students volunteer their time freely, although in the past a small percentage opt to receive credit via the university's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (or UROP). A race crew of approximately 20 students is selected to race the vehicle in competition. These students' function is similar to that of a pit crew in professional auto racing. As of 2016, UM's solar car project has won the North American championship nine times. Vehicles by year 1990: Sunrunner - Driven by Paula Finnegan and David Noles for GM Sunrayce: 1st place; WSC: 3rd place. On permanent display at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn. 1993: Maize & Blue - Sunrayce USA: 1st place; WSC: 11th place. On permanent display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. 1995: Solar Vision - GM Sunrayce: DNF (did not finish). On permanent display at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland. 1997: Wolverine - GM Sunrayce: 6th place. 1999: MaizeBlaze - GM Sunrayce: 17th place; WSC: 9th place. 2001: M-Pulse - ASC: 1st place; WSC: 3rd place. On display at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. 2003: Spectrum - ASC: DNQ (did not qualify) 2005: Momentum - NASC: 1st place; WSC: 3rd place. On display at the Lemay Automotive Museum in Tacoma, WA. 2007: Continuum - WSC: 7th place in the Challenge class after recovering from a crash on the first day of racing. On display at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit. 2008: Continuum - NASC: 1st place. 2009: Infinium - WSC: 3rd place. On display at the University of Michigan – Flint. 2010: Infinium - ASC: 1st place. 2011: Quantum - WSC: 3rd place. On display at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, Australia. 2012: Quantum - ASC: 1st place. 2013: Generation - WSC: 9th place. 2014: Quantum - ASC: 1st place. 2015: Quantum - Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge: 1st place. 2015: Aurum - WSC: 4th place. 2016: Aurum - ASC: 1st place. 2017: Novum - WSC: 2nd place. (Best ever finish for an American student team) 2018: Novum - ASC: 2nd place. 2019: Electrum - BWSC: 2nd place. On display at the Roush Automotive Collection in Livonia, MI. 2022: Aevum - Michigan Sun Run Publications The team has been featured in the following local, national, and international media: IEEE Spectrum: "Sun Kings Cross the Outback." G. Zorpette, Feb 2002, pp 40–46. Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International MSNBC (2005)