![]() ![]() ![]() Google Podcasts Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Listen to previous episodes ![]() And then Duke made me a really good offer I couldn’t turn down to move my lab down south, which I did. And MIT found out that I was close to being done with my PhD, and they were very excited to get a female faculty member who was an expert in aviation. I did that at the University of Virginia. So I decided to get out and go back to school to get my PhD. It was a lot of difficulties, making that cultural transition. I also went to graduate school in the middle of that time frame, and got my PhD in space systems engineering.Īfter I had flown fighter jets as one of the first female fighter pilots for three years, it was-I’m really glad I did it, but it was a really rough ride. And I flew A-4s and F-18s for about ten years with the military. It’s not too surprising that I was very motivated to become one of the best of the best. And then after I graduated, I went to flight school. I went to the US Naval Academy for college. I don’t think it’s that big of a surprise that I went into the Navy. I sort of consider that home, but my parents are no longer alive. I spent the later part of my childhood, high school, in Memphis, Tennessee. Missy Cummings: I was a military brat, which means that I moved around a lot as a kid. Michael Chui: First of all, I’d love to hear a little bit about how you got to where you are today. Michael Chui: Missy Cummings is a professor in the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering and the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, and is the director of the Humans and Autonomy Laboratory. And Missy is also a trailblazer for women in two areas dominated by men: the military and, as she says in the podcast, technology. ![]() Janet Bush: Fascinating and very much an area that MGI has been researching. In this podcast, she shares her thoughts, among other things, on automation in airplanes and cars. Now she is a leading academic in the fields of engineering, automation, and robotics. She was one of the US Navy’s first-ever female fighter pilots. Michael Chui: Today’s interview is with Missy Cummings. Speaking of which, today’s interviewee is extraordinary. It’s a wonderful chance to talk to some amazing people. Janet Bush (co-host): Thanks very much, Michael. Janet is an MGI senior editor and she is joining me to become co-host of our Forward Thinking podcast. Well, the first order of business is to say welcome, Janet. Michael Chui (co-host): Hi, and welcome to Forward Thinking. Subscribe to the series on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. What excites you most about advances in technology?Īn edited transcript of this episode follows.What is the perfect use case for automation?.Are there things that car designers should be learning from the aerospace industry, or vice versa, as they’re starting to implement more levels of automated technology and driver assistance?.What are some interesting developments you’re seeing in the automation of vehicles?.What are your reflections on diversity across different fields?.In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, co-host Michael Chui speaks with Mary “Missy” Cummings, one of the first female fighter pilots in the US Navy and now a professor in the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering and the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, as well as the director of Duke’s Humans and Autonomy Laboratory.Ĭummings talks about her life as a fighter pilot and her journey into automation and robotics. ![]()
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