UTC engineering students preparing for the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Mini Baja Series\u00ae received a $7000 grant from DENSO North America Corporation.\u00a0 Dr. Rob Goulet, who has served as faculty advisor for the UTC Mini Baja participants, received the grant approval from DENSO.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach year, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) sponsors an intercollegiate Mini Baja\u00ae Series competition. Teams consisting of engineering students from universities around the world are tasked with designing, building and testing a vehicle to compete in one of six regional competitions. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) has elected to participate in the Midwest Mini Baja\u00ae Series. As part of this competition each team is required to submit, for review by the SAE judging body, a technical report documenting the design of their vehicle,\u201d according to the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science website.<\/p>\n
DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. is a global company located in Maryville.\u00a0 It is one of the world\u2019s largest manufacturers of advanced technology, components and systems for all major automakers.<\/p>\n
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\nDENSO Representative – Bryan Crawford, Chris Dornon, Jonathan Delaune,
\nRoger Lemond, Ben Klingler, Larry Ardry, DENSO Representative – Tammy
\nGentry, Russ Burnett, Dr. Will Sutton, front – Sean Hammons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UTC engineering students preparing for the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Mini Baja Series\u00ae received a $7000 grant from DENSO North America Corporation.\u00a0 Dr. Rob Goulet, who has served as faculty advisor for the UTC Mini Baja participants, received the grant approval from DENSO.<\/p>\n