Esther Allen
Assistant to Professor Barrett and Dr. Belobaba
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 33-322
Office Phone Number: 617.253.2727
eallen@mit.edu
Pam Fradkin
Assistant to Professors Balakrishnan and Odoni
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 33-207
Office Phone Number: 617.258.9729
fradkin@mit.edu
Pam Fradkin is an administrative assistant who comes to AeroAstro/MIT by way of a friend in Biological Engineering. She got her start as an all-around assistant on a large DARPA grant in BE, then worked in Resource Development, AeroAstro, and Biology as a temp following that grant’s closure, and now works full-time for the department, supporting a variety of faculty and researchers. Prior to coming to MIT, she worked for Jessica's Biscuit selling cookbooks and writing their newsletter. She has worked in assisted living and in group homes for the profoundly developmentally disabled. An avid reader, she likes nothing more than learning something new, and has an affinity for languages and the spoken word. Pam is a lifelong activist. Her hobbies include poetry, walking, and reading in crowded places.
Ping Lee
Fiscal Officer
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 33-214
Office Phone Number: 617.253.8964
pmlee@mit.edu
Andres Forero
Assistant to Professor Hansman
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 33-309
Office Phone Number: 617.253.4926
aforero@mit.edu
Parker Vascik
Research Scientist
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 33-115
pvascik@mit.edu
Parker Vascik is a research scientist with the International Center for Air Transportation. His research focuses on the analysis of air transportation systems with current projects concerning airspace design, traffic management, and airport operations for advanced air mobility (AAM) networks. Parker's primary research interests are in systems engineering and data-driven policy making. Parker is an expert contributor to the Community Air Mobility Initiative and a member of ICAO CAEP Working Group 4. Prior to MIT, Parker worked with the NASA Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) program and Rolls-Royce North America.