Dr. Dianne Chong is the Director of Material & Process Technology in Phantom Works at Boeing. She manages approximately 200 engineers across the enterprise who are engaged in the research and development of advanced materials and materials applications. She also serves as the technical leader for Material & Process in Phantom Works and the Seattle site leader for the Structural Technologies, Prototyping & Quality organization.

Prior to this, Chong was the Department Head of three engineering departments at Boeing St. Louis. She also has served as Manager of Fabrication Processes in the Manufacturing Technology Processes organization, where she was responsible for engineers who support the Fabrication Centers and the Production Aircraft Programs (F/A-18C/D, F-15, AV-8B, T45TS, and C-17).

Chong received B.S. degrees in biology and psychology (1971), and M.S. degrees in physiology (1975) and metallurgical engineering (1983) from the University of Illinois. She utilized the knowledge from these two disciplines to develop porous titanium prostheses. In 1986, she completed her doctoral work by developing a steelmaking technology derived from methods used by the ancient Chinese and received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. She completed an Executive Master of Manufacturing Management at Washington University in 1998.

Chong is a member of TMS, AIAA, SAE, SME, SWE, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Tau Beta Pi. She was a 2001 graduate of Leadership America, a 1999 Participant in the Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge, and 1997 recipient of the YWCA Special Leadership Award in Science & Technology. She received the Boeing Corporate Diversity Award (2003), the Women of Color Technology All-Star (2002) and the OCA Corporate Achievement Award (2002). Chong is currently a member of ASM International’s Board of Trustees.