Solar hot wheels

Mechanical engineering major Chris Lin '01, right, is a judge in the annual Junior Solar Sprint competition for area middle school students at Cornell's Kite Hill tennis courts May 19. Here he looks over a vehicle, while, from left, Claire Parker, 13, and Melissa Seltzer, 12, from Ray Middle School in Baldwinsville, N.Y., wait their turn. The grand champions in the competition, sponsored by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, Cornell's Sibley School and Ithaca's DeWitt Middle School PTA and Site Council, were Ben Kress and Ryan McGory from DeWitt. Nicola Kountoupes/University Photography