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OUR TEAM

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2019

TEAM POLAR IS FOUNDED

Team Polar started with six students, after the initiator, Wilco van Rooijen, brought the project to Eindhoven University of Technology. After a year of hard work, the team came to several conclusions about the vehicle, the most important one being that doing sustainable, autonomous research on Antarctica is feasible.

2020-2021

RESEARCHING FOR THE FIRST PROTOTYPE

In 2020-2021, the team has grown rapidly to eleven highly motivated with three different nationalities and eight different bachelors/masters; leading to an extremely diverse and motivated environment in which innovation is constantly happening.

2021-2022

BUILDING THE FIRST PROTOTYPE

In 2021-2022, some members left but we gathered many more, expanding the team's efectiveness to 17, bringing even more diversity to the mix.

2022-2023

FIRST PROTOTYPE IS TEST-DRIVEN

This year of 2022-2023, we have grown to a massive 27 members and have thereby become one of the largest teams on the TU/e campus. Being 80% international and representing ten different faculties at the university, we can truly call ourselves a multidisciplinary team.

MEET THE TEAM

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Team Manager

LAURENZ EDELMANN

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Technical Manager

JORD SIEBEN

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Chassis

Subteam Manager

SIDDARTH MAHADEVAN

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Software Engineer

HOREA BREAZU

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Marketing Specialist

MARGARITA PETROVA

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Powertrain Engineer

STEPHANIE VAN MARION

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HR Manager

LEANDER D'MELLO

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Technical Manager

ZABIOLLAH AMIRI

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Powertrain Engineer

PALEN D'COSTA

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Business Specialist

EMIL MITRINDZHAKOV

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Software Engineer

MARA POP

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Solar Engineer

TIM VAN SCHAIK

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Secretary

LUCIAN RADULESCU

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Chassis

Subteam Manager

LIANNE TUIN

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Solar Engineer

ANA MAJER

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Chassis Engineer

IGNACIO BECERRA

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Chassis Engineer

SIMON GERRITS

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Our New Member

YOU

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Financial Manager

MICK SCHUSSEL

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Electrical

Subteam Manager

THOM COPIER

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Business Specialist

FEBE NADISA

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Software Engineer

KAJETAN KNOPP

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Marketing Specialist

TIRTHA KALOOR

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Marketing Manager

NIKOLETT MARTON

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Powertrain

Subteam Manager

ILSE MATEMANN

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Powertrain Engineer

AGNES VULPESCU

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Business Specialist

JOEL FERNANDES

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Software Engineer

SAGAR NAKIL

Check our open positions & 

ADVISORY BOARD

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