Our Team :

Our Team

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This program gives students the opportunity to participate in hands-on research and development with the assistance of mentorship and technological support from GM. Students working on this project will be prepared to enter into and contribute to the high-paced world of automotive engineering.

The Zips are a diverse and interesting group of students and faculty. The team is comprised of both graduate and undergraduate students with advising from experienced faculty members. Some team members work regularly on their cars while others have very little prior experience working on vehicles, but everyone participating in this elite competition will receive a wealth of experience by the end of year three. Team members are mostly electrical and mechanical engineering students, but all are welcome to join. In fact we have team members from engineering management and even communications. For information on how to get involved see our contact page or click here.

Our team is broken up into 3 main groups: Electrical , Mechanical , and Combination/Other. Please click on each team member's name to view a short biography or click here.

	Team Leader(s)	Contact Info
Mechanical Team Leader	Mike Barton	meb3@uakron.edu
Electrical Team Leader	Joe Bisbing	jhb10@uakron.edu
Project Management/RADAR/Outreach	Nick Davis Melissa Davis	mdavis121284@yahoo.com

Departments	Faculty Advisors	Contact Info
Lead Faculty Advisor	Dr. Iqbal Husain	ihusain@uakron.edu
Electrical Engineering	Dr. Alex De Abreu-Garcia	alexis4@uakron.edu
	Dr. Robert Veillette	veillette@uakron.edu
	Dr. Joan Carletta	carlett@uakron.edu
	Dr. Tom Hartley	thartley@uakron.edu
Mechanical Engineering	Dr. Richard Gross	rgross@uakron.edu
	Dr. Jon Gerhardt	jgerhar@uakron.edu
	Dr. Jerry Drummond	drummon@uakron.edu
Chemical Engineering	Dr. Ed Evans	evanse@uakron.edu
	Dr. George Chase	gchase@uakron.edu
Marketing	Dr. Douglas Hausknecht	hauskne@uakron.edu
Website	Erik Hauser	hauser@uakron.edu