R. John Hansman, Jr.
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Head, Division of Humans and Automation
Director, International Center for Air Transportation

Recent Talks

• "Overview of Recent Forces & Trends in the Airline Industry", Prof. R. John Hansman, with the help of the Faculty and Students of the MIT Global Industry Study
• "Air Transportation: The Next 100 Years, Challenges and Opportunities", Presentation to the British Columbian Aviation Council, Vancouver, Canada, September 2003

• A.B., 1976, Cornell University, Physics
• S.M., 1980, MIT, Physics
• Ph.D., 1982, MIT, Physics, Meteorology, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Electrical Engineering

Dr. R. John Hansman currently is a professor in the Department of
Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, where he is head of the Humans and
Automation Division. He also is director of the International Center for
Air Transportation. His current research interests focus on advanced
cockpit information systems, including Flight Management Systems,
Air-Ground Datalink, Electronic Charting, Advanced Alerting Systems, and
Flight Crew Situational Awareness.

Dr. Hansman received a Ph.D. from MIT in 1982. He holds 6 U.S. Patents and
has authored over 250 technical publications. He is also an internationally
recognized expert in aviation meteorological hazards such as icing and
windshear. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA). He received the 1998 Bose Award for Excellence in
Teaching, the 1997 FAA Excellence in Aviation Award, the 1994 Losey
Atmospheric Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, the 1990 OSTIV Diploma for Technical Contributions and the
1986 AIAA Award for Best Paper in Thermophysics. He recently served as
Co-Chair of the MIT Presidential Task Force on Student Life and Learning.

Dr. Hansman consults and serves as a member of numerous advisory and
technical committees including the Congressional Aeronautics Advisory
Committee, the FAA Research and Development Advisory Committee, the FAA
WAAS Independent Review Board, and the NASA Advanced Air Transportation
Technologies Executive Steering Committee. He serves on several editorial
boards including the Air Traffic Control Quarterly. He has over 5650 hours
of pilot in-command time in airplanes, helicopters and sailplanes,
including meteorological, production and engineering flight test
experience.