Egbert Torenbeek (born 1939)[1] was a Professor Emeritus[2] in the Department of Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Flight Performance & Propulsion (AWEP)[3] at Delft University of Technology.

[6] Professor Torenbeek received the 58th Ludwig Prandtl Ring (2016) "in recognition of his outstanding scientific achievements in the field of aircraft design in teaching, research and application" from the German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics.

[7][8] Egbert Torenbeek studied at Delft Institute of Technology from 1956 to 1961 and graduated with a degree in aeronautical engineering.

[9] He returned to Delft Institute of Technology in 1963 to start work under Hans Wittenberg, professor of aircraft design.

Torenbeek served from 2020 to 2022 as Honorary Guest Editor for the continuous Special Issue "Aircraft Design" at the journal "Aerospace" (ISSN 2226-4310).