The Clemson Motorsports Engineering Program is part of the Brooks Sports Science Institute. The Department of Mechanical Engineering currently houses the Motorsports Engineering Program and the Alan Kulwicki Professorship in Mechanical Engineering. The program stresses a traditional approach to mechanical engineering but develops a wide breadth of expertise with an emphasis on automotive related courses and projects. Graduates will receive the appropriate bachelor, master, or doctorate degree in mechanical engineering. Participating students in the program will be assigned as interns to a host company or team in the automotive sector.
Students work on assigned projects as engineers.
This will usually require time involvement and travel beyond the normal for the typical university student. Graduate research and theses will reflect a fundamental contribution to the engineering field. The program serves as a training ground for engineering students interested in motorsports. It is intended to provide a very unique opportunity for the highly motivated individual to develop leadership and management skills and a sense of urgency within an engineering context. The long term goals of the program include professional short-courses, engineering summer camps, and a motorsports laboratory.