Engineering Systems

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.