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.

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. 1 2 3 "Daphne de Jong". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. 1 2 Care, Adam (2016-11-29). "'Amazon Ambassador' Daphne De Jong, on helping science inspiration take flight". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  3. 1 2 Author Fishbowl: Scott Parazynski, retrieved 2023-07-10
  4. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 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.
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