Julie Peirson
The Boeing Company
Institution: Stevens Institute of Technology
Advisor: Richard Turner
Bio:
Aircraft design is a set of complex design efforts that span multiple years with significant financial investment. Systems integration is a large component of aircraft design in terms of dollars as well as schedule, and improvements in systems integration can yield significant cost savings and reduced schedule flows. Ms. Peirson's research focuses on the systems integration aspects of aircraft design in order to reduce costs.