Rolf Henke (aerospace engineer)

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Rolf Henke (born April 3, 1956 in Lüdenscheid ) is a German engineer and professor at RWTH Aachen University . Since November 1, 2010, he has been on the board of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) responsible for the aviation sector and since January 1, 2013 President and member of the Senate of the German Aerospace Society - Lilienthal-Oberth e. V. (DGLR).

Live and act

From 1975 to 1980, Henke studied aerospace engineering at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin). In 1981 he received a scholarship for a Postgraduate Bursary of the British Council for a research stay at the Cranfield Institute of Technology (now Cranfield University ), England.

From 1980 to 1985 he was also, with interruptions, a research assistant at the Institute for Aerospace at the TUB. From 1985 to 2006, Henke worked at MBB ( Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm , today Airbus Group ). From 1985 to 1992 he was the test manager for special projects, in particular for laminar technology, and from 1992 to 1998 he was in charge of all programs for laminar maintenance at Airbus, which also included flight tests on the Airbus A 320 . In addition to his work at Airbus, Henke taught from 1992 to 1996 as a lecturer for aircraft construction at the University of Bremen . During this period he also worked as transnational Airbus coordinator for the “Technology Area Aerodynamics”. From 1998 he headed the national Adaptive Wing Concept (ADIF) before becoming head of Airbus high-lift technology in 2000. In addition, from 2002 to 2006 he was head of the EU technology platform AWIATOR (Aircraft Wing with Advanced Technology Operation) for wing technology development, as well as senior project manager and member of Airbus research and technology management. During this period he was among other things co-initiator and founding member of the Steering Committee for High Lift Center Germany (LHD) to secure the German workshare and head of the Conceptual Aircraft Design (CCAD) cluster at LHD.

In 2006, Henke moved to the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen as professor for aerospace engineering and headed the Institute for Aerospace (ILR). At RWTH Aachen University, Henke built up design, evaluation and simulation skills as well as a system for aircraft noise field measurements and initiated new courses on aircraft design and aircraft system technology. He was a member of various committees such as the Faculty Council , Commission for Teaching and the RWTH Ethics Commission . He was also a professor at the ILR Children's University . Henke will continue to teach as part of an unscheduled professorship at RWTH Aachen University.

Rolf Henke has been a member of the board of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) since November 1, 2010. Since his tenure as board member responsible for the aviation sector, he has made a significant contribution to the expansion and maintenance of the research aircraft fleet. With the “Flying Lecture Hall” initiative, students from various universities in Germany can experience test flight experiences live. In addition, 4 new institutes were recently founded in the field of aviation with a view to the digitization of aviation. These include the Institute for Test and Simulation for Gas Turbines in Augsburg , the Institute for Software Methods for Product Virtualization in Dresden and the two Institutes for System Architectures in Aviation and the Institute for Maintenance and Modification in Hamburg .

Others

From 2002 to 2006, Henke was the spokesman for the national fluid mechanics working group (STAB). Since 2009 he has been a member of the Program Committee (PC) of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) and a member of the “Editorial Board” of the Council of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Staff - ILR RWTH. Retrieved January 25, 2018 .
  2. ^ DGLR: Presidium. Retrieved January 25, 2018 .
  3. ↑ RWTH Aachen - KINDERUNI- Videos. Retrieved January 25, 2018 .
  4. ↑ DLR: Above the clouds: the flying lecture hall . In: DLR Portal . ( dlr.de [accessed January 25, 2018]).
  5. ↑ DLR: DLR Senate gives the green light for the establishment of seven DLR institutes . In: DLR Portal . ( dlr.de [accessed January 25, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Henke, Rolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engineer, board member of the German Aerospace Center
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Ludenscheid