Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology & Ivy Tech Community College
About
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology ([Terre Haute, IN]) partnering with Ivy-Tech Community College (Terre Haute), our ~30-member BattChallenge team designs, builds, and validates a safe, serviceable EV battery system through tight university–vocational collaboration and industry mentorship.
Mission
The team is to provide an official mission statement that is no more than one to three sentences.
We advance practical EV energy-storage innovation by integrating rigorous engineering, hands-on manufacturing, and workforce development—delivering a competition-ready battery pack while training the next generation of technicians and engineers to lead a safer, electrified future.
Goals
Goal 1: Complete module- and pack-level testing to competition standards (leak/pressure, vibration, thermal cycling, abuse, HVIL, and BMS fault injection), achieving documented compliance with safety requirements and a signed test report set ready for technical inspection.
Goal 2: Release production-ready drawings/BOMs with DFM/DFA controls, service procedures, and torque/quality checklists; assemble a field-serviceable pack enclosure and harness.
Goal 3: Build technical and engineering knowledge about EV battery packs and manufacturing.
Team Members
Marc Herniter
Lead Faculty Advisor
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Zac Chambers
Faculty Advisor
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Larry Pritchett
Vocational Faculty Advisor
Ivy Tech Community College
Nathan Brooks
Additional Faculty Advisor and/or Safety Coordinator
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Anuj Suvarna
Project Manager
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Zach Ebert
Vehicle Systems Integration Lead
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Asher Blythe
Battery Pack Software Lead
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Boone Gibson
Communications Lead
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Get Involved
We are always looking for more students to join battery workforce challenge here at Rose! We meet on Monday and Thursday from 5-6 p.m. at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Moench Hall, room E104. The doors are always open so feel free to stop by and check us out!
If there are any questions, feel free to contact our Project Manager Anuj Suvarna, [email protected], or our communications lead Boone Gibson, [email protected].
