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Dr. Daniel E. Hastings
Engineering
B.A., Oxford University, 1976
M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980
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Daniel E. Hastings was born in Chardstock,
Devon, U.K. and earned his undergraduate degree in mathematics at
Oxford University. His graduate degrees were awarded by the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, an M.S. in aeronautics and astronautics
in 1978 and a Ph.D. in plasma physics in 1980. His research has
focused on spacecraft-environmental interactions, space propulsion,
space systems engineering, and space policy. He has published some
50 papers and a book in the field of spacecraft-environment interactions
and several papers in space propulsion and space systems. He is
widely recognized for his work on tethers, plasma conductors, and
high voltage arching on solar arrays. He has led national studies
on government investment in space technology, and his current research
is concentrated in the areas of space systems and space policy.
He is undertaking research efforts in new design paradigms for space
systems, collaborating distributed satellite systems, changing the
nature of the space economy, and strategic space policy.
From 1981 to 1985, Hastings worked as a research scientist at Oak
Ridge National Laboratory in the fields of laser-material interactions
and fusion plasma physics. He has some 30 publications in these
areas.
Hastings joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) in 1985 and has served as director of the Space Grant Program,
associate department head for research in the Dept. of aeronautics
and astronautics, and director of the Space Engineering Research
Center. Currently, he is the Director of the Engineering Systems
Division and a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering
Systems.
As Chief Scientist of the Air Force from 1997 to 1999, Hasting
served as chief scientific advisor to the Chief of Staff and Secretary
of the Air Force. He provided assessments on a wide range of scientific
and technical issues and led several influential studies examining
where the Air Force should invest in space, global energy projection,
and
options for a science and technology workforce for the 21st century.
Hastings is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics and a member of the International Academy of Astronautics.
He is serving as the chair of the Air Force Scientific Advisory
Board.
Hastings has received numerous honors, including the Martin Marietta
Superior Publication Award in 1988, MIT’s Black Achiever Award
in 1992, the Air Force Distinguished Civilian Award in 1997 and
again in 1999, and the National Guard Bureau Eagle Award in 1999.
Hastings was appointed to the National Science Board in 2002.
July 2004 (Revised December 2004)
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