Jean Muylaert received his master’s degree in Electromechanical Engineering from the University of Leuven (Belgium) followed by the Master degree from the Von Karman Institute Brussels on transonic Aerodynamics. His industrial professional carrier started at DORNIER Germany where he oversaw developing tools on aerothermodynamics for high-speed vehicles. While at DORNIER he was seconded to the ETW (European Transonic Wind tunnel) team in Amsterdam and later to Köln where he was in charge of the design, the commissioning and the calibration of the ETW airline components. As from 1988 he joined the European Space Agency (ESA) where he has setup and led the Aerothermodynamics (ATD) section providing support for all launchers and re-entry missions as well as promoting R&D activities in the field of CFD validation including wind tunnel and flight instrumentation developments. He embarked on a series of “In Flight Research” projects associated with ATD and TPS (Thermal protection Systems) design related issues. He was the chief scientist of the European Experimental Re-entry Test bed (EXPERT) flight project. He has edited 4 books, published more than 100 papers and is a lecturer at European universities. As from 1 November 2008 he became the Director of the Von Karman Institute in Brussels. He was the co-initiator and coordinator of the QB50 project dealing with a worldwide constellation of CubeSat’s for In Orbit Demonstration of Satellite technologies and atmospheric science. As from 1 January 2017 he returned to ESA where he was responsible for development of the ESA REDU centre (now ESEC) in Belgium and contributed to the setting up of the Cyber Range and its Secure Space Operation Centre. Received Honourable Doctor Degree from the SBRAS, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2011 and was nominated senior advisor on Aerothermodynamics and propulsion at ESA in 2012. In 2014 he became fellow / Academician of the International Astronautical Academy and in 2016 the high European representative to the EC DEVCO ISTC’s Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). Presently senior advisor to industry for Micro-Sat Space mission, Cyber secure communications, Crisis management system for Critical infrastructures and Space Situation awareness (debris, meteorite impact). Former Belgium Member of NATO STO (past RTO) Science and Technology Organization
• Member of AIAA, former member of CEAS, VRI, Bruspace, Supersonic tunnel association (STA)
• Former Board member of Pole Espace Belgium
• Former member of Arianespace /CNES Committee Technique Ariane (CTA)
• Member of Scientific Committees of CNRS, ONERA, DLR, La Sapienza, TUD, Burger centrum
• Member of Programme Committee of ICMAR/ITAM Novosibirsk
• Founding Member of the EUCASS (European Conference for Aerospace Sciences)
• Lectures at TUD, UT, VKI, RWTH, TH Zurich, La Sapienza, Caltech, San Jose Uni, Princeton
• Evaluation of EU and NATO proposals
• Fellow Member / Academician the IAA (International Academy of Astronautics)
• Member of the NATO SPS ISEG (Science Peace and Security Int. Scientific Evaluation Group)
• Advisor to DEVCO EC, Member of the SAC for ISTC (Int. Science and Technology Centre)

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