On September 25th, join us for a discussion with Olivier de Weck on the Solar Impulse and the Swiss American Aerospace Connection. The event, composed of a presentation and a panel discussion moderated by Wolfgang Klietmann, is organized by the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce and swissnex Boston. It will be hosted by the Novartis.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
5:30 PM |
space |
Registration |
5:30 – 7 PM |
Reception & Networking |
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7 – 8:30 PM |
Presentation and Panel Discussion |
Presentation by Olivier de Weck, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems, Executive Director, Production in the innovation Economy, MIT
Panel Discussion moderated by Wolfang Klietmann, M.D., Harvard Medical School
Events Committee Wolfgang Klietmann
Olivier de Weck
PROFESSOR OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS AND ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION IN THE INNOVATION ECONOMY
Academic Degrees
Dipl. Ingenieur m.A., Industrial Engineering, 1993, ETH Zurich, Switzerland S.M., 1999, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D., 2001, Aerospace Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Honors and Awards
Auszeichnung/Honors ETH Zurich, 1993; Carroll L. Wilson Award MIT, 1998; INCOSE 2004 Systems Engineering Best Paper, 2004; NASA Certificate of Appreciation for Exploration Systems Roadmapping, 2005; Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising, 2006; AIAA MDO TC Outstanding Service Award, 2007; Systems Engineering journal Outstanding Paper Award, Volume 10 (2007); INCOSE Technical Working Group Collaboration Award (2009); Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising (2010); Systems Engineering journal Best Paper of the Year Award, 2011; Reviewer’s Favorite Choice Award, ICED’11 Conference, 2011; Excellent Paper Award, ICTC 2012 Conference (IEEE), 2011; Honorable Mention, 2011 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Award) in Engineering & Technology, 2012; Election as Fellow (INCOSE), 2012; AIAA 2012 Teaching Award, 2012
Positions Held outside MIT
Swiss Air Force Officer, 1987-2000; ETH Zurich, Research Assistant, 1987-1992; Swiss Aircraft & Systems Co., R&D Staff Engineer, 1992-1997; McDonnell Douglas, Swiss F/A-18 Engineering Program Manager, 1995-1997; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Visiting Scientist, 1998; Co-founder Intelligent Action Inc., 2007, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Systems Engineering
Specialization and Research Interests
Systems engineering, product design and manufacturing, space exploration and colonization, management of complex projects, strategy
Teaching Interests
Multidisciplinary System Design Optimization (16.888/ESD.77), System Project Management (ESD.36), Space Systems Engineering (16.89), Engineering Design and Rapid Prototyping (16.810), Product Platform and Product Family Design: From Strategy to Implementation (ESD.39s), Fundamentals of Systems Engineering (16.842), Unified Engineering (16.010-040)
For further information, or to become a member, please visit the Swiss American Chamber of Commerce website .