Chem-E Car

History

McGill Chem-E Car was founded in 2013 and has grown from 13 members to over 100 active students working across multiple engineering disciplines to design chemically powered cars for international competitions. Over the years the team has built a strong culture of collaboration and hands-on engineering experience. Students work together across chemical, mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines to design and refine every aspect of the car!

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Chem-E Car Competition

The AIChE Chem-E Car Competition is an undergraduate engineering design challenge hosted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) during their annual regional and national conferences. Teams design and build small cars powered and stopped entirely by chemical reactions. According to competition rules, the car must fit inside a 40 cm × 30 cm × 20 cm box and travel a distance between 10–30 meters.

This academic year the team aims to compete at the 2026 Regional Competition in the spring and qualify for the 2026 National Competition in November.

Team

Executives

Rüya Nur Taș

U3 Chemical Engineering
Management Co-Captain
Car Choice: RB19

Yoana Nikolova

U3 Chemical Engineering
Technical Co-Captain
Car Choice: TBD

Kennedy Shalit

U4 Chemical Engineering
Technical Co-Captain
Car Choice: Pink Mary Kay

Emma Li

U3 Chemical Engineering
Power Source 1 Lead
Car Choice: TBD

Lambert Zhang

U3 Chemical Engineering
Power Source 2 Lead
Car Choice: TBD

Sam Hyatt

U2 Chemical Engineering
Stopping-Mech Lead
Car Choice: TBD

Mayara Gasmi

U2 Chemical Engineering
Media Officer
Car Choice: TBD

Christopher Boa

U3 Chemical Engineering
Safety Officer
Car Choice: 2010 Honda

Andra Scripcariu

U3 Chemical Engineering
Financial Officer
Car Choice: Beetle 2000

Gallery

2025–2026

Team Events Competitions

Latest News

McGill24 Fundraising Day!

March 11, 2026

Chem-E-Car is excited to participate in McGill24! Donations help our team prepare for competitions and cover important costs such as materials, testing, and travel.

Learn more

Frequently Asked Questions

Chem-E-Car accepts people of all experience levels. We have amazing team leads who teach you and guide you through everything you need to know.

Recruitment decisions are typically made within a few weeks after applications close.

Being on Chem-E-Car gives you hands-on engineering experience while working with an amazing community of students across multiple disciplines.

That's completely okay! Many of our members come from software, electrical, computer, and other engineering backgrounds. All disciplines collaborate to build the car.