ESP Biography



ADRIENNE LAI, ESP Teacher




Major: Mechanical Engineering

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2025

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Past Classes

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E15928: How To Build A Road Legal Solar Car in Spark 2024 (Mar. 16 - 17, 2024)
Interested in sustainability? ♻️ solar energy? ☀️ cars? 🚗 engineering? Learn how to build a solar car from the ground up! We will cover our design process, the different technical projects on the car, manufacturing, and racing! Topics include solar cells, welding, steering system, battery design, PCB population, composites, CAD and FEA validation of mechanical systems, carplay development, and more!


E15690: How to Build a Solar Car in Splash 2023 (Nov. 18 - 19, 2023)
Interested in sustainability? ♻️ solar energy? ☀️ cars? 🚗 engineering? Learn how to build a road legal car powered solely by solar energy from the ground up! We will cover our design process, the different technical projects on the car, manufacturing, and racing! Topics include solar cells, welding, steering system, battery design, PCB population, composites, CAD and FEA validation of mechanical systems, carplay development, and more!


S15555: Let's Talk about Weather! in Spark 2023 (Mar. 18 - 19, 2023)
Have you ever wondered why hurricanes form? Or the science behind why the weather changes day to day? In this class, we will explore some of the basic physics behind weather, and learn how to read weather maps to make your own forecast!