Stanford + Connects Bay Area

Last weekend, we had the opportunity to display Arctan at Stanford + Connects Bay Area, a great event showcasing research and projects going...

29 May, 2016 / 0 Comments

Epiphany Hotel Showcase

Today we spent the afternoon displaying Arctan in front of the Epiphany Hotel in downtown Palo Alto. It was great to chat with...

20 May, 2016 / 0 Comments

Welcome To Our New Sponsors!

Our project would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Since the end of our last race in 2015, we...

30 April, 2016 / 0 Comments

What have we been up to winter quarter?

We can't believe the first quarter of this new cycle is already almost over! But as dead week and finals week fall upon...

06 March, 2016 / 0 Comments

Emerson Collective article

  Thanks to our sponsor Emerson Collective for writing this great piece about our team and our process! It was a great experience to...

01 March, 2016 / 0 Comments

Taking Arctan for a weekend drive…

This Saturday we took Arctan for a spin around campus to visit a Society of Women Engineers outreach event for local high schoolers....

24 February, 2016 / 0 Comments

Thanks to Cathay Pacific!

Cathay Pacific helped us by shipping our car to Australia before the race, giving us five extra weeks to work on it that we...

31 January, 2016 / 0 Comments

New Cycle, New Leadership

Introducing our 2016-17 cycle leadership team! Kelsey Josund - Team Lead (Computer Science 2016 & 2018) Max Drach - Engineering Lead (Computer Science 2017) Gawan Fiore - Strategy...

20 January, 2016 / 0 Comments

Welcome to our new Friends sponsor AutoNation!

As we transition from the 2014-2015 team generation to our future efforts, team members are hard at work on campus organizing meetings and...

07 December, 2015 / 0 Comments

Bridgestone World Solar Challenge Recap

Five days and four nights after leaving Darwin, Arctan and the Stanford Solar Car Project team arrived in Adelaide, South Australia. We came...

25 October, 2015 / 0 Comments

World Solar Challenge: Day Five

We made it to the finish line! Anna T drove Arctan into downtown Adelaide in sixth place after the team executed a perfect...

23 October, 2015 / 1 Comment

World Solar Challenge Day in the Life

World Solar Challenge Details Every day, we drive from 8am to 5pm, stopping only at designated 30-minute control stops. These are usually gas...

21 October, 2015 / 1 Comment

World Solar Challenge: Day Four

Since we've been traveling south, the daylight hours are longer, which means earlier wakeup times for array standing. The morning of Day Four...

21 October, 2015 / 1 Comment

World Solar Challenge: Day Three

Today we traveled from north of Alice Springs to past the South Australia border. The parents joining our convoy treated us to a lovely omelet breakfast, then...

20 October, 2015 / 0 Comments

World Solar Challenge: Day Two

The second race day began at Dunmarra, the second control stop of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. The team was in seventh place,...

20 October, 2015 / 0 Comments

Week Six Update: Race Preparations and Scrutineering

The team arrived in Darwin, Northern Territory Sunday night, glad to have a home to call our own for the week. The next...

19 October, 2015 / 0 Comments

World Solar Challenge: Day One

[caption id="attachment_5555" align="aligncenter" width="6000"] Arctan off the start line in Darwin, Northern Territory. Photo Credits Rachel Abril[/caption] Day one of the World Solar Challenge...

18 October, 2015 / 4 Comments

Performance Driving Australia

For the first time, this cycle we brought in a professional to teach us about driving -- both in convoys and as a...

16 October, 2015 / 0 Comments

Thanks to Kipp & Zonen for sponsoring our team!

We'd like to welcome a new Friends-level sponsor, Kipp & Zonen. We use a Kipp & Zonen SMP3 smart pyranometer to gather solar...

14 October, 2015 / 1 Comment

Week Five Update: Final Testing

The outback is a harsh environment with chip-sealed roads that destroy tires and wheel alignment, road trains that kick up rocks and dust, and gravel...

13 October, 2015 / 2 Comments

Week Four: South Australia Mock Race

The mock race was off to a start at 8:00am in our fourth week, matching the starting time of the World Solar Challenge....

05 October, 2015 / 4 Comments

Australia Week 3: Outback Testing

G'day from the Outback! Having ensured Arctan was road-ready, prepared our convoy vehicles, and bid farewell to the amazing folks at Solitaire Automotive...

27 September, 2015 / 5 Comments

Australia Week Two Update

The Stanford Solar Car Project WSC 2015 Race Crew began the week with a busy Monday, waking up earlier than usual to complete...

24 September, 2015 / 0 Comments

First Week in Australia

Both the team and Arctan have arrived in Adelaide!  Thanks to Cathay Pacific for safely shipping Arctan. The car arrived one day ahead of...

19 September, 2015 / 3 Comments