Mike Henderson

Biography

 Mr. Henderson is founder and chief scientist of SmartTruck, a Greenville, SC company developing aerodynamic modifications for trucks in order to boost their fuel efficiency. Because of its promising technologies, SmartTruck has been able to partner with the U.S. Energy Department’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where it uses that facility’s supercomputers to develop and optimize SmartTruck aerodynamic designs. From 2002 through 2012, Mr. Henderson served as Aerion’s chief operating officer. Previously, as Boeing’s chief project engineer for enabling technologies, Mr. Henderson led a team of 600 in developing advanced design and manufacturing technologies. From 1987 through 1995, he served as Boeing’s program manager for high-speed civil transport, leading a team of 1,500 professionals. Mr. Henderson worked with NASA to create the NASA High Speed Research Program and created a consortium dubbed “Team America” with Boeing as lead to conduct high speed research under contracts totaling $2 billion. He also led Boeing’s High-Lift Research Unit, which developed advanced computational tools for high-lift systems design. He is a founding member and past president of the Flight Research Institute.

Research Interest

  Electrical Engineering,Nano Technology, Environmental Engineering