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Governments and companies, both large and small, are launching increasing numbers of satellites into space and promising vast amounts of information and data on various subjects.
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BS, Engineering Science Daniel Anastos first heard about SDM from meeting graduate students in other programs at MIT, and he thought it would be a perfect fit for his
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BSc, Mechanical Engineering Justin Dargis joins SDM from Chevron Canada, where he works as a completion engineer overseeing the process of preparing oil wells for production.
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BS, Chemical Engineering Noemie Midrez joins SDM from Hewlett-Packard, where she works in the Metal Jet 3D printing group as a process development engineer. While her background
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by Kathryn O’Neill Akshit Singla SDM ’19 joined MIT’s System Design and Management (SDM) program with an interest in engineering and management and an open mind about
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering Anisha Vyas is already used to managing complex systems in her work as a project manager & engineer at Universal Creative. She’s served as a
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B.S., Civil Engineering Ryan Montvydas joins SDM after four tours with the U.S. Coast Guard, serving not only in the United States but also in the Middle East. He’s familiar
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by Kathryn O’Neill When Covid-19 lockdowns forced legions of employees to work from home in 2020, Jack Yao SDM ’15 saw a huge leap in demand at his startup, Mobile
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering Jessy Mwarage is a senior staff engineer at Rivian working on diagnostic testing for the automotive company in Palo Alto, CA. He’s looking forward
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Tomohisa Okamoto came to the System Design and Management program in 2019, planning to learn how to apply systems thinking principles to his work at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in