Team PrISUm; (from left) Nathan Coonrod, Andrew Mallek, Garret Coleman, Lucas Ince, Patrick Fiedler, Matt Goode and Ben Pieper on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)
As part of their bi-annual educational outreach tour (called the “SunRun”), members of Team PrISUm, Iowa State’s Solar Car Team made a stop at the State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, May 19.
While there, members were able to talk with both students and politicians about how the car works and what the team does.
Members in attendance were electrical engineering sophomore Nathan Coonrod, aerospace engineering senior Garret Coleman, computer engineering students Lucas Ince (junior) and Ben Pieper (senior), and mechanical engineering students Patrick Fiedler (senior), Matt Goode (junior), and Andrew Mallek (sophomore).
The SunRun is a week-long event in which the team drives around Iowa visiting school, sponsors, and community events. The schedule for the remainder of the tour (which goes through Friday) can be found at their Facebook page.
The Iowa State University’s Team PrISUm Solar Car on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)Luke Brownell, 10, of Clarion, steps up to inspect the solar car on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)
The Iowa State University’s Team PrISUm Solar Car on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)Engineering Senior Ben Pieper in the Cockpit of the solar car on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)Iowa State Engineering Sophomore Nathan Coonrod (in the cockpit) poses for a photo with his brother/biggest fan, Evan Coonrod, 13, a seventh-grader at Norwalk Middle, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)The battery packs for the car on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)Attorney Scott Sundstrom with Nyemaster Law Firm (left) and Senior Legislative Staff member for State Senator Michael Grostal’s office, Eric Bakkeron, (center) check out Team PrISUm’s solar car on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)Steve Hayes of Webster City (left) stops over to see the PrISUm team on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)Moravia Elementary fifth-graders and teachers check out the cockpit of the solar car on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)Iowa State Engineering Senior Patrick Fiedler (right) discusses the building of the solar car with Moravia Elementary Teacher Lynn Gheer and her fifth-grade students, Wyatt Long (left center) and Marshall Albertson (far left) on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)Attorney Marc Beltrame with Brown Winick Law Firm (center) tries on the team helmet as he and Mathew McKinney (right) check out the cockpit of the solar car on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)The PrISUm Team pulls the body off of the frame for a closer look on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)David Adelman with Cornerstone Government Affairs (left) tries to squeeze into the cockpit of the car on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)Mike St. Clair with Capitol Edge Government Relations checks out the solar panels on the car on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)Iowa State Engineering Junior Matt Goode explains the solar process to Griswold Elementary Fifth-graders on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)The team maneuvers the car over the curb and on to the street on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)The team heads for Indianola Elementary School on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, during a visit to the State Capitol by Team PrISUm, Iowa State University’s Solar Car Team. (Merle Laswell/For the Register)
