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

Roxi Arnet

U4 Chemical Engineering
Technical Co-Captain

Samantha Hyatt

U3 Chemical Engineering
Technical Co-Captain

Mayara Gasmi

U3 Chemical Engineering
Management Co-Captain

Emma Li

U4 Chemical Engineering
Power Source Lead (R&D)

Jose Leonardo Loreto Urdaneta

U2 Chemical Engineering
Power Source Junior Lead (R&D)

Lambert Zhang

U4 Chemical Engineering
Power Source Lead (Comp)

Lana Guo

U4 Chemical Engineering
Power Source Junior Lead (Comp)

Maggie Daly

U3 Chemical Engineering
Stopping Mechanism Lead

Anne-Victoria Lado

U2 Chemical Engineering
Stopping Mechanism Junior Lead

Ava Farrar

U2 Chemical Engineering
Electrical Co-Lead (Software)

Kaitlyn Dosman

U2 Chemical Engineering
Electrical Co-Lead (Hardware)

Maximilian Wein

U3 Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Co-Lead

Chi Lam Tat

U4 Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Co-Lead

Jackie Liu

U4 Chemical Engineering
Safety Officer

Andra Scripcariu

U4 Chemical Engineering
Financial Officer

Mekhi Simpson Falcao

U1 Chemical Engineering
Financial Officer

Sienna Duarte

U2 Chemical Engineering
Media Officer

Gallery

2025–2026

Team Events Competitions

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.

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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.