The Motorsport Engineering academic program at Colorado State University focuses on advanced motorsport engineering degrees, targeting the racing and performance industries. At the MS-level, students may specialize in studies related to either race vehicle design, or in the activities of a team engineer. At the PhD-level the students focus on advanced design and analysis. Key faculty are involved in the motorsport engineering program with specialties including vehicle dynamics, composites/chassis structures, and computational fluid dynamics. Current graduate research projects at the 14,000 square foot research facility include topics such as turbocharger control and optimization, composite materials insertion into IC engine technology, CFD of cylinder ports, valve dynamics studies, vehicle torsional stiffness, natural frequency approaches to spring/damper tuning, racetrack simulation, and more. Engineers educated to take on lead roles in the motorsport industry and on professional race teams are a rare commodity. CSU’s Motorsport Engineering program is a pipeline to a well trained employee pool that is prepared for the challenges of vehicle design, setup and race preparation.
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