Daphne de Jong

For the New Zealand author with the same pen name, see Daphne Clair.
Daphne de Jong
Born1990
The Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Alma materCranfield University (MSc), International Space University (MSc)
AwardsForbes 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]

Education

De Jong graduated from Cranfield University with a MSc in aerospace engineering and from International Space University with a MSc in space technologies.[4]

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Daphne de Jong". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. ^ a b Care, Adam (2016-11-29). "'Amazon Ambassador' Daphne De Jong, on helping science inspiration take flight". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  3. ^ a b Author Fishbowl: Scott Parazynski, retrieved 2023-07-10
  4. ^ a b c "Daphne de Jong | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  5. ^ "This Waymo Manager Wants You to Know That Self-Driving Cars Are Totally Safe". Observer. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  6. ^ Zijl, Door Caroline van (2019-10-22). "Zo bereidde Daphne zich voor op haar Mount Everest klim". Women's Health (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  7. ^ a b Jong, Daphne de (2019-09-04), Climbing Chomolunga - Why Equality Matters, retrieved 2023-07-10
  8. ^ "Daphne de Jong stond in de file op de Mount Everest: 'Ik dacht dat ik het niet zou redden'". NPO Radio 1 (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  9. ^ Kennis Kracht Podcast. "Podcast #54 met Daphne de Jong over het beklimmen van de hoogste bergen van de wereld". Radio. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  10. ^ "Daphne de Jong over het beklimmen van Mount Everest - Pauw - BNNVARA". Pauw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  11. ^ "Hoofddorpse Daphne (29) bereikt top Mount Everest: "Ik dacht dat het afgelopen was"". www.nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  12. ^ "Daphne (29) beklom de Mount Everest en zag overleden mensen liggen". www.linda.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  13. ^ Reider, Juliana (2020-10-18). "Moonshots: Kickstart your Career". AnitaBees|Buzz. Retrieved 2023-07-10.