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NCA&T Eco team competed in the Shell Eco-Marathon competition that was held in Fontana, CA - April 15-18, 2009. The team designed and built a hydrogen fuel cell car to compete in the prototype group. The team ranked #3 in this group, their car achieved 1074 Mile per gallon.

The following senior design students participated in this project:

• Sean Slate (Team leader)
• Matthew Fuini
• Damion Ross
• Alex Kutterer
• Brandon Patton
• Windell Cox.

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Messiha Saad

The team started working on the car from the fall semester of 2008 to April 15, 2009. This is a senior design project (3 credit hours in the fall semester and 3 credit hours in the spring semester).

The team’s future goals is to build a much more efficient car (2000 MPG)

"This competition provided the opportunity for students to learn the mechanics and importance of teamwork, project organization, scheduling, system design, product design, product testing, cost analysis, and project reporting - all in a real world environment with real deadlines and stiff competition. I am very proud that our students have demonstrated the ability to successfully compete with students from the top-rated engineering programs in the world".