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McGillChem-ECarwasfoundedin2013.Sincethen,theteamhassubstantiallygrownfrom13
to81activemembers.edesignteamishometostudentsfromdiversebackgroundsandvary-
ingacademicdisciplineswhoshareapassionateinterestinpromotingalternativeresources.Weare
theonlygenderbalanceddesignteamatMcGillUniversity.
STPLACE
CurrentWorldChampions.
GENDERBALANCED
Equalshareofmaleandfemalestudents.
NATIONALITIES
Teammemberswithdiversebackgrounds.
DEPARTMENTS
Studentsfromvariousdisciplines.
SUBTEAMS
Divisionofprojectintospecializedunits.
WHOWEARE

3. AsMcGillChem-ECarDesignTeam,ourmandateistoexploresustainableandinnovative
energyalternativesforagreenerfuture.isisachievedbyfosteringanenvironmentofcreativi-
tyandlateralthinking.Weofferstudentstheopportunitytoapplytheirin-classknowledgeto
realworldproblemsinasettingthatemulatesanindustrialworkspace.Westandoutasthe
onlydesignteamintheChemicalEngineeringdisciplineinMontreal.
eAIChEChem-ECarCompetitionisanundergraduateNorthAmericanbasedengineer-
ingdesigncompetitionhostedbytheAmericanInstituteofChemicalEngineers(AIChE)
duringtheirannualregionalandnationalconferences.Overcomingthechallengesinvolved
indesigningaviablecarrequiresaleveloflateralthinkingbeyondtypicalengineeringchal-
lengesattheuniversitylevel.
Teamsarerequiredtodesignandcreateachemicallypoweredvehiclewithincertainsizecon-
straints.isvehiclemustbedevisedtocarryaspeciedcargooveraparticulardistance.En-
triesdeemedunsafebythejudgeswillbedisqualied.
eCompetition
OurMission
WHATWEDO

4. S.T.R.I.V.E.
Ourvisioncanbesummarizedinoneacronym
OURVISION

5. StoppingMechanism
esubteamensuresthatthecarreachesafullstopwhendesiredduetoamechanismtriggeredbyachemi-esubteamensuresthatthecarreachesafullstopwhendesiredduetoamechanismtriggeredbyachemi-
calreaction.Todoso,achemicalreactionandasensoraredesignedinsuchawaythatwhenthereaction
reachescompletion,thesensorcantriggerthecartostop.estoppingmechanismwillbeworkingwithare-
actioncalled"CinnamaldehydeClockReaction",whereaclearorangecinnamaldehydesolutionreactswith
acetonetoformayellowprecipitateunderbasicconditions.
PowerSource
esubteamistaskedwithdesigningasmallscalepowersourceforvehiclepropulsion.Wearerequiredtoesubteamistaskedwithdesigningasmallscalepowersourceforvehiclepropulsion.Wearerequiredto
safelyoptimizethevoltageoutputandamperageofagivenchemicalreactionforourcar.isyearwehave
lookedintodesigningathermoelectricgeneratorduetoitspotentialinharnessingthewastedenergythatis
lostinautomotiveexhaustandindustrialprocesses.epurposeistoconvertalargetemperaturegradient
intoelectricalenergythroughaphenomenonknownastheSeebeckeffect.
Mechanical
esubteamroleincludestaskssuchasusingCADsoftwaretodesignthecaranditscomponents.eesubteamroleincludestaskssuchasusingCADsoftwaretodesignthecaranditscomponents.e
designprocessisdoneincollaborationwiththeothersubteams.Inaddition,theyareinchargeofordering
partssuchasmotors,shafts,bearingsandgettingotherscustommadeusingmanufacturingprocessessuchas
3Dprintingandlasercutting.Finally,theymustassemblethecarandensureit'sfunctioningproperly.
ElectricalandSoftware
esubteamdealswiththeelectronicpartofthecardesign,namelythesensorrequiredtodetecttheendofesubteamdealswiththeelectronicpartofthecardesign,namelythesensorrequiredtodetecttheendof
reaction,thebatterylinkage,thecontrolsystemusingArduinoboardtostartandstopthecarandthecorre-
spondinglogisticsandalgorithms.isyearourtaskistobuildalightsensorthatdetectsthechangeofa
solutionfromtransparenttoopaqueaswellasensuringtheproperfunctionofthethermoelectricbattery,
whichwillbedonebycloselycollaboratingwiththeothersubteams.
OURDESIGN

6. OurteamcompetedintheNortheastRegionalcompetitionatMITandNortheasternUniversi-
tyinMarch2015,placedsecondoverall,thusqualifyingfortheNationalCompetitioninSalt
LakeCity.OnNovember2015,wesurpassedexpectationsandrosetovictory.Wetriumphed
overcountlessuniversitiestoclaimtheWorldChampionshiptitle.
WearecurrentlyinthedevelopingphasenewcarthatisassuredtocompeteinMarch2017.
Ournewteamisdevotedandmotivatedtoexcelatallaspectsofourproject.Weaspiretocon-
tinueourprocientworkandattainFirstPlace.
WHATWEACHIEVED

7. McGillChem-ECariscommittedtopromotingscience,technologyandengineeringintheMcGillChem-ECariscommittedtopromotingscience,technologyandengineeringinthe
Montrealcommunity.Wereachouttolocalschoolsthroughopenhouseandinformthem
aboutthesciencesandengineering elds.Chem-ECarjoinsNSBE(NationalSocietyfor
BlackEngineers)topromotepost-secondaryeducationthroughtheWalkForEducation
event.Wevisitlocalschoolsandteachchildrenaboutsomeofthebasicconceptsthatengi-
neersworkwitheveryday.
Wecultureanenvironmentforcomraderyandteamworkthroughtheuseofsocialevents.Wecultureanenvironmentforcomraderyandteamworkthroughtheuseofsocialevents.
McGillChem-ECaralsoworkswithotherMcGillstudentorganizationslikePOWE(Pro-
motingOpportunitiesforWomeninEngineering)andNSBEtohelpcontributetogender
andracialdiversityinengineering.
OUTREACH

8. Carnamedafteryourorganization.
LARGESTcorporatelogoonthecar,banner,poster,websiteandteamapparel.
Infosessionandworkshopforyourcompanyoncampus.
Reoccuringandindividualizedrecognitiononsocialmediaandtheteamwebsite.
AcatalogueofCVsofallmembersoftheteam.
Corporatelogoonthecar,banner,poster,websiteandteamapparel.
Infosessionandworkshopforyourcompanyoncampus.
Reoccuringandindividualizedrecognitiononsocialmediaandtheteamwebsite.
AcatalogueofCVsofallmembersoftheteam.
Corporatelogoonthecar,bannerandtheteamwebsite.
AcatalogueofCVsofallmembersoftheteam.
Totalestimatedbudgetfor2017:$31,528.74
*ContributionsareTaxDeductable
Corporatelogoonthecar,banner,poster,websiteandteamapparel.
Reoccuringandindividualizedrecognitiononsocialmediaandtheteamwebsite.
AcatalogueofCVsofallmembersoftheteam.
PLATINUM
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
2500+1500+1000+750+
BECOMEASPONSOR

9. Email chemecar@mcgilleus.com
Website www.mcgillchemecar.com
Telephone +1(438)9987736
Address 3610UniversityStMontreal,
Quebec,H3A0C5
facebook.com/mcgillchemecarteam
mcgill.chemecar
@mcgillchemecar
CONTACTUS

10. Wewouldliketothankalltheorganizationswhohavesponsoredusinthepast.
SPONSORS