Weigel, Annalisa

LAI Affiliated Faculty

Jerome C. Hunsacker Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems

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Dr. Weigel’s research interests include aerospace policy and economics, aerospace systems architecting and design, innovation and change dynamics in the aerospace industry, and systems engineering. She began her professional career as an engineer at Adroit Systems supporting the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office as an analyst for manned and unmanned platforms. Later she worked in support of the Department of Defense Space Architect Office during its stand-up and initial space system architecture design studies in satellite communications, satellite operations, and launch on demand. After completing her Ph.D. Annalisa worked for a year as a research associate at Lehman Brothers in New York City before returning to MIT to join the faculty.

She received an SB (1994) and SM (2000) in aeronautics and astronautics and a Ph.D. (2002) in technology, management, and policy from MIT. She also received a second SB (1995) in science, technology, and society from MIT and an MA (1998) in international relations from George Washington University.

Dr. Weigel was elected AIAA Associate Fellow in 2007.