Dalhousie University's Engineering Student Design Teams provide students with hands-on experience in applying engineering principles to real-world challenges.
Comprising various interdisciplinary groups, these teams engage in projects that range from robotics and sustainable energy solutions to automotive design technologies. By participating in these teams, students enhance their technical skills, foster teamwork and collaboration, and contribute to innovative solutions while gaining valuable insights into the engineering profession. This experiential learning approach complements the academic curriculum and prepares students for successful careers in engineering.
OUR DESIGN TEAMS
DALHOUSIE MICROTRANSAT AUTONOMOUS SAILBOAT TEAM (MAST)
About Us
The Dalhousie Microtransat Autonomous Sailboat team is a multi-disciplinary engineering team that ranges from second year all the way to graduate level students. Our team is then divided into four sub teams: Management, Electrical, Software, and Mechanical. We are designing and building a sustainable, small-scale, autonomous sailboat. We are doing so as part of an international competition known as the ‘Microtransat Challenge’, which tasks teams to create self-driving marine vessels capable of crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The project aims to further the field of unmanned marine robotics, which are seen as a key step in rendering oceans research and the offshore oil industry more safe, sustainable, and cost-effective. Aside from our sailboat project, we try to promote and educate students about the career opportunities in Ocean Engineering and Technology.
OUR WEBSITE
Dalhousie Sailboat (squarespace.com)
OUR SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORY
Instagram: @dalsailboat
Facebook: @dalsailboat
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dalhousie-mast
Email Address: dalmast@dal.ca
DALHOUSIE FORMULA SAE
About Us
The Dalhousie Formula SAE (DALFSAE) society aims to provide Dalhousie students with the opportunity to transfer the knowledge learned in the classroom into concrete engineering skills by participating in the Formula Student collegiate competition hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Students' skill development opportunities range from project management, manufacturing, CAD design, simulation, research, leadership, etc. The FSAE student collegiate competition challenges students to design, build, test, and race an open-wheeled race car using first-principles-based engineering methods.
DALHOUSIE SOLAR RACE TEAM
About Us
The Dalhousie Solar Race Team (DalSol) is the first-ever solar electric vehicle team in Atlantic Canada. With NOVA, our 100% solar-powered EV, we have our eyes set on racing at internationally prestigious solar car competition Formula Sun Grand Prix 2022, American Solar Challenge 2024 and World Solar Challenge 2025.
OUR WEBSITE
[TO BE ANNOUNCED]
OUR SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORY
Instagram: @dalsolarcar
Email Address: solarcar@dal.ca