In Memoriam – Jan Bernard Heeman (1934 - 2020)

Jan Bernard Heeman, former managing director (secretarisbeheerder) of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, has passed away.

Having started his career as a scientist, Heeman spent 36 years working at TU Delft, he later becoming a department manager before joining IDE in 1985. In Heeman’s years at the faculty he lay the foundations for IDE’s educational model and oversaw a big increase in student numbers. He was an honorary member of the Study Association.