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 … Continue reading PhD Thesis Defense – Davide Poli
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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 … Continue reading PhD Thesis Defense – Francisco de los Ríos Navarrete
On the Februay 4th, the defense of the doctoral thesis of our student, Alfredo Escalante López, shall take place. Alfredo will be presenting his thesis titled "Applying Deep Learning for Optical Navigation in Solar System Exploration Missions" which was diligently conducted under the guidance of Manuel Sanjurjo-Rivo (UC3M) and Pablo Ghiglino (Klepsydra Technologies). Below, you … Continue reading PhD Thesis Defense – Alfredo Escalante López
"Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you." George Whitefield As usual, we close the year 2025 with a summary of our research outcomes, looking forward to 2026 with hope and enthusiasm. Our students have produced excellent work that has been published (link), traveled to … Continue reading 🌟 Let’s Recap Our 2025!
The Department of Aerospace Engineering is initiating a screening process for potential candidates to secure one of four funded PhD positions opening in December. The Department of Aerospace Engineering is seeking talented, highly motivated candidates to initiate their PhD studies during the first semester of 2026. We are currently conducting a screening process to identify … Continue reading Call for Expressions of Interest: PhD Positions for Spring 2026 (Deadline Imminent)
On the 26th November, the defense of the doctoral thesis of our student, Fateme Baneshi, shall take place. Fateme will be presenting her thesis titled "Network-Level Aircraft Trajectory Optimization for Climate Impact Mitigation using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning" which was diligently conducted under the guidance of Manuel Soler Arnedo (UC3M) and María Cerezo Magaña (UC3M). Below, … Continue reading PhD Thesis Defense – Fateme Baneshi
On the 11th November, the defense of the doctoral thesis of our student, Yannick Sztamfater García, shall take place. Yannick will be presenting his thesis titled "Probabilistic Uncertainty Quantification in Space Object Tracking and Orbital Safety Analysis" which was diligently conducted under the guidance of Manuel Sanjurjo Rivo (UC3M) and Joaquín Míguez Arenas (UC3M). Below, … Continue reading PhD Thesis Defense – Yannick Sztamfater García
Globally, women only make up around 25 percent of the workforce in the aerospace industry. In this context, Zonta International offers the Amelia Earhart Fellowships in fighting so that women have access to all resources and are represented in decision-making positions on an equal basis with men. What is the Amelia Earhart Fellowship? The referred fellowship … Continue reading Opportunity for Women in Aerospace Engineering and Space Sciences. Amelia Earhart Fellowship 2025
The call for applications is now open for the Doctoral School's cross-curricular courses for the first 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 … Continue reading Cross-curricular courses of the Doctoral School – 25/26 (1st semester)
On the 24th September, the defense of the doctoral thesis of our student, Pelayo Peñarroya Rodríguez, shall take place. Pelayo will be presenting his thesis titled "Intelligent Navigation and Control System for Minor Celestial Body Descent and Ascent" which was diligently conducted under the guidance of Manuel Sanjurjo Rivo (UC3M). Below, you will find all … Continue reading PhD Thesis Defense – Pelayo Peñarroya Rodríguez
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