People

Tenured faculty

Eduardo-Ahedo

Eduardo
Ahedo

Chair of Excellence UC3M
Office 7.3.H4 |
Tel: +34 916248234
Research Topics: Space propulsion and plasma physics

CAVALLARO, RAUNO

Rauno
Cavallaro

Associate Professor
Director of the Master in Aeronautical Engineering
Office 7.1.H06 | Tel: +34 916248232
RT: Comp. Solid Dynamics, Aeroelasticity, Aircraft Design

DISCETTI, STEFANO

Stefano
Discetti

Full Professor
ERC Starting Grantee
Deputy director of the department
Office 7.1.H11 | Tel: +34 916248235
Research Topics: PIV, flow control, machine learning

FAJARDO PEÑA, PABLO

Pablo
Fajardo

Full Professor
Vice-Rector for Teaching and Research Staff
Office 7.3.H8 | Tel: +34 916248239
Research Topics: CFD simulat., Plasma Propulsion

FLORES ARIAS, OSCAR

Óscar
Flores

Full Professor
Director of the Department
Office 7.1.H15 | Tel: +34 916248217
Research Topics: HPC,
turbulence.

GARCIA-HERAS CARRETERO, JAVIER

Javier
García-Heras

Assistant Professor
Office 7.1.H20 | Tel: +34 916248223
Research Topics: Optimal control, trajectory optimization, air navigation

IANIRO, ANDREA

Andrea
Ianiro

Full Professor
ERC Consolidator Grantee
Secretary of the Department
Office 7.1.H07 | Tel: +34 916248233
Research Topics: Experimental thermal fluids and propulsion

MERINO MARTINEZ, MARIO

Mario
Merino

Full Professor
ERC Starting Grantee
Office 7.3.H06 | Tel: +34 916248234
Research Topics: Space propulsion and plasma physics.

NAVARRO CAVALLE, JAUME

Jaume
Navarro

Associate Professor
Deputy Director of the Department
Office 7.3.H33 | Tel: +34 916248358
Research Topics: Space propulsion and plasma physics

RAIOLA, MARCO

Marco
Raiola

Associate Professor
Office 7.1.H.13 | Tel: +34916248218
Research Topics: Flapping wings, experimental fluid mechanics

SANCHEZ ARRIAGA, GONZALO

Gonzalo Sánchez Arriaga

Full Professor
Director of the Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering
Office 7.1.H08 | Tel: +34 916248229
RT: Electrodynamic Tethers, Plasma Physics, Kite control and dynamics

SANJURJO RIVO, MANUEL

Manuel Sanjurjo Rivo

Associate Professor
Office 7.1.H17 | Tel: +34 916248222
RT: Space tether dynamics, Orbital Mechanics, Optimization

SOLER ARNEDO, MANUEL FERNANDO

Manuel
Soler

Full Professor
Director of the PhD in Aerospace Engineering
Office 7.1.H18 | Tel: +34 916248219
RT: Optimal control, trajectory optimization, air navigation

Distinguished fellows and Assistant professors

ANDREU ANGULO, IGNACIO

 Ignacio Andreu Angulo

Juan de la Cierva Fellow
Office 7.1.H.20 | Tel: +34916248223
Research Topics: Unsteady fluid dynamics

 

CASTELLANOS GARCIA DE BLAS, RODRIGO

Rodrigo Castellanos

Assistant Professor
Office 7.1.H12 | Tel: +34 916248236
RT: Surrogate Modelling, Multi-fidelity, Mult. Optimi., App. Aero.

 

CEREZO MAGAÑA, MARIA

María
Cerezo

Assistant Professor
Office 7.1.H20| Tel: +34 91 6248223
Research Topics: Optimal Control, Trajectory Optimization, Air Navigation, Climate Change

 

CINI, ANDREA

Andrea
Cini

Assistant Professor
Office 7.1.H16 | Tel: +34 916248238
Research Topics: Aeroelasticity, Aircraft Design, Computational Solid Dynamics, Aerodynamics

DESSENA, GABRIELE

Gabriele
Dessena

Assistant Professor
Office 7.3.H31 | Tel: +34 916248356
RT: Finite Element Analysis, Aero. Structures; Nonlinear Dynamics; Modal Analysis; Structural Dynamics

 

GURKAN, CEREN

Ceren
Gürkan

Assistant Professor
Office 7.3.H34
Research Topics: H.Order Cut Discretization Tech., Numerical Fluid Modelling

 

MARCOS ESTEBAN, ANDRES

Andrés Marcos Esteban

Distinguished Senior Investigator «Beatriz Galindo»
Director of the Master in Space Engineering
Office 7.1.H09 | Tel: +34 916248238

 

 

MORENO SOTO, ALVARO

Álvaro Moreno Soto

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Topics: Aerodynamics, air transport and artificial intelligence

 

PEREZ ENCINAR, MIGUEL

Miguel Pérez Encinar

Assistant Professor
Office 7.3.H34 | Tel: +34 916248230
Research Topics: Turbulence, HPC, Fluid Mechanics

 

Racionero, Alberto

Alberto
Racionero

Assistant Professor
Office 7.1.H14 | Tel: +34 916248226
Research Topics: Structural Composites and Optimization, Finite Element Analysis, Multi. modeling

 

VATANKHAHGHADIM, BEHRAD

Behrad Vatankhahghadim

Assistant Professor
Office 7.1.H14 | Tel: +34 916248226
Research Topics: Spacecraft dynamics and control, Attitude determination and control

 

VELA MARTIN, ALBERTO

Alberto
Vela Martín

Assistant Professor
Office 7.1.H12 | Tel: +34 916248236
Research Topics: Turbulence, computational fluid dynamics, turbulence modelling

 

ZHOU ZHU, JIEWEI

Jiewei
Zhou

Assistant Professor
Office 7.3.H.33 | Tel: +34916248230
Research topics: Space propulsion and plasma physics

Postdocs

ARPANAEI FARHAD

Farhad
Arpanaei

CORNEJO MACEDA, GUY YOSLAN

Guy Cornejo Maceda

CUELLAR MARTIN, ANTONIO

Antonio Cuellar Martín

INCHINGOLO, MARCO RICCARDO

Marco Riccardo Inchingolo

JAFARIMOGHADDAM, AMIN

Amin Jafarimoghaddam

MARIN CEBRIAN, ALBERTO

Alberto Marín Cebrián

MITROTTA, FRANCESCO MARIO ANTONIO

Francesco
Mitrotta

PERALES DIAZ, JESUS

Jesús
Perales

SIMORGH, ABOLFAZL

Abolfazl
Simorgh

Research and teaching Assistants

AKBARI, DANIAL

Danial
Akbari

ANGIERO, TANI

Tani
Angiero

BANESHI, FATEME

Fateme
Baneshi

BAYON BUJAN, BORJA

Borja
Bayón

BERGERIOUX, HUGO GEORGES HENRI

Hugo
Bergerioux

CARDONE, DONATO

Donato
Cardone

CHEN, JUNWEI

Junwei
Chen

CIRUJANO PÉREZ, LUIS

Luis
Cirujano

CUERVA LAZARO, GUILLERMO

Guillermo Cuerva Lazaro

D ORAZI, GIORGIO MARIA

Giorgio Maria D’ Orazi

DALLE FABBRICHE, SIMONE

Simone Dalle Fabbriche

DENG, XIAOQING

Xiaoqing
Deng

FERNANDES DE CARVALHO, JOAO

João
Carvalho

FERNANDEZ TENA, IÑAKI

Iñaki
Fernández

FRANCESCHELLI, LUCA

Luca
Franceschelli

GONZALEZ GARCIA, JORGE

Jorge González García

GUAITA ., MATTEO

Matteo
Guaita

Kawamoto, Yuma

Yuma
Kawamoto

LI HU, QIHONG LORENA

Qihong Lorena
Li Hu

LOPEZ GARCIA, JAIME

Jaime
López García

MARCIANO, LIVIA

Livia
Marciano

MARRA, LUIGI

Luigi
Marra

Martinez vidal, Ivan

Iván
Martínez

MORENO BENAVIDES, JONATHAN RICARDO

Ricardo Moreno Benavides

MOUSSA BOLA, OUMAROU

Oumarou
Moussa

Navarro González, Martín

Martín
Navarro

ORTIZ ABUJA, IRENE

Irene
Ortiz Abuja

PERROTIN, TATIANA

Tatiana
Perrotin

POLI, DAVIDE

Davide
Poli

QUIBÉN FIGUEROA, RAÚL

Raúl Quibén Figueroa

RABUÑAL GAYO, ANDRÉS

Andrés Rabuñal Gayo

RIMADA CARRASCO, JOSÉ MARÍA

José María Rimada Carrasco

Rios Navarrete, Francisco de los

Francisco
de los Ríos

RIPOLI, MATTEO

Mateo
Ripoli

Rivera Lavado, Sergio

Sergio
Rivera

RODRIGUEZ ASENSIO, ALICIA

Alicia Rodríguez Asensio

SAN, BUN-KIM NICOLAS

Bûn-Kim
San

SCALIA, LUCA

Luca
Scalia

SCHNEEBERGER CARLES LUCAS

Lucas Schneeberger

SHARIFINAJAFABADI, GHASEM

Ghasem
Sharifina

SIMÓN AZNAR, JORGE

Jorge
Simón

TIRELLI, IACOPO

Iacopo
Tirelli

ZIAKOS, NIKOLAOS

Nikolaos
Ziakos

Adjunct professors

CASILLAS GIL, TAMARA

Tamara
Casillas Gil

DI SOTTO, EMANUELE

Emanuele

Di Sotto

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Francisco Javier Espinosa

GARCIA BOSQUE, ALBERTO

Alberto García Bosque

 

GARIJO HERNÁNDEZ, DIEGO

Diego Garijo Hernández

 

GÜEMES JIMENEZ, ALEJANDRO

Alejandro Güemes Jimenez

 

IBARRECHE MENDIA, JOSE IGNACIO

José Ignacio Ibarreche Mendia

 

LAFOZ PASTOR, ISMAEL

Ismael

Lafoz Pastor

LAMELA SANCHEZ, JAIME

Jaime Lamela Sanchez

LUQUE MARTINEZ, SALVADOR GUILLERMO

Salvador Guillermo
Luque Martínez

MARTIN DE LA ESCALERA CUTILLAS, FEDERICO RAFAEL

Federico Rafael Martin de la
Escalera Cutillas 

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Ignacio Melgar Bautista

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Andoni Gaizka Moral Inza

ORDÓÑEZ MANJÓN, ISMAEL

Ismael Ordóñez Manjón

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Paula Prado Montes

RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, RUBEN

Rubén Rodríguez Rodríguez

 

SALADO RODILLA, MIGUEL ANGEL

Miguel Ángel Salado

 

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Mariano Sanchez Nogales

SANCHEZ ORTIZ, NOELIA

Noelia Sanchez Ortiz

SANMIGUEL VILA, CARLOS

Carlos Sanmiguel Vila

ZORITA GOMEZ ESCOLAR, DEMETRIO

Demetrio Zorita Gomez Escolar

Staff

AZUMENDI JAYO, IZASKUN

Izaskun
Azumendi 

Secretary’s office of Aerospace Engineering Group
Office 7.1.H19 | Tel: +34 91 624 82 25

CObos, Carlos

Carlos
Cobos

Laboratory Technician
Office 7.1.H.22 | Tel: +34 91 624 8224

DRIVA, OLYMPIA

Olympia
Driva

Project Administrative Manager
ERC Project Manager – ZARATHUSTRA and NEXTFLOW
Office 7.1.H.22 | Tel: +34 91 624 8224

GARCIA DOMINGUEZ, ALVARO

Álvaro
García

Project Administrative Manager of Aerospace Engineering Group
Office 7.1.H.04 | Tel: +34 91 624 8204

PEREZ MORUJO, MARIA DE GRACIA

Gracia
Pérez

Project manager of Aircraft Operations Lab UC3M
Office 7.1.H.20 | Tel: +34 91 624 8223

VILLAPLANA FERNANDEZ, VIRGINIA

Virginia
Villaplana

Communication manager for projects carried out by the Aircraft Operations Lab UC3M

Open Positions

 

We engage in a continuous screening process to identify highly qualified candidates to join our team

 

Facilities

 

Labs of Aerospace Technology