Hastings
is New Head of ESD
By
Lois
Slavin, ESD Communications Director
– July 7, 2004
Professor
Daniel Hastings, who served as chief
scientist to the U.S. Air Force from
1997 to 1999, has been named director
of the Engineering Systems Division
as of July 1.
In
appointing Professor Hastings to this
position, Dean of Engineering Thomas
Magnanti stated, "I am delighted
that Dan Hastings has agreed to serve
as Head of our Engineering Systems
Division. Dan brings enormous expertise
in both engineering science and engineering
systems to this position, including
extensive leadership experience in
the Air Force. He has done a marvelous
job in several administrative capacities
at MIT over the years, especially
as ESD co-director, and I can't imagine
a better successor to ESD's founding
Director, Professor Daniel Roos."
Hastings
commented, “Everyone in the
ESD Community – faculty, students,
alums, partner companies, and staff
– has an opportunity to help
define and evolve the important field
of Engineering Systems and we need
everyone’s contributions. We
also look forward to continuing to
partner with our colleagues throughout
MIT, as well as at other academic
institutions and professional organizations.”
As
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
and Engineering Systems, Hastings
has taught courses and seminars in
plasma physics, rocket propulsion,
advanced space power and propulsion
systems, aerospace policy, technology
and policy, and space systems engineering.
Hastings,
who earned a Ph.D. and an S.M, from
MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics
in 1980 and 1978 respectively, received
a B.A. in Mathematics from Oxford
University in England in 1967. He
joined the MIT faculty as an assistant
professor in 1985, advancing to associate
professor in 1988 and full professor
in 1993.
Hastings
served as director of MIT’s
Space Grant Program from 1990 to 1993,
associate department head in MIT’s
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
from 1993 to1996, director of the
ESD Technology and Policy Program
from 2000 to 2003, and associate director
of ESD from 2001 to 2003. From 2003
to the present, he was co-director
of ESD, with Professor Daniel Roos.
Hastings
is a Fellow of the AIAA and a member
of the International Academy of Astronautics.
He is serving as a member of the National
Science Board, the Applied Physics
Lab Science and Technology Advisory
Panel, as well as the chair of Air
Force Scientific Advisory Board. He
is a member of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Advisory Committee and is on the Board
of Trustees of the Aerospace Corporation.
He has served on several national
committees on issues in National Security
Space.
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