PhD in AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

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PhD Thesis Defense – Ghasem Sharifinajafabadi

On October 27th, the defense of the doctoral thesis of our student Ghasem Sharifinajafabadi, shall take place. Ghasem will be presenting his thesis titled “Operational Solutions and Validation of Critical Subsystems for Autonomous and Compact Deorbit Devices Based on Bare Electrodynamic Tethers” which was diligently conducted under the guidance of Gonzalo Sánchez Arriaga (UC3M) and…

PhD Thesis Defense – Alejandra Martín Frías

On October 23rd, the defense of the doctoral thesis of our student Alejandra Martín Frías, shall take place. Alejandra will be presenting her thesis titled “Contrail Mitigation in Commercial Flight Planning: From Model Integration to Policy Design” which was diligently conducted under the guidance of Manuel Soler Arnedo (UC3M). Below, you will find all the…

Aid for University Teacher Training – FPU 2026

The State Research Agency (AEI) announces the availability of FPU doctoral scholarships. Prospective candidates, both nationally and internationally, are eligible if they hold an academic record (bachelor’s and/or master’s degree) with a grade equal to or higher than ~80%. If you are interested, we encourage you to review the research lines of the program to…

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Upcoming Events

Location When Summary Description
Salón de Grados, UC3M, Leganés 23 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am – 12:30 pm PhD Defence - Alejandra Martín Frías. "Contrail Mitigation in Commercial Flight Planning: From Model Integration to Policy Design"  
Salón de Grados, UC3M, Leganés 27 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am – 1:00 pm PhD Defence - Ghasem Sharifinajafabadi. "Operational Solutions and Validation of Critical Subsystems for Autonomous and Compact Deorbit Devices Based on Bare Electrodynamic Tethers"  
Salón de Grados, UC3M, Leganés 3 Nov, 2026 at 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm PhD Seminar - Dr. Zhong Zhang (Politecnico di Milano)