


Learning: Formula SAE requires student to apply their classroom knowledge into a real world product. Students also seek additional education to help improve the skills and knowledge necessary to create the most competitive product.
Who We Are
We are SAE @ UIC. We are a student-run engineering organization at the University of Illinois Chicago centered around the task of designing, building, and competing race cars. These competitions contain tasks that challenge not only the dynamics and reliability of the vehicles, but the management and documentation of the team as well. It is these challenges that ultimately give us the engineering and problem-solving experience that is invaluable in our search for greater careers beyond the classroom.
SAE @ UIC competes in both the Baja SAE® and the Formula SAE® competitions held each year. In addition to these competitions, the program here at UIC takes part in many outreach opportunities including K-12 school lectures, STEM events, company visits, and a booth at the Chicago Auto Show.
Engineering: Innovation is strongly emphasized by allowing teams a wide range of freedom with their designs. Designs are evaluated by industry professionals and students are asked to defend their design decision with supporting analysis.
Business: To simulate the most realistic business and engineering challenge, students must present detailed manufacturing and cost analysis that coincides with a business plan in order to take concept to commercialization.
Competitions: SAE competitions are international engineering design competition hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The competition challenges students to design, manufacture, and race cars in. The competition is internationally regarded as one of the most rigorous collegiate competitions. Today, Formula SAE’s presence is worldwide with over 8 worldwide competitions and over 200 participating universities and those numbers continue to grow.
Baja
Baja is our longest running program here at SAE @ UIC. With a long and solid history of designs, competitions, and wisdom passed down, we take on the treacherous courses at multiple international competitions without fear.
Formula
Our Formula vehicle is the fastest and most complex vehicle we design. From custom circuit boards, to hand-laid carbon fiber, to fearless drivers, we pull out all the stops to prove ourselves out on the pavement.
Formula Electric
Formula Electric is our brand new Motorsports team. Tasked with adapting old gas Formula vehicles to all new electric drive systems, we are driving the way to the future of open-wheel racing.
Society
Alongside these engineering challenges, we face the challenge of preparing ourselves and fellow students for the professional world. Along the way, taking time to visit students in elementary school through high school to show the coming generation the opportunities that lie within programs like ours.
Outreach
We hold a great debt to the companies and programs that make these opportunities available to us through various contributions and dontations. Without these companies we would not get the chance to build these once-in-a-lifetime vehicles and help further our careers.
Contact us:
Email: society.automotive.engineers.uic@gmail.com
Location:
UIC Makerspace
728 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago IL 60607
Professor Jonathon Komperda
Faculty Advisor
Email: jonk@uic.edu
Mohamad El-Saghir
President
Email: melsag2@uic.edu
Amaan Hussain
Vice President
Email: ahussa52@uic.edu