PhD in AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

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Cross-curricular courses of the Doctoral School – 25/26 (2nd semester)

The registration period is now open for the Doctoral School’s cross-curricular courses for the second semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. There are several courses available with which you can complement your PhD studies. Some of them are taught in English and others have their lectures in spanish. Below are the different cross-curricular courses that…

PhD Thesis Defense – Davide Poli

On the Februay 6th, the defense of the doctoral thesis of our student, Davide Poli shall take place. Davide will be presenting his thesis titled “Advanced Fluid Models of ExB Discharges Applied to Hall Effect Thrusters” which was diligently conducted under the guidance of Eduardo Ahedo Galilea (UC3M) and Pablo Fajardo Peña (UC3M). Below, you…

PhD Thesis Defense – Francisco de los Ríos Navarrete

On the Februay 4th, the defense of the doctoral thesis of our student, Francisco de los Ríos Navarrete, shall take place. Francisco will be presenting his thesis titled “Ground-Actuated Airborne Wind Energy System Demonstrator” which was diligently conducted under the guidance of Gonzalo Sánchez Arriaga (UC3M). Below, you will find all the pertinent details to…

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Upcoming Events

Location When Summary Description
Salón de grados UC3M, Leganés 6 Mar, 2026 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm PhD Aerospace Seminar - Dr. Bernd Rainer Noack  
3.S1.08 17 Mar, 2026 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Aerospace PhD Seminar - Onofrio Semeraro (CNRS, Paríi)  
  25 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am – 12:55 pm PhD Open Day