SAE International at San Jose State University

June 2010 UP 2 SPEED Newsletter

2010-07-08T20:38:00.000-07:00

SAE International SJSU Outreach

2010-06-02T00:28:00.000-07:00

Community Outreach

Our student chapter spent the evening giving back to the community. We gave a presentation that catered to 3rd-5th grade students and focused it on the importance of math, science, engineering, literature and art.

Thank you to Regnart Elementary for giving us this opportunity.

Tech Club at Regnart Elementary:
...Regnart's Tech Club is a fun-filled, exciting and dynamic way for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders to learn about Garage Band, Game Programming, Photo Journalism/Web Page Design, Animation, Electronics, Robotics, and iMovie. Students are taught and mentored by an all-volunteer parent team that has a special interest in technology and helping students learn about various technologies.

For more pictures from this event please visit:
June 1 2010 SAE International at SJSU Presenting at Regnart Elementary

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February Newsletter

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February Newsletter Part 2

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February Newsletter

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January Newsletter Part 2

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January Newsletter

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December Newsletter

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For a copy of this newsletter please visit:
SAE SJSU Newsletters

November Newsletter Posted

2009-11-24T00:20:00.001-08:00

Check out the November Up 2 Speed newsletter when you get the chance:
November Up 2 Speed

Formula Fun-raiser at Pizza My Heart Take 2

2009-11-13T03:39:00.000-08:00

John Wolf, SAE International SJSU Executive Director orders a few slices of pizza from the wonderful ladies from Pizza My Heart.

Jeff Yan (top middle), SAE International Vice President hosts the officer and team manager meeting to find out ways to get more students more involved. Those shown are Josh Hogan (bot left), Zahid Aziz (mid left), Tony Lee (bot right), Johanna Knudsen and Darren Schwald (mid right).

Dr. Raghu Agarwal (left), senior design faculty advisor, Ruben Delgadillo (mid), Formula SAE team manager, and Joey Pennyman (right), FSAE Suspension team lead all enjoying pizza after a long day at school.

SR-1 surrounded by students that think Formula SAE at SJSU is amazing. Our team drew a crowd at Pizza My Heart by having our car on display.

Thanks again for you support Pizza My Heart!
For more pictures please visit:
Formula Fun-Raiser Nov 10
Photos by Randy Floresca

Shop N Time

2009-11-13T03:10:00.000-08:00

Silvio Perez (Formula SAE Powertrain team lead) shown manufacturing the prototype plenum and runners for the 2010 FSAE racecar, Sr-2. Once the prototype is done, it will be tested on the 2009 FSAE racecar. We will then record data and compare it to calculations based on theory.

For more updates about Formula SAE at SJSU, please visit:
www.spartanracing.net

Josh Hogan, Formula Hybrid team manager and Elis Pogace, Electrical team member are shown using a laser to make a sample battery connector.

For more updates about Formula Hybrid at SJSU, please visit:
www.fhsjsu.com

Smile, You're on Display

2009-11-13T02:46:00.001-08:00

David Voth showed off the new LCD for the 2010 SJSU Formula SAE racecar, SR-2. The display was provided by Reach Technology Inc. based out of Fremont, CA.

The team will be programming it to display important data such as water temperature, oil pressure, and RPM. We will be incorporating the LCD into our own custom designed and manufactured steering wheel later this year.

Thank you for your support Reach Technology Inc.

For more information about Reach Technology Inc. please visit:

Formula Fun-raiser at Pizza My Heart

2009-11-05T19:01:00.000-08:00

The Formula SAE SJSU Team hosted its first fundraising event at Pizza My Heart. The event was a huge success thanks to all of you who participated. Special thanks to Pat Plant from the San Jose Presbytery , Dave Hadden from Arlo, Inc, Lilly Wilderman from the MAE Dept., parents of John Wolf, and Pizza My Heart on San Carlos.

The team will be collaborating with Pizza My Heart again on November 10 from 4pm-9pm. Hope to see you there.

For more pictures please visit:
Formula Fun-Raiser Nov 3
Photos by Randy Floresca and the SAE International SJSU student members

SAE International at the SFR SCCA AutoX

2009-11-05T18:44:00.001-08:00

Our SAE International SJSU student chapter participated in the San Francisco Region SCCA autocross at Marina, CA. We informed the SFR SCCA about what Formula SAE is and impressed them with the performance of our vehicle.

For more pictures please visit:
Nov 11 AutoX with SFR SCCA
Photos by SAE International SJSU student members

SJSU College of Engineering 2009 Fall Open House

2009-10-31T17:08:00.001-07:00

Our SAE International SJSU student chapter had the opportunity to speak with high school students, parents, and faculty about our programs and projects. We also had three of our members speak during the Mechanical and Aerospace Department student panel presentation where we spoke to parents about our experiences here at SJSU.

On display we had our Formula SAE and Baja SAE vehicles. We were instructed to "Make noise" by driving each vehicle around the College of Engineering. There were also projects from a variety of engineering clubs on display such as the Human Powered Vehicle by ASME, the Concrete Canoe by ASCE, and small scaled rockets and planes by AIAA.

For more pictures please visit:
College of Engineering 2009 Fall Open House
Photos by our SAE International Student Members

Whose Your Pumpkin

2009-10-31T16:52:00.000-07:00

Our SAE International student chapter helped Kristen and Brissa from the MAE Department carve pumpkins for the 2009 Fall Open House. We carved more than 7 pumpkins in less than 4 hours. This was the first time we did a pumpkin carving evening and it was a huge success. We carved the San Jose State University Logo, an SAE smiley face, Lil Wayne, and a few others.

For more pictures please visit:
Pumpkin Carving 2009

Photos by Randy Floresca and our SAE International SJSU Members

Spartan Racing at the UFO AutoX Event 9

2009-10-26T01:38:00.000-07:00

The Formula SAE SJSU team attended its second official UFO AutoX event. The drivers were Randy Floresca, Joey Penniman, and Morgan Crouch. Ruben Delgadillo was on hand collecting data to analyze the way the car was performing.

This was Joey's first time taking it out to an actual autocross event and Morgan's first time driving the car.

For more pictures please visit:
Spartan Racing at UFO event 9
Photos by Randy Floresca

SAE International SJSU at the American Le Mans Series held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

2009-10-26T01:22:00.000-07:00

Our SAE International SJSU student chapter was sponsored a booth from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula. This gave us the perfect opportunity to raise awareness about our programs and projects. It also gave us a chance to network with motorsport industry leaders, SJSU Alumni, and Formula SAE participants from around the world.

Thank you to all our volunteers and a special thanks to MRLS and SCRAMP for making this happen.

For more pictures from the event please visit:
2009 ALMS Pictures
Photos by Randy Floresca and Paolo Olmos

Formula Hybrid gets Juiced

2009-10-26T01:13:00.001-07:00

The Formula Hybrid team at SJSU has been holding meetings and receiving parts for their car. The team has been moving forward with their designs and is looking forward to the manufacturing phase.

For more information please visit:
Formula Hybrid Website
For more pictures of the team please visit:
Hybrid Pictures
Photos by Randy Floresca

Association for Facilities Engineering Dinner with Industry

2009-10-26T00:58:00.000-07:00

The Association for Facilities Engineering SJSU student chapter hosted their Dinner with Industry for the fall semester. They invited many students from the College of Engineering. A few of our SAE International SJSU members attended the event to meet the industry professionals at each table and also enjoy the catered food.

Thanks for this opportunity AFE at SJSU.

For more pictures please visit:
2009 Fall AFE Dinner with Industry
Photos by Randy Floresca

SAE International SJSU at the 36th Rolex Monterey Historics

2009-10-26T00:49:00.000-07:00

Our SAE International student chapter volunteered at the Rolex Historics at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. When off duty, we enjoyed walking the pits and seeing many classic and vintage cars. There were also many championship winning cars from the past on hand and ready to race.

For more pictures from the event please visit:
36th Rolex Historics at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Photos by Randy Floresca and Paolo Olmos

3rd Annual MAE Department BBQ

2009-10-26T00:21:00.000-07:00

The 3rd Annual Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department BBQ was hosted by our SAE International SJSU student chapter. During the event we had a soccer game, a volley ball game, lots of food, and lots of fun. Many of the mechanical engineering faculty joined us for the event including Dr. Furman and Lilly Wlderman(who were on the grill), Dr. Okamoto, Dr. Du, Dr. Barez, Dr. Youseffi, and more. There were a few student organizations (ASME, PTS, ASCE) on hand to help out and have fun too.

Thanks for all of you who came and helped out!

For more pictures from this event please visit:
3rd Annual MAE Dept. BBQ
Photos by Randy Floresca

SJSU College of Engineering raises Awareness

2009-10-14T01:15:00.000-07:00

Students represented the College of Engineering during College Night at Independence High School in San Jose. They spent the evening speaking with parents and high school students about what the engineering curriculum consists of and invited them to the COE Open House on Oct 31.

For more information please visit: Open House
Photos by Randy Floresca

We just enjoyed the show.

2009-10-01T21:08:00.000-07:00

A few of our SAE International members enjoyed Helium Magazine's Atomic Fashion Show Zine. It started up with a couple of dance routines by the Yuppie Joints Dance Crew. It then featured its designers: Swati Couture, Stuff by Kate, Sulo, Breezy Excursion, Amy Romaine, Kent Denim, Acta Non Verba, and their models. After the show, was the After Party at 2147 XStudio.

For more information about Helium Magazine please visit: Helium Magazine
Photos by Randy Floresca
For more pics from the event please visit: Atomic

2009 Student Organization Leadership Conference

2009-09-27T00:20:00.000-07:00

Today was the 7th annual Student Organization Leadership Conference hosted by Student Involvement . This was a great opportunity to meet leaders and members from over 300 student organizations on campus. Throughout the day workshops were held to help the students develop skills from recruiting members to balancing academics and leadership.

Thank you to Student Involvement and their volunteers for doing an excellent job hosting and organizing this event.

For more information about the event please visit:
Student Organization Leadership Conference
Photos by Randy Floresca
For more pictures please visit:
Student Org Leadership Conference Pictures

SAE International and the Spartan Daily

2009-09-23T22:45:00.000-07:00

Our Formula Hybrid team was interviewed by Leonard from the Spartan Daily. Our team answered Leonard's questions and gave him information about the Formula Hybrid project and intercollegiate competition. The article will be published next week.

From the left: Leonard, Ian Choi, Jeff Yue, Gabe Crisologo, Matt Kihlthau, Tariqu Khalil
Photos by Randy Floresca

Thank You to SJSU Associated Students

2009-09-18T01:14:00.000-07:00

The Associated Students at San Jose State University has approved our funding request. Their contributions will help our organization purchase club t-shirts and marketing tools as well as help provide professional development opportunities. Thanks for your support Associated Students.

For more information please visit:
Associated Students at SJSU

2009 Fall Spartan Squad Sport Kickoff

2009-09-17T23:10:00.000-07:00

Our student members spent an evening playing games, singing songs, getting free ice cream and Spartan Squad t-shirts. This event was an exciting and fun way to gain interest in student activities and events.

For more pics please visit:
Spartan Squad Kickoff
Photos by Randy Floresca

First SJSU FSAE AutoX event at NorCal UFO

2009-09-15T23:37:00.001-07:00

Our Formula SAE team entered it's first official AutoX event. This was an exciting event for our team. We got to showcase our racecar to autocross enthusiasts and showed how well our car performs.

Check out one of our runs: 3rd run
For more pics please visit: AutoX at Marina
Photos by Randy Floresca

Uncorked at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

2009-09-15T21:58:00.000-07:00

Our SAE International student chapter spent this past weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

With over 5,000 spectators, we really exposed our FSAE team to the racing industry. We invited U.C. Davis to join the fun. Our teams are the only FSAE teams to ever traverse the world renown Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

For more photos please visit: Uncorked Day 1
Uncorked Day 2

SAE International at SJSU now has a blog!

2009-09-15T20:12:00.001-07:00

This blog will be keeping you posted with news, links, events, videos, photos, and anything else our student chapter gets involved with. Hope you enjoy.

Thanks for helping me out with this Tim. Check out Tim's blog www.timywong.com