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For his Master’s thesis Christopher Timperio developed a high-speed linear induction motor, supervised by Jasmin Smajic from the Institute of Electromagnetic Fields (IEF). With Smajic’s advice, Swissloop’s Nicolas Marchal and Samuel Sadok built upon Christopher’s work and designed a new motor for the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop pod competition in LA. Not only did the team achieve second place in the overall competition, the impressive new motor design also won them an innovation award from Elon Musk.