We are Badger Solar Racing

We are a student-run team at UW–Madison dedicated to designing, building, and racing solar-powered vehicles to promote sustainability and hands-on engineering.

Kyle Ma

Operations

Kyle Ma

President

Leads the entire organization, managing the project timeline, budget, and university relations.

Amit Hegde

Director

Manages team logistics, events, and the bridge between engineering and business operations.

Neel Shah

Race Operations

Coordinates competition logistics, including travel, lodging, permitting, and pit stop planning.

Emma Hellen

Finance

Manages the team budget, purchasing systems, and shipment logistics to ensure financial health.

Maanik Chawla

Industry Relations

Secures corporate sponsorships, manages benefits, and organizes the annual car reveal event.

Taylor Tlachac

Marketing

Controls the team’s public brand, recruitment, and media production to maintain a professional image.

Mechanical

Alex Nealey

Director

Directs the mechanical architecture, including the chassis, suspension, body, and systems integration.

Ebba Kaulas

Body

Optimizes vehicle aerodynamics and minimizes weight through composite shell design and analysis.

Audric Buslim

Mechatronics

Bridges mechanical and electrical design by engineering motor mounts, enclosures, and cooling systems.

Landen Heim

Suspension

Engineers the steering and suspension systems to ensure stability and proper road interface.

Tyler Oates

Composites

Manages carbon fiber manufacturing, overseeing mold creation and layup processes for the chassis.

Devansh Kumaria

Structures

Designs the primary load-bearing framework, including the chassis, roll cage, and driver seat.

Lucas Stanford

Braking

Engineers a lightweight braking system and integrates regenerative braking with the electrical team.

Electrical

Matthew Latz

Director

Architects the vehicle's full electrical system, overseeing firmware, hardware, and high-voltage integration.

Shobhin Basu

Software

Develops the driver dashboard and external tools to analyze real-time vehicle telemetry.

Colin Parker

Solar Array

Designs the solar cells and MPPT circuitry to capture and transfer maximum energy to the battery.

Will Wentink

Firmware

Develops the vehicle's embedded code and state machine to control inputs and system behavior.

Max Davies

Battery

Designs the complete energy storage system, including the BMS, high-voltage harnessing, and charging.

Jesse Schmolze

Race Strategy

Builds predictive telemetry models to optimize driving strategy and energy usage during competitions.

Yoann Choy

Low Voltage

Designs the hardware and PCBs that interface between the driver, sensors, and mechanical systems.

Sean Christianson

Powertrain

Engineers the high-voltage drivetrain, integrating the motor, controller, and protection circuitry.