Notable Members

Notable Members

Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering would like to greatly thank the Honorary Members and Members of Merit for their exceptional contribution to the society. 

Honorary Members

The honorary members of Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering are people who have collaborated with the society in an exceptional way. Many of the technical and organizational challenges would not have been possible without the advice and support of our honorary members.

Ir. Dr. Chris Verhoeven

Installed on the 28th of April 2011

Associate professor at TU Delft microelectronics, director education at TU Delft Robotics Institute.

Ir. Edwin Vermeulen

Installed on the 10th of March 2016

CEO of ArianeGroup Aerospace Propulsion Products.

Prof. Dr. Eberhard Gill

Installed on the 10th of March 2016

Professor and Chair of TU Delft Space Systems Engineering, director at TU Delft Space Institute.

Ir. Barry Zandbergen

Installed on the 20th of June 2019

Senior lecturer TU Delft, Space Engineering MSc track coordinator.

Prof. Dr. Henri Werij

Installed on the 20th of June 2019

Dean of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, TU Delft.

Members of Merit

Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering cannot exist without our active members. These members helped shape the society the way we know it today, both with technical and organizational efforts.

Esmée Menting – installed on 17th of September 2023

 

Maurits van Heijningeninstalled on 17th of September 2023

 

Dion van Strydonck – installed on 1st of October 2022

 

Rolf Wubben – installed on 1st of October 2022

 

Felix Kuhnert – installed on 1st of October 2022

 

Jeije van den Wijngaart – installed on 1st of October 2022

 

Martin Olde – 

Comissioner of External Relations of the 13th Board, Cansat Committee, Stratos II Recovery, Solids/Aether, Safety.

Lars Pepermans installed on the 30th of September, 2020

Capsule Team, Cansat Committee, Chief Recovery for Stratos III, founder of Parachute Research Group, SPEAR. 

Robert Werner – installed on the 30th of September, 2020

Comissioner of Internal Affairs of the 12th Board, Morningstar rocket, DHX-200 Aurora, The Golden Age of Ballooning Project, Chair of Safety. 

Maneesh Kumar Vermainstalled on the 20th of June 2019
President of the 14th Executive Board, Supervisory Board Member, Launch Day Committee, CanSat Committee, Education Committee, Team Manager Project Aether, Team Manager Structures Team, Stratos II , Core Team Stratos II+.

Tobias Knop installed on the 20th of June 2019
Safety Board, Team Manager Stratos II Propulsion, Member of the DAWN Hybrid Propulsion Team.

Ralph Huijsmaninstalled on the 21st of February 2019
Treasurer 11th Executive Board, Supervisory Board Member, Financial Committee, Co-founder Cryogenic Propulsion Team, Member of the DAWN Hybrid Propulsion Team, Core Team Stratos II.

Jeroen Wink installed on the 21st of February 2019
Commissioner of External Relations 15th Executive Board, Co-founder Advanced Control Team and Cryogenic Propulsion Team, Team Manager Stratos II+, organizer of (international) DARE study tours.

Rob Hermseninstalled on the 5th of March 2015
Secretary of the 10th Executive Board, Team Leader of the Stratos II project, Team Leader of the Cryogenic Propulsion Team, Member of the ‘Deimos’ Liquid Propulsion Team, Supervisory Board Member, Mentor Small Rocket Project.

Arjan Fratersinstalled on the 28th of August 2014
Commissioner of Internal Affairs of the 8th Executive Board, Team Leader of the ‘Deimos’ Liquid Propulsion Team and Hybrid Propulsion Team.

Bart Buyensinstalled on the 28th of August 2014
President of the 12th Executive Board, Team Leader of the ‘Deimos’ Liquid Propulsion Team.

Bryan Tong Minh
Secretary of the 8th Executive Board.

Eric Smit
Commissioner of External Affairs of the 7th Executive Board. Lead electronic designer of the CanSat V3, V4 and V5 electronics.

Frank Engelen
Secretary of the 5th Executive Board, Treasurer of the 6th Executive Board, Designer of the CanSat V4/V5, Supervisory Board Member.

Louis Souverein
Commissioner of Design 1st Executive Board, Commissioner of Design 2nd and 3rd Executive Board.

Martijn de Milliano
President of the 7th Executive Board.

Roel Vandeberg
Commissioner of Promotion of the 4th and 5th Executive Board, Commissioner of External Affairs of the 6th Executive Board, Designer of the CanSat V4/V5, Supervisory Board Member.

Mark Uitendaalinstalled on the 28th of April 2011

Steven Engelen installed on the 28th of April 2011
Commissioner of Projects of the 4th and 5th Executive Board, Founder of the ‘Deimos’ Liquid Propulsion Team.

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