| A key feature of the Mechanical
Engineering program at Rose Hulman is the vast amount of
hands-on opportunities available to students. Established in 2003,
the Advanced Transportation Systems Fund (ATS Fund) has served as
an umbrella to facilitate corporate sponsorship for Rose-Hulman's
six ATS Competition Teams: tr&sit / EcoCAR, Rose Efficient
Vehicle, Human Powered Vehicle Team, Rose Gran Prix Engineering,
Team Rose Motorsports, and Design Build Fly. Focusing respectively
on hybrid electric powertrains, super efficiency, human locomotion,
formula-style racing, all-out performance, and aviation, these
teams, though spread across campus, work together in a synergistic
virtual cauldron sharing ideas, technology, and even members. This
interaction, coupled with strict deadlines and intense pressure,
has served as an excellent preparatory model in developing young
engineers who are immediate producers and rapid risers in the
advanced transportation sector. |