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New department. Until August 2022 this department formed part of the old Department of Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering.

In the meeting of the Governing Council on July 14, 2022, it was agreed to eliminate the Department of Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering and to create the Department of Bioengineering and the Department of Aerospace Engineering, effective as of September 1, 2022. As of that date, the projects and their corresponding funding are ascribed to the new departments. The staff reflected in this report are computed on December 31 for each year, for which it is shown in each case according to the departments in force on the corresponding date.

Department Head:
Óscar Flores Arias
Assistant Department Head:
Jaume Navarro CavalléStefano Discetti
Office of the Secretary:
Andrea Ianiro

Research activities

Funding

New department. Data shown from the creation of the department in September 2022.

This section analyzes funding obtained by Department of Aerospace Engineering according to the different classifications: modality, source of funding, area, type of activity and by tenured professor.

Total funding for Department of Aerospace Engineering (2021-2024)

202220232024
Funding€1,056,238€4,177,693€3,137,058

Modality of funding

Competitive Funding/Concerted Funding/UC3M Internal Funding

Secured funding for research and transfer can be classified according to its modality, that is, according to whether it proceeds from calls that are competitive, concerted or UC3M internal funding. This section presents the evolution of this funding in the period 2021-2024 for the Department of Aerospace Engineering.

Funding by modality (2021-2024) in the Department of Aerospace Engineering

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Modality202220232024
Competitive€996,817€3,458,317€2,870,124
UC3M-funded€59,421€88,135€148,654
Concerted€631,240€118,280
€1,056,238€4,177,693€3,137,058

UC3M Internal Funding Program (2021-2024)

YearUC3M-funded
2022€59,421
2023€88,135
2024€148,654
€296,210

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearCompetitiveConcerted
2022€996,817
2023€3,458,317€631,240
2024€2,870,124€118,280
€7,325,258€749,520

Evolution of funding by modality (2021-2024)

Modality202220232024
Competitive94.4%82.8%91.5%
UC3M-funded5.6%2.1%4.7%
Concerted15.1%3.8%

Source of funding

Where does funding for research and transfer come from?

Secured funding can be classified according to its sources: European programs, National programs, Regional programs, Contracts with Public Administrations, Contracts with Private Entities, Non- European International, Awards or UC3M Internal Research Program. This shows this distribution for the Department of Aerospace Engineering.

Source of funding (2021-2024)

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Source202220232024
National programs€906,817€1,401,479€1,542,646
European programs€1,557,278€1,119,048
Regional programs€90,000€499,561€208,429
UC3M Internal Research Program€59,421€88,135€148,654
Contracts with Private entities €631,240€86,380
Contracts with Public administrations€31,900
Non-European international
Awards
€1,056,238€4,177,693€3,137,058

European/national/regional funding (2021-2024)

YearRegional programsNational programsEuropean programs
2022€90,000€906,817
2023€499,561€1,401,479€1,557,278
2024€208,429€1,542,646€1,119,048
€797,990€3,850,942€2,676,326

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearContracts with Public administrationsContracts with Private entities
2022
2023€631,240
2024€31,900€86,380
€31,900€717,620

Distribution of funding by source (2021-2024)

Source202220232024
National programs85.9%33.5%49.2%
European programs37.3%35.7%
Regional programs8.5%12.0%6.6%
UC3M Internal Research Program5.6%2.1%4.7%
Contracts with Private entities 15.1%2.8%
Contracts with Public administrations1.0%
Non-European international
Awards

Area

Where does funding for research and transfer come from?

The area of funding allows us to classify research and transfer funds as to their location, according to whether they are: regional, national, European, Non-European international or internal. It shows the distribution of funding according to this classification for the Department of Aerospace Engineering.

Funding by area (2021-2024)

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Areas202220232024
National€906,817€1,416,469€1,610,896
European €1,897,278€1,130,178
Regional€90,000€775,811€227,329
Internal€59,421€88,135€148,654
International€20,000
€1,056,238€4,177,693€3,137,058

National/regional (2021-2024)

YearRegionalNational
2022€90,000€906,817
2023€775,811€1,416,469
2024€227,329€1,610,896
€1,093,140€3,934,182

European/international (2021-2024)

YearEuropean International
2022
2023€1,897,278
2024€1,130,178€20,000
€3,027,456€20,000

Distribution of funding by area (2021-2024)

Areas202220232024
National85.9%33.9%51.4%
European 45.4%36.0%
Regional8.5%18.6%7.2%
Internal5.6%2.1%4.7%
International0.6%

Type of activity

In what types of research and transfer activites is funding distributed?

Research and transfer funding are classified according to the following types of activity: R+D Projects, Art. 83/60 for R+D Projects, Consulting and Technical Services, which include consulting and technical assistance as well as recurring technical services; Other contracts and agreements, including Chairs, Sponsorships and Collaboration Agreements; Mobility, Private Competitive Funding, Industrial Doctorate and a last category that includes Financial support for Conferences, Awards and Internal Research Program.This section shows in detail funding obtained by the Department of Aerospace Engineering in 2023-2024.

Funding by type of activity (2021-2024)

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Type of activity202220232024
R+D Project€903,617€3,186,257€2,753,475
Subvenciones contratación de personal€95,929
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program€33,796€67,909€94,034
Consulting and technical services€12,000€76,150
Mobility€28,825€25,986€75,340
Art. 83/60 for R+D project€329,490€37,000
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)€289,750€5,130
Private competitive funding
Industrial doctorate€90,000€266,300
€1,056,238€4,177,693€3,137,058

Distribution of funding by type of activity (2021-2024)

Type of activity202220232024
R+D Project85.6%76.3%87.8%
Subvenciones contratación de personal3.1%
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program3.2%1.6%3.0%
Consulting and technical services0.3%2.4%
Mobility2.7%0.6%2.4%
Art. 83/60 for R+D project7.9%1.2%
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)6.9%0.2%
Private competitive funding
Industrial doctorate8.5%6.4%

Funding by professor

New department. Data shown as of the creation of the department, computing staff on December 31 of the corresponding year.

For this classification, the tenured academic staff of the department is taken into account: full professor, associate professor and permanent teaching position. The ratio is calculated between the secured funding by the Department of Aerospace Engineering for each year and the staff members in these categories.

Funding by professor

202220232024
Funding per tenured professor€96,020€379,790€261,420

Research

Scientific output

Research results from the Department of Aerospace Engineering

New department. Research activities corresponding to 2023-2024 are assigned to the department according to the current affiliation of the authors.

This section shows the scientific output of the Department of Aerospace Engineering for the period 2021-2024. It encompasses data on theses, books and book chapters, articles and conferences both national and international. The figures corresponding to scientific activity provided in this section were obtained from those published in the Research Portal of May 2025.

Theses (2021-2024)

202220232024
Theses5113

Articles published (2021-2024)

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202220232024
National articles
International articles504658
504658

Books, book chapers, and working papers published (2021-2024)

2023
Books1
Book chapters
Working papers
1

Conferences (2021-2024)

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20222023
National conferences6
International conferences234
294

Staff

Who forms part of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at UC3M?

New department. Data shown as of the creation of the department, computing staff on December 31 of the corresponding year.

This encompasses the academic staff affiliated with the Department of Aerospace Engineering, classified according to the categories: full professorassociate professor, permanent teaching position, teaching assistant, visiting professor and assistant professor.

Teaching-research staff in the Departament of Aerospace Engineering (2021-2024)

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Staff202220232024
Full professors448
Associate professors774
Teaching assistants787
Visiting professors15
Assistant professors152017
Permanent teaching position
334041

Teaching-research staff by gender in the Departament of Aerospace Engineering (2021-2024)

Staff202220232024
Full professors (M)448
Full professors (F)
Associate professors (M)774
Associate professors (F)
Teaching assistants (M)777
Teaching assistants (F)1
Visiting professors (M)13
Visiting professors (F)2
Assistant professors (M)141814
Assistant professors (F)123
Permanent teaching position (M)
Permanent teaching position (F)
334041

Transfer

New department. Transfer activities corresponding to 2023-2024 are assigned to the department according to the current affiliation of the authors.

This section includes the registered patents and software developed by the Department of Aerospace Engineering (2021-2024).

Registered patents and software in the Department of Aerospace Engineering (2021-2024)

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Transfer2023
Patents
Software1
1