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The University of New Mexico Solar Splash team was named World Champion of Collegiate Solar Boating over the weekend at the annual Solar Splash competition held in Ohio. UNM Solar Splash is one of the senior design capstone project options for...

For the second year in a row, The University of New Mexico Solar Splash team placed third overall in a contest that pits solar-powered boats from universities around the county against each other in a variety of challenges. The annual UPS Battery Center...

For the seventh year in a row, a team from The University of New Mexico will head east this summer to compete in the UPS Battery Center Solar Splash competition in Springfield, Ohio. The competition of collegiate solar-powered boats, held June 7-11,...

It was a long time coming, but that made the victory even sweeter. After not being able to compete due to the pandemic in 2020, The University of New Mexico Solar Splash team was able to travel to Springfield, Ohio, and garnered a third-place victory...

Typically this time of year, large groups of students can be found putting in long hours in various lab spaces around The University of New Mexico engineering buildings. In a normal academic year, students are finishing up senior design projects, and...

The University of New Mexico’s Solar Splash team won 10 awards during the recent Solar Splash competition, June 5-9 in Springfield, Ohio. The UNM team won fourth place overall and, for the second year in a row, took home the Outstanding Solar System...

Engineers are known for being organized, analytical and prepared with a plan well in advance.

The University of New Mexico’s Solar Splash team was pleased with its performance in its first year competing in the national solar boat competition. Solar Splash is an international intercollegiate solar / electric boat regatta that takes place over...