| R.
John Hansman, Jr.
T. Wilson Professor of Aeronautics
and Astronautics and Engineering Systems
Head, Division of Humans and Automation
Director, International
Center for Air Transportation
Dr. R. John Hansman currently
is a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
at MIT, where he is head of the Humans and Automation Division
. He also is director of the International Center for Air
Transportation. His current research interests focus on
advanced cockpit information systems, including Flight Management
Systems, Air-Ground Datalink, Electronic Charting, Advanced
Alerting Systems, and Flight Crew Situational Awareness.
Dr. Hansman received a Ph.D.
from MIT in 1982. He holds 6 U.S. Patents and has authored
over 250 technical publications. He is also an internationally
recognized expert in aviation meteorological hazards such
as icing and windshear. He is a fellow of the American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He received the
1998 Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching, the 1997 FAA
Excellence in Aviation Award, the 1994 Losey Atmospheric
Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
the 1990 OSTIV Diploma for Technical Contributions and the
1986 AIAA Award for Best Paper in Thermophysics. He recently
served as Co-Chair of the MIT
Presidential Task Force on Student Life and Learning.
Dr. Hansman consults and serves
as a member of numerous advisory and technical committees
including the Congressional Aeronautics Advisory Committee,
the FAA Research and Development Advisory Committee, the
FAA WAAS Independent Review Board, and the NASA Advanced
Air Transportation Technologies Executive Steering Committee.
He serves on several editorial boards including the Air
Traffic Control Quarterly. He has over 5650 hours of pilot
in-command time in airplanes, helicopters and sailplanes,
including meteorological, production and engineering flight
test experience.
News and announcements:
John Hansman quoted in USA
Today article on air traffic delays (August 23, 2009)
John
Hansman quoted in article about Air France crash (USA
Today - July 13, 2009)
John
Hansman quoted in article about Yemen Airbus crash (The
Washington Post - July 1, 2009)
John
Hansman participated in online discussion about crash of
Air France jet (WashingtonPost.com - June 8, 2009)
John
Hansman quoted in coverage of missing Air France jet
(June 3, 2009)
John
Hansman quoted in USA Today story about summer air travel
(May 4, 2009)
John Hansman and airline safety
programs “Safety
Program Stalled at 3 Airlines - FAA Chief Again Urges Carriers
to Fix Conflicts” Washington Post (December 31,
2008)
John Hansman and air traffic
“Holiday
flights expected to be jammed” USA Today (November
23, 2008)
Prof.
R. John Hansman quoted in Cape Cod Times article about Barnstable
plane crash (August 7, 2008)
Prof.
Hansman in USA Today – Airline Passengers: Be sure
to pack patience this summer (May 15, 2008)
Prof.
Hansman in USA Today – Air trips slowest in past
20 years (April 18, 2008)
Prof. Jon Hansman quoted in USA
Today and New
York
Magazine (November 8, 2007)
Clogged
airports: A plan to cut N.Y.C. air traffic (quoting Prof.
John Hansman) (October 25, 2007)
Airspace
where there's no room, Ideas to unclog skies over NYC divide
the players Prof. Hansman quoted in Boston.com (October
15, 2007)
Prof.
Hansman quoted in USA Today (June 21, 2006)
Prof.
Hansman received Commerical Air Transport Laurel (February
28, 2005)
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