Members of Concordia SAE’s speedy formula team | Photo credit: Warren Zelman
Christopher Trueman, interim dean, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, addresses the crowd during the reunion | Photo credit: Warren Zelman
On April 8, Concordia’s super-mileage team placed first at the SAE world congress student exhibit in Detroit.
Team Concordia vehicles are entered in some of the 12 SAE design competitions held annually, which feature 4,500 students from 500 universities.
Time spent in “the cage” has spurned a special bond among Concordians who’ve experienced it.
“This is a big, cohesive group. At Concordia this is exactly what we hope for,” said Christopher Trueman, interim dean, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science.
As Cynthia Downing, BEng 13 and 2013 president of SAE Concordia notes, the engineering process can take two years.
“Teams see the project from concept to design to completion. It’s a real challenge.” She says she spent up to 40 hours per week in the cage, which is open 24/7.
Michael Rembacz, BEng 10, echoes the sentiment: “I remember coming through that door, putting on that jump suit, strapping on the boots. It was definitely a wonderful experience.”
SAE International was founded in New York City in 1905. Today the global association counts more than 138,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries.