Daphne de Jong explained

Daphne de Jong
Birth Date:1990
Birth Place:The Netherlands
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. 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. She is a board director at United Nations Women in San Francisco.

Education

De Jong graduated from Cranfield University with a MSc in aerospace engineering and from International Space University with a MSc in space technologies.

Career

Daphne de Jong worked for Waymo[3] 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.[4] She also spent time at NASA Ames, focused on optimizing flight networks.

Personal life

De Jong has described her goal as the development of technologies that will transform people's lives,[5] a topic she discussed in her TED talk and multiple interviews.[6] [7] [8]

In 2019, she climbed Mount Everest.[9] [10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daphne de Jong . 2023-07-10 . Forbes . en.
  2. Web site: Care . Adam . 2016-11-29 . 'Amazon Ambassador' Daphne De Jong, on helping science inspiration take flight . 2023-07-10 . CambridgeshireLive . en.
  3. Web site: 2020-09-21 . This Waymo Manager Wants You to Know That Self-Driving Cars Are Totally Safe . 2023-07-10 . Observer . en-US.
  4. Web site: Daphne de Jong LinkedIn . 2023-07-10 . www.linkedin.com . en.
  5. Web site: Zijl . Door Caroline van . 2019-10-22 . Zo bereidde Daphne zich voor op haar Mount Everest klim . 2023-07-10 . Women's Health . nl-NL.
  6. Web site: Daphne de Jong stond in de file op de Mount Everest: 'Ik dacht dat ik het niet zou redden' . 2023-07-10 . NPO Radio 1 . nl.
  7. Web site: Kennis Kracht Podcast . Podcast #54 met Daphne de Jong over het beklimmen van de hoogste bergen van de wereld . 2023-07-10 . Radio.
  8. Web site: Daphne de Jong over het beklimmen van Mount Everest - Pauw - BNNVARA . 2023-07-10 . Pauw . nl.
  9. Web site: Hoofddorpse Daphne (29) bereikt top Mount Everest: "Ik dacht dat het afgelopen was" . 2023-07-10 . www.nhnieuws.nl . nl.
  10. Web site: Daphne (29) beklom de Mount Everest en zag overleden mensen liggen . 2023-07-10 . www.linda.nl . nl.
  11. Web site: Reider . Juliana . 2020-10-18 . Moonshots: Kickstart your Career . 2023-07-10 . AnitaBeesBuzz . en.

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