Design Leads and Officers

Our Team

Cal Poly Hyperloop has 80 active members working on pod design, manufacturing, marketing, and more. No applications are required and all majors are welcome to join our team.

Design Leads

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Chassis

Lead: Logan Smith
5th-year Mechanical Engineering Grad student

​"Chassis works on bringing all the subsystems together in a cohesive system. We work on providing a strong and stable foundation that holds all the components. We also make safety our highest priority and that the pod won't come apart while traveling through the tube."

Transportation

​"We make sure the pod doesn't crash into the wall. Our team is designing mechanical mechanisms to keep the pod going straight and stable at 310 mph all the while contending with the challenges of a near vacuum environment."

Ryan Schackel
2nd-year Mechanical Engineering

Braking

Joshua Pratt
​3rd-year Mechanical Engineering

​"This year we are working on a magnetic braking system. Our system will contain upwards of 200 incredibly strong magnets and will ideally achieve a deceleration of almost 2.5 g's! We will also design the brakes to actuate over the track to create a variable braking force to maximize our stopping distance!"

Power Delivery

​"The main goal we have for this year is being able to supply the required power for all the subsystems especially propulsion with the Linear Induction Motor. A couple of other key aspects of electronics include proper sensor calibration and wire management."

Tushar Sharma
3rd-year Electrical Engineering

Controls

Monty Choy
3rd-year Electrical Engineering

​“We work on all the software to make sure the pod behaves smoothly and safely, including the low-level embedded system, networking, and the control panel GUI!”

Propulsion

​"​Propulsion is designing and manufacturing a Linear Induction Motor.  This type of motor uses three oscillating magnetic fields to induce another magnetic field in the track which we then roll along. We should be able to reach top speeds of up to 310 mph!"

Broghan Martin
2nd-year Mechanical Engineering

Officers

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Connor Bush
​President
5th-year Mechanical Engineering

​Hi, my name is Connor and I am a 5th year Mechanical Engineering Major concentrating in Mechatronics. I enjoy running, soccer, and volleyball when I can find the time.

Matthew Frost
​Vice President
3rd-year Mechanical Engineering

Hey! My name is Matthew Frost and I’m a third-year Mechanical Engineering student. Outside of class, I love hiking and getting outdoors! 

Scott Brown
Secretary
2nd-year Mechanical Engineering

I'm Scott Brown and I'm the secretary of Cal Poly Hyperloop and second-year Mechanical Engineering student. You can always find me reading or working out!

Julia Rios
Treasurer
3rd-year Mechanical Engineering

I'm Julia andI'm a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering major concentrating in manufacturing! In my free time I love drawing, watching movies, and riding my bike.