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Christopher L. Magee Professor of the Practice of Engineering Systems Co-Director, International Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology & Design Christopher L. Magee is Professor, Engineering Systems Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Co-Director, International Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology & Design. Prior to joining MIT, he held a number of positions at Ford Motor Company from 1966 to 2001. For example: Senior Research Scientist and then Manager, Materials Science Department Director, Vehicle Systems Engineering Executive Director, Programs and Advanced Engineering, with global responsibility for all major technically deep areas involved in Ford’s Product Development Organization He has made important contributions to the understanding of the transformation, structure and strength of ferrous materials; to lightweight materials development and implementation; pioneered experimental work on high-rate structural collapse aimed at vehicle crashworthiness; and adapted systems engineering to the modern automotive design process. His recent research has emphasized innovation and technology development in complex systems. He has won 2 best paper awards in his early research career (1971,1972) and two in his recent research (2004 and 2006). He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to advanced vehicle development (1997), is a Ford Technical Fellow (1996), and is a fellow of ASM. He has a B.S. and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Metallurgy and Materials Science, Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), and an M.B.A. from Michigan State University. Selected Publications: Paper presented at the 2004 Engineering Systems Symposium: > Co-Author of Monograph Chapter "The Influence of Architecture in Engineering Systems" Related News: Chris Magee talks about the Singapore University of Technology and Design: “Christopher Magee Interview: Impressions of Singapore” - Global Economic Intersection – August 21, 2011 Prof. Chris Magee and Dr. Heebyung Koh Win 2006 Elsevier Prize – February 22, 2007 Prof. Christopher Magee Honored with ESD Educational Excellence Award – October 31, 2005 INCOSE Gives Three Best Paper Awards to MIT – August 13, 2004