Ron van Manen has joined the EU Clean Sky Joint Undertaking as the Program’s Technology Evaluation Officer per June 1, 2011. Clean Sky is an aeronautical research program launched in 2008 to develop breakthrough technologies to significantly increase the environmental performances of airplanes and air transport.

Ron had earlier provided ‘Expert Advisor’ evaluation support to this program.

VZM thanks Ron, who left the VZM team per same date, for his contributions to the team and a lot of success in his new position. If his busy new position allows him, we expect Ron frequently at the VZM Dutch Aviation Open golf events. Ron can be reached at ron.vanmanen@cleansky.eu.