Roderick Wassenaar Email & Phone Number

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

Part of the AIT team, specialising and focussing on the final testing of Dawn's systems

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

After completing the necessary training as a Safety Trainee and finishing my term as part of the executive board of DARE, I have the honour of becoming one of the Safety Officer for DARE as a member of the Safety Board. The Safety Board is a separate entity within DARE, consisting of experienced members of the society responsible so that all activities within a student rocketry society happen safely. This role entails being end-responsible for the safety of DARE's members during tests and at its facilities, reviewing system applications concerning pyrotechnics and high-pressure feed systems among others. This role also entails ensuring the legal transport of explosives.This role also entails being responsible for organising the use of DARE solid propellant for its various motors and rockets which are used regularly during launch days and tests occurring at the TU Delft.

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

As a member of the Supervisory Board, I advise the current board on their day-to-day activities, as well as being helping the rest of the society in miscellaneous matters.

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

After the Stratos IV campaign, I remained the head of the ground system used for smaller-scale launch days in the Netherlands, as well as advising the new project of Stratos V of DARE on the use and eventual modification of the launch tower for their operations

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

As a member of the executive board of DARE, my role entailed facilitating all the teams in their day-to-day operations. This role also entailed supporting my other board members.

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

After the current Chief-of-Department left the team, I continued being involved in all ground system operations for the entirety of the Stratos IV project, ending up heading all ground system operations concerning rocket transport and launch tower insertion.

Delft, South Holland Province, Netherlands

Full-time role in design, building and improving the propulsion system of the Stratos IV prior to the launch campaign in October 2021 at INTA in Spain. The launch campaign resulted in the launch attempts being scrubbed due to various technical problems

Delft, The Netherlands

Aided in the (design and) construction of the tower used to aid the Stratos III rocket in launching on a straight trajectory - launched Summer 2018.Worked on designing and building a new rocket cart in safely transporting the Stratos IV as well as improving the weaknesses of the current version of the launch tower.

Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

As an intern at Dawn Aerospace, I was responsible for finalising the design, to build and test a vacuum chamber sized for their B20 thruster. The system had to be able to maintain a vacuum, measure various performance parameters and supply the thruster with the correct propellant quantities. This solution had to be "whole-in-one" and operatable by a single employee.

Delft, The Netherlands

Have the responsibility to authorise the testing of different components, sub-systems and the ultimate system, as well as creating the testing protocols. It also included furthering my previous work in investigating different certification and regulation laws and how this applies to the Hermes II

Delft, The Netherlands

Was responsible for generating a budget as well as setting the stichting (foundation) and bank accounts for the project

Delft, The Netherlands

Aided in the research and development for different propulsion methods

Delft, The Netherlands

Organise the department and have the responsibility to distribute tasks among department members. Also had to communicate the department progress to the administration and other Chief of Departments and Chief Engineer

Delft, The Netherlands

Delft, The Netherlands

Needed to track all monetary matters in regard to the organisation of the event, including updating the team on the current budget, and had the responsibility to close the budget as best possible

Troisvierges, Luxembourg

Teaching Taekwon-Do to all ages

London, United Kingdom

Aided in running certain aspect of the lessons, taught people from as young as 4 to older adults. Also aided in organising aspects and teaching children at Easter and Summer camps concerning between 80 and 100 kids

Master Of Science - Ms, Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: VSV Leonardo Da Vinci, Project Talaria, Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering

Minor, Physics, Astrophysics And Astrodynamics, 3.95/4 Gpa

For my minor, I decided to study abroad for the semester at Iowa State University. I chose to complete 5 courses: - AERO E 451.

International Baccalaureate

Higher Level: - Mathematics - Physics (EE) - Chemistry Standard Level: - Economics - English Language & Literature - German B

Gcse

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