Engineering Systems

3 Questions: Joseph Coughlin on aging and drivingAs the Baby Boomers become senior citizens, is a mobility crisis coming down the road?

MIT researchers test automatic parallel parkingAgeLab study: Driver-assistance systems can increase wellness and safety behind the wheel

Yossi Sheffi discusses new technologies and process innovationProfessor was a guest on recent broadcast of CNBC's Executive Vision

Society of Women Engineers honors MIT Leaders for Global Operations graduate

Gerontological Society of America names AgeLab’s Coughlin a FellowWill be honored at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting in November

LINC 2010 engages and inspiresConference focuses on the present and future of technology-enabled learning worldwide

MIT’s Joseph Coughlin chosen as one of the '10 Most Creative People on Twitter'

LINC unites educators from around the worldFifth conference being held May 23-26

Making Progress in Product DesignHow a mashup of disciplines builds genius — and really cool stuff

Oil spills, safety and system design and managementInterdisciplinary thesis explores complexity of safety in organizations with a culture of blame and ways to address this

Joseph Sussman on Transportation in Contemporary Society: A Complex Systems ApproachPresented by Transportation@MIT

Rosenfield honored with Joseph A. Martore Excellence in Teaching Award

In Profile: Missy CummingsFormer U.S. Naval fighter pilot aims to improve how humans and computers interact.

John Sterman on sustainable accessibiltyFrom Transportation@MIT

3 Questions: Steven Spear on Toyota’s troublesWith the vaunted Japanese automaker recalling millions of cars, the MIT senior lecturer explains what went wrong

CRTs going down the tubes? HardlySurprisingly, old-style television sets and computer screens are still in demand — to make new TV sets

Of Note: Google’s Davidson to present ESD’s Brunel Lecture

Energy, environment, health care discussed at annual Systems Thinking ConferenceOn Oct. 22-23, MIT faculty and industry leaders discussed the need for a systems-based approach to tackle complex challenges such as health care, energy, and the environment at the 2009 MIT conference on systems thinking for contemporary challenges.