On the July 21st, the defense of the doctoral thesis of our student Matteo Guaita, shall take place. Matteo will be presenting his thesis titled "Kinetic modelling of plasma thruster plumes" which was diligently conducted under the guidance of Eduardo Ahedo Galilea (UC3M) and Mario Merino Martínez (UC3M). Below, you will find all the pertinent … Continue reading PhD Thesis Defense – Matteo Guaita
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On the July 14th, the defense of the doctoral thesis of our student Francisco de Borja De Saavedra García del Río, shall take place. Francisco de Borja will be presenting his thesis titled "Mission-Based Sizing and Direct Characterization of Externally Wetted Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thrusters" which was diligently conducted under the guidance of Daniel Pérez … Continue reading PhD Thesis Defense – Francisco de Borja De Saavedra García del Río
Join us for our PhD Open Day next Wednesday 25 March from 11.00 to 13.00 (plus share lunch with us from 13.00 to 14.00) 📅: 25th March 🏢 : Auditórium Salón de Grados (Padre Soler) 💻 : Link https://youtu.be/5fQdpeHyrwo?si=egzAWItIC7H41rP6 PhD Open Day 2026 – Introduction to the Program by Manuel Soler https://youtu.be/DGBVvS9KX4A?si=Mo5uRy__Zx038zb_ PhD Open Day … Continue reading Open Day – 2026
On the March 16th, the defense of the doctoral thesis of our student Luigi Marra, shall take place. Luigi will be presenting his thesis titled "Data-driven modelling and predictive control of fluid flows" which was diligently conducted under the guidance of Stefano Discetti (UC3M) and Andrea Meilán Vila (UC3M). Below, you will find all the … Continue reading PhD Thesis Defense – Luigi Marra
The seventh Exchange Workshop will be dedicated to Data Visualization and Scientific Sketching, two (related) skills of great importance in research work. Lucas Schneeberger and Alberto Marín will help us along as moderators/instructors this time. What is the XW7 about? XW7 is about sharing your best practices, examples and counterexamples included, on how to explore … Continue reading Exchange Workshop: Data visualization and scientific sketching
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 … Continue reading Cross-curricular courses of the Doctoral School – 25/26 (2nd semester)
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
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!