Faculty Members

A unique aspect of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is that the event maintains a faculty of technical experts and alumni who have been drawn together as an ‘advisory board’ to help develop regulations and procedures which challenge the status quo of accepted wisdom and encourage new ideas. While faculty members demonstrate a great deal of expertise and passion for their own scientific discipline, they are able apply their skills to the concept of solar car competition in general and the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in particular.

Faculty members can be found helping to resolve intricate technical questions in the scrutineering hall and advising Officials on issues of compliance along the route. Although the Faculty was only formalised in the last decade, for some members,  involvement in the World Solar Challenge go back to the very first event in 1987.  With both highly regarded academic and scientific credentials and long standing experience of the event, faculty members have a great deal of admiration for each other as demonstrated by respectful debate of the diverse opinions which often emerge when breaking new ground.

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Members

Chris Selwood AM

Chris Selwood AM

BWSC Ambassador

Emeritus Professor John Storey

Emeritus Professor John Storey

Chief Scientist

Dr David Rand AM

Dr David Rand AM

Chief Energy Scientist

Paul Gwan

Paul Gwan

Prof. Peter Pudney

Prof. Peter Pudney

Chair of the Technical Committee

Dr John K Ward

Dr John K Ward

Chief Scrutineer

Dr David Snowson

Dr David Snowson

Cruiser Class Manager

Bart De Moitié

Bart De Moitié

Assistant Chief Scrutineer

Glenn Platt

Glenn Platt

Dr Kirsty Veale

Dr Kirsty Veale

Dr Fiona Leverone

Dr Fiona Leverone