Academic Degrees
B.A., 1976, Oxford University; S.M., 1978, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., 1980, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Honors and Awards
Member, International Academy of Astronautics; National Guard Bureau Eagle Award, 1999; Air Force Distinguished Civilian Award, 1999; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Fellow, 1997; International Council on System Engineering Fellow, 2007; National Academy of Engineering, 2017.
Positions Held at MIT
Associate Department Head for Research, 1993-1996; Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1993-present; Professor, Engineering Systems, 2000-2015; Director, Technology and Policy Program, 2000 – 2003; Associate Director & Co-Director, Engineering Systems Division, 2000-2004; Director, Engineering Systems Division, 2004-2005; Dean for Undergraduate Education, 2006-2013; Chief Executive Officer and Director Singapore MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, 2014-2018, Aeronautics and Astronautics Department Head, 2019-present.
Positions Held outside MIT
Chief Scientist of the Air Force, 1997-1999; NRC Government Industry University Roundtable, 2000-2003; Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, 2000-2009; Chair, Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Lab S&T Advisory Panel, 2001-2010; NASA Advisory Council, 2001-2003; National Science Board, 2002-2008; National Academy of Engineering, Committee of the Engineer 2020, 2001-2006; Board of Trustees of Aerospace Corp, 2000-2009, 2010-present; Member, Draper Board, 2010-present; NRC Air Force Studies Board, 2011-present; AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy, 2008-2013.
Specialization and Research Interests
Synergetic interactions between space systems and the space environment, space propulsion, space policy, space systems, spacecraft manufacturing processes, space system architecting
Teaching Interests
Space systems design, space policy, satellite engineering, technology and policy
Advising Philosophy Statement
AdvisingPhilosophy.Hastings.2019.pdf
Lab/Research Group Affiliation
Engineering Systems Laboratory
Administrative Assistant: Fran Maronne
- email: franm@mit.edu
- telephone: (617) 253-4885