineering<\/a> major Natalie Shank \u201926. \u00a0\u201cEven last summer when people stayed in Rochester because they were doing research or working at local internships, we\u2019d still show up on the weekends to work on it and hang out.\u201d\r\n\r\nWhen similarly dedicated teams from across the country go head-to-head, one might picture a cutthroat atmosphere at competitions. But team president Ruby Perkis \u201927, an optical engineering major, finds the dynamic to be quite the opposite.\r\n\r\n\u201cEveryone wants everyone else to succeed, which I think is pretty unique for a competition like this,\u201d says Perkis. \u201cEveryone comes to win, but they all help each other out.\u201d\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_708382\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2000\"]\"Four CHECK ONE, CHECK TWO:<\/strong> Cassidy Garibaldo \u201827, Ava Burke \u201928, Kaelyn Khuat \u201828, and Ella Young \u201828 discuss results after Burke\u2019s second run on the maneuverability course. (URochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)[\/caption]\r\n\r\nFor instance, when a team from Brazil approached Yellowjacket Racing looking for some spare tubing to re-weld their frame, the URochester team provided it without hesitation. The same happened when another team stopped by looking to borrow a rivet gun. On the flip side, when the URochester team was making adjustments to their car under the hot sun, a team next to them from LeTourneau University offered them an extra shade tent.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve all had tough competitions,\u201d says Perkis, \u201cso you rely on other teams to be kind to you, and then when you\u2019re doing well, you pay it forward.\u201d\r\n

Finding another gear<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nWhile the team is methodical in its planning throughout the year, the Baja SAE competition requires thinking on one\u2019s feet\u2014and thinking fast.\r\n\r\n\u201cYou spend the whole school year very intensively making choices with a lot of decision matrices, and the engineering is very well thought out,\u201d says Perkis. \u201cThen you get to the competition, and it\u2019s all about making quick decisions. It\u2019s a shift in dynamic, but that\u2019s something fun about Baja\u2014you get both sides.\u201d\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_708372\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2000\"]\"Student NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS:<\/strong> Nicolas Vega \u201829 works on the car\u2019s CVT transmission following the team\u2019s second run on the maneuverability course. (URochester photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)[\/caption]\r\n\r\nTroubleshooting becomes the name of the game. At this year\u2019s competition, when the first round of technical inspections revealed the team needed to add a part to their gearbox, they quickly learned what the part was, secured one, and added it to the car.\r\n\r\nThe fast-paced environment also changes how team members approach problem-solving.\r\n\r\n\u201cBefore I was doing Baja, it was very hard for me to let go of perfection,\u201d says Dubyn. \u201cNow my job is essentially telling people that, even if things aren\u2019t perfect, they need to be done so we can move on. It\u2019s very much changed my outlook on a lot of things.\u201d\r\n

Fueling future careers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nThe team\u2019s faculty advisor, Professor Christopher Muir<\/a>, says that for mechanical engineers who want to work in motorsports or automotive industries, participation on a team like this is an important addition to their r\u00e9sum\u00e9s. But only about half the team members are mechanical engineering majors, and he sees everyone on the team gaining key skills for their careers.\r\n\r\n\u201cOne of the most important things they learn is the ability to transfer knowledge,\u201d says Muir, noting seniors like Kaan Aytekin \u201926, who previously held leadership roles but stepped down to let others gain experience and still stayed involved with the team. \u201cFrom my perspective, it\u2019s really important that there\u2019s continuity and a culture where the older students can help the first- and second-year students learn.\u201d\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_708362\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2000\"]\"Student CLEAR EYES, MUDDY TIRES, CAN\u2019T LOSE:<\/strong> Team Yellowjacket Racing is all smiles after the endurance race. (Photo provided by Yellowjacket Racing)[\/caption]\r\n\r\nAs Dubyn found, the skills gained by participating in hands-on student organizations like a Baja SAE team can translate directly into internships and career opportunities.\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019ve had great internship opportunities because I was a part of this team,\u201d says Dubyn, who was a research and development intern at Optimax Systems, Inc., last summer and is an optical design intern at Corning Incorporated this summer. \u201cWhen I asked why I was chosen, they said a key decider was my involvement with Baja and the hands-on experience I already had working on an engineering team.\u201d\r\n\r\nFor Shank, who recently graduated and will begin a full-time job this July in Virginia at Scout Space\u2014a space technology company\u2014the competition was also a reminder of what made Baja such a meaningful part of her URochester experience: the community she found along the way.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis isn\u2019t for class credit; no one is required to be here,\u201d says Shank. \u201cBut we\u2019re surrounded by people from across the US, Canada, and South America who just like to build cars, perform their best, and have fun with other people. It\u2019s really cool.\u201d","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"media_text_new","anchor":"","class":"pt-0","overline":"","title":"

True-blue (and yellow)<\/strong><\/h3>","content":"Every student organization at URochester has access to alumni who are eager to engage with current students through networking, events, and career connections.\r\n\r\nRecent Baja SAE alumni Natalie Shank \u201926, Kaan Aytekin \u201926, Arthur Chen \u201926, Colin Blake \u201924, and Jacob Weingard \u201925 returned to support and cheer on Yellowjacket Racing\u2014just one example of the lifelong URochester network in action.","cta":{"title":"Interested in connecting with student organizations? Contact us!","url":"mailto:kelsey.michener@rochester.edu","target":""},"bg":"#00205b","type":"image","image":708732,"embed":"","video":"","layout":"left","animation":"animation-false"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"","description":"","background_color":"#FFFFFF","width":"width-medium","columns":"1","cards":[{"card_title":"

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