The Keweenaw Research Center and the Department of Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Tech hosted the 2015 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge— from March 2-7, 2015 and have hosted it for the last 12 years. The mission of this challenge is to design a snowmobile that achieves reduced emissions and noise characteristics while keeping performance equal to or better than the performance of stock snowmobiles. Find out more at the 2015 SAE Clean Snowmobile Summary Report
The 2015 Winter Baja was held Saturday, Feb. 21, near the Student Development Complex at Michigan Technological University.
The University of Iowa car #48 came in first place, followed by Northern Michigan University car #40 at 2nd Place and Ferris State University car #76 at 3rd Place. Other standings are listed below showing the place and laps completed. In the dynamic event University of Michigan Car #1 came in first followed by University of Iowa Car # 68 at 2nd and University of Michigan Car #161 at 3rd.
The event was held during the National Engineers Week at Michigan Tech. This year there were 33 off-road vehicles from 18 universities. The event is an informal, but competitive Winter Baja race held on a motocross-style track made out of snow.
More photos of the The 2015 Winter Baja on Flickr Photo Sharing.
Video Clip from 2015 Winter Baja
The line up was at 1130 am and competition endurance race started at 12 Noon, and the action went till 4 pm.
The Endurance Race results:
Position School Car # Laps
1 UNIV OF IOWA 48 63
2 NORTHERN MI UNIV 40 56
3 FERRIS ST UNIV 76 54
4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 34 54
5 MICHIGAN STATE 42 53
6 MICHIGAN TECH 906 53
7 NORTHWESTERN MIICHIGAN 69 53
8 UNIV OF WI MILWAUKEE 43 52
9 SANILAC CAREER CENTER 061 52
10 UNIV OF IOWA 68 50
11 MICHIGAN TECH 52 48
12 UNIV OF MI ANN ARBOR 1 48
13 MICHIGAN STATE 8 48
14 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 65 46
15 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 17 43
16 UNIV OF ILL URBANA‐CHAMPAIGN 49 42
17 UNIV OF WI STOUT 58 42
18 MICHIGAN STATE 101 42
19 SANILAC CAREER CENTER 20 41
20 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 73 41
21 UNIV OF MI ANN ARBOR 076 40
22 UNIV OF ILL URBANA‐CHAMPAIGN 37 39
23 SANILAC CAREER CENTER 56 39
24 SANILAC CENTER 46 38
25 UNIV OF ILL CHICAGO 29 37
26 MICHIGAN TECH 77 34
27 SOUTHERN ILL UNIVERSITY 92 32
28 UNIV OF IOWA 57 32
29 WESTERN MI UNIV 61 30
30 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIV 28 27
31 UNIV OF MI ANN ARBOR 161 25
Dynamic Event
School and Car #
1 Univ of Michigan 1
2 Univ of Iowa 68
3 Univ of Michigan 161
4 Ferris State Univ. 22
5 Michigan Tech 906
6 Ferris State Univ. 76
7 Central Michigan Univ. 65
8 Michigan Tech 77
9 Univ. of Illinois Chicago 29
10 Northwestern Mich Coll 69
Others that competed
UW Stout 58
UW Milwaukee 43
Univ Of Illinois 37
Univ of Michigan 76
SCC 46
Southern Illinois 92
Michigan State 8
Western Michigan 61
Central Michigan 34
Michigan State 101
Lake Superior St 28
Ferris State 76
Western Michigan 61
Central Michigan 73
University off Illinois 49
Northwestern Mich Coll 69
Ferris State 22
ARCHIVES from the Past
A video playlist features scenes from past Winter Baja events.
Michigan Tech Enterprise program students are hard-working and innovative, but their creativity can be hindered by their spending limits. That’s where Superior Ideas comes in. Superior Ideas—Michigan Tech’s crowdfunding site—helps bring university research and public service projects to life. Superior Ideas established the Rekhi Funding Challenge, supported by alumnus and longtime donor Kanwal Rekhi, to help Enterprise teams gain funding for their projects.
Registration is now open for Design Expo, a showcase of senior design and Enterprise student projects, now in its 15th year. Registration closes on Friday, Feb. 6.
Registration Site: http://blogs.mtu.edu/expo/
Judges are also needed for the event. Faculty and staff interested in judging may RSVP online or contact Mary Raber at mraber@mtu.edu.
The 2015 Design Expo will be held on Thursday, April 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the MUB Ballroom.
For questions, contact Paige Hackney in the Pavlis Honors College at phackney@mtu.edu.
The Michigan Tech Honors Institute would like to invite all undergraduate researchers from every department to submit an abstract for research to be presented at the 2015 Undergraduate Research Expo.
Lorelle Meadows (Pavlis/ILI) has received $145,246 from the University of Michigan for a three-year research and development project titled “Microaggressions in Engineering Student Teams: Effects on Learning, Performance, and Persistence.”
The talent that manufacturing companies must find to fill the next
generation of skilled-manufacturing jobs will come from institutions such as Michigan Technological University, a Houghton, Mich.-based public research university with an enrollment of approximately 7,000 and one of the first academic institutions to join LM31, says Paul Sanders, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at MTU .
‘In the News’ feature link listed below highlights the Michigan Tech Enterprise program on page 46.
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GEAR Enterprise: Initial Projects
The outdoor recreation sector is an expansive consumer industry, which provides an opportunity for further education and innovation for students, and companies.
2016 National Competition Mini Baja Car
Michigan Tech’s 2016 Baja car is on track to be the fastest, most technologically advanced Mini-Baja car to date.
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Breathe On
The International Business Venture Enterprise (IBV) at Michigan Technological University is a Biomedical Enterprise that focuses on providing solutions for global medical problems.
Battery Electric Vehicle Build
MTU’s Supermileage System Enterprise team is pursuing fuel economy challenges by developing vehicles that push efficiency to the extreme.
Power Board
Commuting distances between 1 and 5 miles can be expensive when adding costs of parking, gasoline, and vehicle maintenance.
Open Source Hardware
We are a brand-new Enterprise dedicated to the development, advancement, and availability of open-source hardware.
Michigan Tech is collaborating again this year with Central Michigan University in the 2015 New Venture Competition. Students from Michigan Tech and CMU who want to start companies will compete for cash prizes and enjoy valuable networking opportunities.
Past Michigan Tech participants have gone on to build successful businesses, helped in part by the connections made in the competition and the prize money awarded.
Intent to compete forms are due to CMU by December 4th. Information about the competition and forms for entry can be viewed online.
For more information and to discuss opportunities for connecting with a mentor contact Mary Raber in the Pavlis Honors College, mraber@mtu.edu or Jim Baker in the Office of Innovation and Industry Engagement, jrbaker@mtu.edu.
The Michigan Space Grant Consortium has funding opportunities available in the following categories:
Undergraduate Fellowship
Graduate Fellowship
Pre-College Education
Public Outreach
Teacher Training
Research Seed Grant