(Past) From Fantasy to Reality: New Developments in Hyperloop Transportation
Join us for the spring Engineering Seminar Series as Chuck Michael, P.E., Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc., presents From Fantasy to Reality: New Developments in Hyperloop Transportation.
Hyperloop is the first entirely new mode of transportation in over 100 years. Traveling at airplane speeds at ground level, hyperloop will shrink the time and distance between cities and allow new economic opportunities to families, business and education. This seminar will cover the latest developments, including (1) the Great Lakes Hyperloop connecting Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Chicago and onward through Wisconsin, (2) the HyperloopTT project in Italy connecting Venice with Padua in the Veneto Region, and (3) a new cargo container transport HyperPort project in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Presenter: Chuck Michael, P.E., Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc.
About the presenter
Chuck Michael is the Head of Infrastructure & Regulatory Affairs at HyperloopTT. In this role, he is in charge of project and quality management during pre-construction planning. Mr. Michael is an accomplished technology innovation thought-leader with over 35 years’ experience in major railroad and mining projects, and deep underground high energy physics laboratories in collaboration with University of California/Berkeley, Fermi National Laboratory and the National Science Foundation. He completed his undergraduate studies in civil engineering with graduate studies in particle physics and structural engineering. Mr. Michael is a registered Professional Engineer in Minnesota, and serves as a member of the MIT Technology Review Global Panel.
About the company
HyperloopTT is an innovation company dedicated to developing the hyperloop, a high-speed, sustainable transportation system. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, the company has a global team of over 800 professionals. Operating across North and South America, the Middle East, and Europe, HyperloopTT is advancing towards commercialization.
About the Engineering Seminar Series
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Engineering Seminar Series is offered on campus and via zoom. Free and open to the public, these presentations showcase the plan, design, construction, and maintenance of real-world engineering projects and how they change our community. Attendees are eligible for one professional development hour.
To request disability accommodations, contact the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science at 608.342.1561 or emsdeansoffice@uwplatt.edu