Prof. Daniel E Hastings

Interim Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education
Cecil (1923) and Ida Green Professor in Education

Primary DLC

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

MIT Room: 33-207

Assistant

Frances Marrone
franm@mit.edu

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Spacecraft-Environmental Interactions
Power Generation in Space
Space Systems Engineering
Space Policy
Rocket Propulsion
Advanced Space Power and Propulsion Systems

Research Summary

Professor Hastings' research spans laser material interactions, fusion plasma physics, spacecraft plasma environment interactions, space plasma thrusters, and space systems analysis and design. I am also interested in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at MIT.

Recent Work