Solar Splash News
Want to read more about the UNM Solar Splash team? Below are some news articles that have been published about us and our accomplishments!
 | UNM solar boat places 3rd in national contestBy Kevin Robinson-Avila July 3, 2022 University of New Mexico engineering students splashed down in third place at this year’s national solar-powered boat competition in Ohio. The annual Solar Splash event pits student teams from universities across the U.S. against each other in a series of challenges that measure... | |
 | UNM retains its No. 3 position in national Solar Splash competitionBy Kim Delker June 15, 2022 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 Solar Splash competition was held... | |
 | UNM to compete in Solar Splash contest in JuneBy Kim Delker April 6, 2022 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, will feature teams... | |
| UNM’s Solar Splash places third in nation in solar boat contestBy Kim Delker June 16, 2021 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... | |
 | UNM Solar Boat Team Reacts to SOLAR SPLASH 2020 CancellationBy Berta K June 11, 2020 As many other events and competitions, the Solar Splash 2020 competition has been canceled for the year due to Covid-19. The teams participating this year were disappointed, however, they still held their heads high... | |
 | Dreams dashed but lessons still learned despite cancellation of student design competitionsBy Kim Delker May 15, 2020 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... | |
 | UNM’s Solar Splash team finishes fourth overall in national contestBy Kim Delker June 21, 2019 The University of New Mexico’s Solar Splash team finished in fourth place overall in the national Solar Splash contest in Springfield, Ohio, in addition to winning other awards. Solar Splash was held June 11-15, with 17 solar-powered boat teams from... | |
 | UNM’s Solar Splash team shines at international competitionBy Kim Delker June 13, 2018 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... | |
 | UNM one of 19 teams to compete in national Solar Splash competitionBy Kim Delker May 30, 2018 For the third year in a row, The University of New Mexico will have a team competing in the national Solar Splash solar boat competition June 5-9 in Springfield, Ohio. UNM’s team, made up of students from the departments of Mechanical... | |
 | UNM triumphs over adversity to win Outstanding Solar System Design Award at Solar SplashBy Kim Delker June 20, 2017 Engineers are known for being organized, analytical and prepared with a plan well in advance. But sometimes, despite research, testing and complex calculations... | |
 | Solar Splash team takes refreshed approach to competition this yearBy Kim Delker May 31, 2017 The University of New Mexico competed for the first time last year in the Solar Splash boat competition. The rookie team was proud of their results — fourth overall, second place in slalom, highest-scoring rookie team — but it being their first year... | |
 | UNM’s Solar Splash rookie team places 4th in countryBy Kim Delker June 22, 2016 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... | |
 | NM students shine in solar challengesBy Kevin Robinson-Avila July 4, 2016 Engineering students at the University of New Mexico and Navajo Technical University at Crownpoint won awards in June for innovation in solar-powered technology at two separate national competitions in Ohio... | |
 | UNM team to compete in Solar Splash competitionBy Kim Delker June 06, 2016 For the first time ever, The University of New Mexico will have a team competing in the Solar Splash solar boat competition, being held June 15-19 in Dayton, Ohio. The team of nine students has been working on the project since last fall, said Lucca... |
