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Dr Michael Emes
Appointment
- Senior Lecturer
- Dept of Space & Climate Physics
- Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences
Biography
Michael is Director of UCL Centre for Systems Engineering and Head of the Technology Management Group at UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL). He completed his first degree (MEng) in Engineering, Economics and Management at St John’s College, Oxford, and a PhD at MSSL in developing cooling technologies for spacecraft. He worked as a strategy consultant for Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman) on projects in retail, energy and transport, including a project advising the Department for Transport on how to address the problems of the rail sector in the last days of Railtrack plc. He now conducts teaching and research at UCL in the areas of systems engineering and technology management in domains including transport, health, defence and aerospace, and is Programme Manager and a lead trainer for the European Space Agency’s Project Manager Training Course. He is a Chartered Engineer and a member of APM, INCOSE and the IET.
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Research Summary
Research interests include management of technology and systems engineering in various sectors including space, transport and health. A particular focus is using systems approaches to improve decision-making processes, deriving effective and efficient solutions that deliver value to a system’s stakeholders.
Teaching Summary
MSc Teaching at UCL
Programme Director for the following MSc programmes:
- MSc Management of Complex Projects
- MSc Systems Engineering Management (UK Apprenticeship Scheme)
- MSc Technology Management
Module Director for the following MSc modules:
- Delivering Complex Projects
- Project Simulation
- Research Project
- Research Project Concept
- Emerging Technology Review
- The Business Environment
- Technology Strategy
Industrial Training
Programme Manager for the following programmes:
- PA Consulting Systems Thinking and Engineering Academy
- European Space Agency Project Manager Training Course
- European Space Agency Space System Engineering Training Programme
Since 2005, Michael has designed and delivered training courses to many industrial customers including PA Consulting, European Space Agency, General Dynamics UK, Leonardo, BAE Systems, General Electric, QinetiQ, Airbus Defence and Space, Ultra Electronics, National Air Traffic Services, Mahindra, Marshall, L3 Communications.
Appointments
| 16-AUG-2017 | Director | UCL Centre for Systems Engineering | UCL, United Kingdom |
| 09-SEP-2011 | Head, Technology Management Group | Mullard Space Science Laboratory | UCL, United Kingdom |
| 01-MAR-2009 – 16-AUG-2017 | Deputy Director | UCL Centre for Systems Engineering | UCL, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
| 2018 | SFHEA | ATQ04 - Recognised by the HEA as a Senior Fellow – Teaching and Learning in Higher Education | University College London |
| 2000 | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy – Space Cryogenic Engineering | University College London |
| 1997 | MEng (Hons) | Master of Engineering (Honours) – Engineering, Economics and Management | University of Oxford |
