Background
Dethlefsen, Rolf was born on August 30, 1934 in Niebuell, Schleswig, Germany. Son of Andreas and Clara Dethlefsen.
Dethlefsen, Rolf was born on August 30, 1934 in Niebuell, Schleswig, Germany. Son of Andreas and Clara Dethlefsen.
Diplom Engineer, Technology University Braunschweig, Federal Republic Germany, 1961. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962. Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965.
Laboratory assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1962-1965; staff scientist, General Dynamics Convair, San Diego, 1965-1967; department manager, Allis Chalmers, Milwaukee, 1967-1972; consulting engineer, ITE/Gould Inc., Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1972-1979; senior project engineer, Brown Boveri Electric, Chalfont, Pennsylvania, 1979-1983; principal engineer, Maxwell laboratories, San Diego, 1983-1994; construction engineering, Marx Technology, San Diego, since 1994.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Electromagnetic Launch Association (secretary 1989-1990), American Radio Relay League, New York Academy of Sciences, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure.
Married Ingrid Baars, July 30, 1961. Children: Olaf, Stefan, Karin, Tanja.
