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Thank You to Altair!

Thank you to our newest Bronze-level Sponsor: Altair Engineering, Inc! Altair is both supporting the event as a Bronze Level sponsor and offering free software for teams to use as they prepare their solar powered vehicles for competition. Altair recognizes that “students that participate in international collegiate design competitions gain invaluable experience in project management, […]

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Become a 2021 sponsor!

Are you looking for talent with hands-on project experience? Do you want to encourage the exploration of clean tech mobility? There are opportunities to get involved as a sponsor of the FSGP/ASC events! With your financial or in-kind contributions, you will be supporting STEM, experiential learning, innovation, and problem solving for today’s college students that

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MathWorks Software Offer Available for Solar Car Teams

MathWorks has been our most consistent sponsor of the American Solar Challenge. In addition to their sponsorship they also provide complimentary software to solar car teams registered for FSGP/ASC events. Their software, MATLAB and Simulink, can be used for mathematical and physical modeling to design, test, and optimize systems and strategies. Teams, be sure to check out their

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ASC 2020 postponed

Given the COVID-19 situation and the uncertainty associated with this situation and based on the feedback from a recent team survey, the IEF Board of Directors has made the decision to postpone the ASC 2020 event until 2021. The Board of Directors did not take this decision lightly, which was made in due consideration of

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Thank You to IEEE-PELS!

Thank you to our newest Bronze-level Sponsor: IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS)! With a focus on powering a sustainable future, applications of power electronics include automobiles and renewable energy systems – a great combination and fit for the American Solar Challenge! We greatly appreciate their support in helping make these experiential learning opportunities possible. Learn

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Preliminary ASC Route

We are pleased to have published the preliminary ASC 2020 route & loop Google Map. Please note that this is subject to change based on based on the final route drive, feedback from the locations, construction, or other circumstances. Approximate distances of the loops that are currently being considered are listed below. Topeka Loop (43 miles)

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