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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 career 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 set up 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 CubeSats for In-Orbit Demonstration of satellite technologies and atmospheric science. As from 1 January 2017, he returned to ESA where he was responsible for the development of the ESA REDU centre (now ESTEC) in Belgium and contributed to the setting up of the Cyber Range and its Secure Space Operations Centre.
 

He 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).