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Aerospace Engineering Department Earns María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence Accreditation
The Aerospace Engineering Department at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has been awarded the María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence accreditation in the 2025 call of the Spanish State Plan for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research 2024–2027. This...
The Aerospace Engineering Department’s Professor, ManuelSoler Arnedo, becomes Spain’s National Champion at the 4thedition of the Frontiers Planet Prize
Today, April 22, 2026, Manuel Soler Arnedo, professor of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and director of the PhD program in Aerospace Engineering, has been announced as Spain’s National Champion at the 2026 edition of Frontiers Planet Prize, which rewards 25...
Call for Expressions of Interest – ATRAE 2026 Talent Program in Aerospace Engineering
The Department of Aerospace Engineering invites expressions of interest from outstanding researchers in all areas of Aerospace Engineering to support their applications to the prestigious ATRAE 2026 talent attraction program (Spanish State Research Agency). We are...
Dr. Gabriele Dessena Awarded Prestigious Juan de la Cierva Fellowship to Advance Aerospace Structural Dynamics
We are proud to announce that Dr. Gabriele Dessena has been awarded a highly competitive Juan de la Cierva fellowship. Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, this prestigious grant supports early-career researchers in their postdoctoral training and...
Call for Expressions of Interest – MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 in Aerospace Engineering
The Department of Aerospace Engineering invites expressions of interest from outstanding postdoctoral researchers in all areas of Aerospace Engineering to jointly apply for the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026. This call...
Launch Your Research Career: Two PhD Positions Open in the ERC-Funded ROCINANTE Project
The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is seeking two outstanding and highly motivated candidates to pursue their PhDs within the framework of the ROCINANTE project. ROCINANTE is an ambitious 5-year ERC-Consolidator Grant...
Join the Future of Space Propulsion: Two Postdoctoral Fellowships Available in the ROCINANTE Project
The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is currently inviting applications for two Postdoctoral Fellow positions to join the prestigious ERC-Consolidator Grant project, ROCINANTE. Led by the Plasmas and Space Propulsion Team,...
Admissions Now Open for the New Master in Aerospace Science and Technology (MAST)
MAST is a demanding, research-oriented program designed for highly motivated students aiming to tackle the most challenging problems in the present and future of aerospace engineering. This 1-year (60 ECTS) on-campus program is taught entirely in English and provides...
Open Position: Assistant Researcher in Miniaturized Hall Thrusters (EP2 Team)
The Plasma and Space Propulsion Team (EP2) at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is inviting applications for an Assistant Researcher position to work on the development and validation of Miniaturized Hall Thrusters. Are you an Aerospace Engineer or Physicist...
ERC Proof of Concept Grant Awarded to RT-FLOW to Advance Real-Time Flow Field Measurement
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Proof of Concept (PoC) Grant under the 2025 call to RT-FLOW (Real-time data-driven flow diagnostics with event-based cameras, Grant No. 101292611), a project led by Stefano Discetti from the Department of Aerospace...