For my practicum project, I designed a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) for the Baja SAE Terps Racing team here at the Unviersity of Maryland. The Terps Racing shop is located in J.M. Patterson Hall. The design of the transmission required extensive research on the operation of the transmission, the use of CAD software to design and analyze the transmission, as well as various calculations to determine the forces on the part. I worked with a team of two other students on this project and we completed it this semester. I found my site supervisor as I had previously been a member on the Terps Racing team the previous semester. My site supervisor, Scott Schmidt, is an automotive engineering lecturer at the university and taught lectures about various automotive topics as well as mentors the Baja team. I would advise future SGC students to find a site supervisor who is flexible with work hours because I sometimes did not have time to complete my hours at the designated times, and the site supervisor was able to find alternative times for me to come in and complete my work. At this site, I designed a CVT for the Baja Terps racing team over a couple months. The transmission I designed reduced the weight of the old transmission from 6.67 pounds to around 2.8 pounds, which is a massive reduction in rotational mass, which will greatly increase the efficiency of our vehicle and help us in future competitions. In addition to the work I did on the transmission, I also had the initiative to pick up other design projects such as wheel hubs, pulleys, belt shielding, and more. I ultimately designed and worked to fabricate many different components on our vehicle that will be competing at the end of this spring semester. In the Terps Racing shop, I quickly became familiar with the various machines in the shop such as the lathe, mill, and other equipment needed to build parts for the car. I also worked hard enough in my subteam, powertrain, and have become next year’s powertrain subteam leader. The most important science topic I learned about is how to design and ensure the functionality of a component. I significantly improved my CAD skills as I learned how to better take my ideas and make them in CAD, as well as to simulate forces on the component and use features such as design studies and topology studies to optimize the part, which is how I drastically lightened the transmission. The work I have done at the site drastically improved me personally, as I have made countless friendships through the Terps Racing team, as well as learned how to better work in a team environment. Working with both a smaller group within the team, as well as the team as a whole improved my networking and communication skills, as I had to reach out to many people to learn about how to do certain things or use certain machines. After a year with this team, I feel as though I have built many friendships which will last a lifetime as well as gave myself valuable skills as an engineer I will take with me throughout the rest of my career. This project has impacted my future career plans as I am far more interested in doing CAD based design work and I am actively pursuing such internships and career opportunities. This project also impacted my future here at college park, as my promotion to powertrain leader will drastically increase my devotion and time commitment to the team and automotive desi