The Berkeley Hyperloop team comprises of 35+ University of California, Berkeley students who are designing and manufacturing a pod for the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition. Our roles include engineering design, manufacturing, project management, maintaining sponsor relations, and a lot more.
Leadership
The directors work on team integration and the bigger picture. They also oversee sponsor relations.
Conlon Meek | LinkedIn
Conlon Meek
Project Manager
Prakhar Agarwal | LinkedIn
Prakhar Agarwal
Director of Engineering
Braking
The braking team designs and implements the braking system that stops the pod from over 200+ MPH
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Daniel Melles | Braking Lead
Nathan Lebherz | Atlas Yuen | Alexis Wei | Dixun Cui
Structures
The structures team designs and manufactures the chassis and other structural elements of the pod
Jay Lin
Jay Lin | Structures Lead
Zachary Elshaer | Rachel Williams | Seth Bloomer
Signals and Controls
S&C is responsible for the electronics, software and navigation system of the pod.
Esteban Tabares | LinkedIn
Esteban Tabares | S&C Lead
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Mark Theis | S&C Lead
Fuzail Shakir | Ben Liao | Jahnvi Doshi | Paran | Samuel
Stability
The stability team design the wheels, suspension and other stability systems for the pod
Musk | Wikipedia
Musk | Stability Lead
Mayank Gupta | Kevin Mahoney
Propulsion
The propulsion team designs the drivetrain of the pod. They are responsible for power transmission and motor integration.
Musk | Propulsion Lead
Nicholas Injo | Stephanie Sun | Aaron Bong
Business
Eric Hovagim | LinkedIn
Eric Hovagim | Business Lead
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Carter Gache | Business Lead
William Vasseti | Donna Ye | Pancham Yadav| Uday Kalra | Sriharsha Guduguntla | Vishrut Rana | Stephen Ton
Advisors
Aaron Ong | Graduate Advisor
Cloud Lee | Graduate Advisor
Jordan Francis | Graduate Advisor
Akhil Devarakonda | Industry Advisor