Olivier "Oli" de Weck

Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics and Engineering Systems at MIT | Interim Department Head MIT Aero Astro | Editor-in-Chief Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

Since we created our own wings and the ability to look at our Earth from above, we have started to realize how fragile and worthy of our best efforts she is. Through systems thinking, technical leadership, and strategic engineering we can improve the human condition for ourselves and future generations. On Earth and beyond.

Experience

  • Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics and Associate Department Head at MIT
    Sep 2001 - Present · 24 yrs 10 mos

    Research, Teaching and Service in the area of complex technologically-enabled systems. I focus on how technologies evolve over time and how they are infused in aircraft, spacecraft and critical infrastructures. Teaching in capstone courses (mission design), systems architecture and engineering, multidisciplinary design optimization and technology roadmapping.

  • Fellow at AIAA
    1998 - Present · 28 yrs 6 mos

  • INCOSE (22 yrs 6 mos)
    • Fellow
      2004 - Present · 22 yrs 6 mos

    • Academic Council
      2004 - 2011 · 7 yrs

  • Visting Professor at Keio University
    2007 - Present · 19 yrs 6 mos

  • Adjunct Professor at EPFL
    2012 - 2021 · 9 yrs

    Adjunct Professor at EPFL in Space Systems and Systems Engineering. Support for research and teaching at the Swiss Space Center and the new Minor in Systems Engineering.