Our company likes to work with people who have the energy and drive to make things happen and colleges are usually a good place to find them. E2Sys is working with SUNY Farmingdale, Stony Brook University and Stony Brook's Southampton campus. The company's most recent involvement is with several of Stony Brook's School of Engineering students.
A student engineering team, led by Philip Haasnoot, is building a solar powered boat that will be entered into a competition between other universities. The boat is designed to compete in both endurance and speed events. The team requires several different engineers; mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering students have teamed up with the hopes of breaking records.
Three members of E2Sys; Jamie, Morgan and Adam, visited their shop, in the basement of the Light Engineering Building, to learn more about the project. With only ten weeks left from when we saw them until the competition, we made a donation to the team. E2Sys donated $500 towards the team and any materials we can provide.
The company's interest stems from our president, Jamie Minnick's interest in solar powered boats. When he found out about the project, he wanted to do all he could to help out.
The competition is closing in and the team seems confident in their work. We wish them luck and will alert everyone on their success.
Read more: Solar Boat Team Website