Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy December 6, 2006

The Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy:
System-Level Issues for Engineering

Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at 6:00PM. Free. RSVP required.

Join us as The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine presents "The Space Shuttle Columbia Tradegy: System-Level Issues for Engineering," featuring Dr. Sheila E. Widnall, institute professor and professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT. FREE. Kids welcome. RSVP required (below).

The Space Shuttle "Columbia" accident resulted from an organizational systems failure which allowed the physical event to occur. The response of engineers and program managers during the 16 days that Columbia was in orbit raises important issues for the education and utilization of engineers, as well as questions about the responsibility of engineers, to treat system-level issues with the same disciplinary respect and expertise that they treat components.

Join Dr. Sheila E. Widnall, member of the Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation Board, as she examines some underlying principles concerning the characteristics of organizations that can effectively deal with risk technologies.

Tonight's program is:

1) 5:30 PM - Meet and Greet and Registration

2) 6-7 PM - Presentation

3) Free hors d'ourves and dessert reception and meet-and-greet afterwards

Location:McDonnell Douglas Engineering Auditorium
114 Rockwell Engineering Center
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697
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