John E. Keesee, Col., USAF (ret.)

Senior Lecturer
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
37-361
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 253-4438
jkeesee@mit.edu

B.S., 1973, USAF Academy
S.M., 1975, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Specialization and Research Interests

Instructor Resource Modules for Transferable Skills; Spacecraft Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Operations; Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate (CDIO) Curriculum Development; MIT Rocket Team; Mars Gravity Bio-satellite Team

Teaching Interests

Space System Engineering and Design, CDIO

Positions Held at MIT

Senior Lecturer, 2000-present

Honors and Awards

AIAA Undergraduate Advising Award, 2004; Kerrebrock Award, 2002; Sigma Xi

Society Memberships

American Society for Engineering Education, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Comments

Colonel Keesee served the United States Air Force for more than 30 years. His work primarily involved the development of aerospace systems including communication satellites and their ground communication and mission control systems. He and his wife Carrie have three daughters, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren.