Professor of the Practice of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Systems
Co-Lead, Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing (EDAM) Focus Area, MIT Portugal Program

Christopher L. Magee is the Director of the Center for Innovation in Product Development and a Professor of the Practice of Engineering Systems and Mechanical Engineering all at MIT. He has held these positions since January 2002. Prior to this, Dr. Magee had 35 years of experience at Ford Motor Company ranging from early research and technology implementation work to later executive positions in Product Development emphasizing vehicle systems and program initiation activities.

Dr. Magee has a Ph.D. in Metallurgy & Materials Science from Carnegie Mellon University and a MBA from Michigan State University. Professor Magee’s current research focuses on the innovation and change process in complex systems. His teaching subjects include product development, complex system modeling and systems engineering. He has been a participant on major National Research Council Studies whose topics span Design Research to Materials Research. Dr. Magee is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of ASM and a Ford Technical Fellow.

Updated June 2007

News and announcements:

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)