Sofia Verdi 

Sofia is a mechanical engineering master’s student focusing on electric vehicles within the Motorsports concentration. She joined the BILDE team as an undergraduate in January of 2023. Her research and master’s thesis focus on structural batteries and their ability to withstand impact. She has special interests in safety, sustainability, and forensics/failure analysis.

Education

• M.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, December 2024
•  B.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mechanical Engineering, December 2023