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Daphne de Jong | |
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Born | 1990 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | Cranfield University (MSc), International Space University (MSc) |
Awards | Forbes 30 under 30 |
Daphne de Jong is an aerospace engineer and a trained commercial pilot. [1] In 2018, she was listed as Forbes 30 under 30 in consumer technology. [1] She worked on the first Amazon Prime Air [2] customer delivery in the United Kingdom. [3] She is a board director at United Nations Women in San Francisco.[ citation needed]
De Jong graduated from Cranfield University with a MSc in aerospace engineering and from International Space University with a MSc in space technologies. [4]
Daphne de Jong worked for Waymo [5] and Rivian on advanced autonomous vehicles. Previously, she also worked for SpaceX. At Amazon Prime Air she contributed to deliver Amazon's packages to their customers by autonomous drones. [3] [2] [4] She also spent time at NASA Ames, focused on optimizing flight networks. [1] [4]
De Jong has described her goal as the development of technologies that will transform people's lives, [6] a topic she discussed in her TED talk [7] and multiple interviews. [8] [9] [10]
In 2019, she climbed Mount Everest. [7] [11] [12] [13]
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Daphne de Jong | |
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Born | 1990 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | Cranfield University (MSc), International Space University (MSc) |
Awards | Forbes 30 under 30 |
Daphne de Jong is an aerospace engineer and a trained commercial pilot. [1] In 2018, she was listed as Forbes 30 under 30 in consumer technology. [1] She worked on the first Amazon Prime Air [2] customer delivery in the United Kingdom. [3] She is a board director at United Nations Women in San Francisco.[ citation needed]
De Jong graduated from Cranfield University with a MSc in aerospace engineering and from International Space University with a MSc in space technologies. [4]
Daphne de Jong worked for Waymo [5] and Rivian on advanced autonomous vehicles. Previously, she also worked for SpaceX. At Amazon Prime Air she contributed to deliver Amazon's packages to their customers by autonomous drones. [3] [2] [4] She also spent time at NASA Ames, focused on optimizing flight networks. [1] [4]
De Jong has described her goal as the development of technologies that will transform people's lives, [6] a topic she discussed in her TED talk [7] and multiple interviews. [8] [9] [10]
In 2019, she climbed Mount Everest. [7] [11] [12] [13]
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