Thursday, October 8, 2009
Contributor: Scott Van Zandbergen
news@utsi.edu
The University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma,
Tennessee, will host the Quick-Goethert Lecture on October 29, 2009
at 4:00 p.m. in the UTSI auditorium. The speaker for the event is
Dr. Wanda Austin, President and Chief Executive Officer for The
Aerospace Corporation, based in Los Angeles, California. The
Aerospace Corporation is a federally funded research and development
center (FFRDC), and a systems-engineering resource for complex
communications, weather, navigation and reconnaissance space systems
and supports long-term planning, as well as the immediate needs of
our nation's military.
Dr. Austin’s lecture is entitled “The Human Factor: Managing
Technical Complexity and Creativity in the 21st Century,” addressing
one of the areas that most concerns engineering leaders of today -
how to attract the best and brightest minds to the aerospace
industry and develop them into the finest systems engineers in the
world.
Dr. Austin will further discuss the world-view of Generation Y –
tomorrow’s systems engineers. She will explain that Generation Y is
the embodiment of thoughtful and authentic professional vision and
values and these young people have the imagination and integrity
that are prerequisites for systems engineering innovation today.
In an interview with Aviation Week, Dr. Austin was recognized as
someone who “…. has brought to the task a laser-like focus on
people, attracting fresh new thinking and assuring that the
expertise of highly experienced people is passed on”.
Dr. Austin is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is
currently a member of the Augustine Commission.
Please join us for this year’s Quick-Goethert Lecture in the UTSI
auditorium on October 29th at 4 p.m. to hear the latest on what
future systems engineers need in order to take their place in the
aerospace industry of the near future.
The event will be followed by a banquet in the UTSI cafeteria. There
is no cost for the banquet; however, if you would like to attend,
please RSVP by October 23rd to Scott Van Zandbergen at
svanzan@utsi.edu or by phone
931-393-7402.
DR.
WANDA AUSTIN
