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Edward F. Crawley (born September 7, 1954) is a Professor of
System Design and Management
graduate program and also the
Edward F. Crawley (born September 7, 1954) is a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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and of Engineering Systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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. His teaching and research focuses on Space Systems, Systems Architecture and Systems Engineering. He serves as the co-chair of NASA Exploration Technology Development Program Review Committee and formerly served as the Co-Director of the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program at MIT.
In 1998, Crawley was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American Nonprofit organization, nonprofit, NGO, non-governmental organization. It is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), along with the National Academ ...
for contributions to control-structure interaction and its applications on Earth and in space, and to the international space program. In 2011, Crawley was elected as a foreign member into the Chinese Academy of Engineering
The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences a ...
.
From 2011 to 2016 he was President of Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, or Skoltech, is a private institute located in Moscow, Russia. Skoltech was established in 2011 as part of a multi-year partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Globally ...
in Skolkovo innovation center
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As corporations and individuals register their residency in the city, they can receive financial assista ...
. He was on leave from MIT since 2011 and planned to return after leaving the Skolkovo office.
Prof. Crawley earned his S.B. (1976) and an S.M. (1978) in Aeronautics and Astronautics, and an Sc.D.
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Africa
Algeria and Morocco
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(1981) in Aerospace Structures from MIT. Prof. Crawley was the founding co-director of the MISystem Design and Management
graduate program and also the
CDIO
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.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crawley, Edward F. Place of birth missing (living people) Living people MIT School of Engineering alumni NASA people Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Foreign members of the Russian Academy of Sciences Foreign members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering MIT School of Engineering faculty 1954 births