Funding

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

Total funding for Department of Thermal and Fluids Engineering (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Funding€680,368€3,142,018€843,442€1,918,994

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 Thermal and Fluids Engineering.

Funding by modality (2021-2024) in the Department of Thermal and Fluids Engineering

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Modality2021202220232024
Competitive€484,934€2,381,778€476,665€1,331,794
Concerted€186,784€735,575€348,408€544,585
UC3M-funded€8,650€24,665€18,369€42,615
€680,368€3,142,018€843,442€1,918,993

UC3M Internal Funding Program (2021-2024)

YearUC3M-funded
2021€8,650
2022€24,665
2023€18,369
2024€42,615
€94,299

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearCompetitiveConcerted
2021€484,934€186,784
2022€2,381,778€735,575
2023€476,665€348,408
2024€1,331,794€544,585
€4,675,171€1,815,352

Evolution of funding by modality (2021-2024)

Modality2021202220232024
Competitive71.3%75.8%56.5%69.4%
Concerted27.5%23.4%41.3%28.4%
UC3M-funded1.3%0.8%2.2%2.2%

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 Thermal and Fluids Engineering.

Source of funding (2021-2024)

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Source2021202220232024
National programs€430,410€1,282,350€346,665€694,078
Regional programs€54,524€703,457€90,000€373,246
Contracts with Private entities €174,784€250,862€388,408€337,973
European programs€395,971€264,470
Contracts with Public administrations€12,000€484,712€206,612
UC3M Internal Research Program€8,650€24,665€18,369€42,615
Non-European international
Awards
€680,368€3,142,018€843,442€1,918,993

European/national/regional funding (2021-2024)

YearRegional programsNational programsEuropean programs
2021€54,524€430,410
2022€703,457€1,282,350€395,971
2023€90,000€346,665
2024€373,246€694,078€264,470
€1,221,227€2,753,503€660,441

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearContracts with Public administrationsContracts with Private entities
2021€12,000€174,784
2022€484,712€250,862
2023€388,408
2024€206,612€337,973
€703,324€1,152,028

Distribution of funding by source (2021-2024)

Source2021202220232024
National programs63.3%40.8%41.1%36.2%
Regional programs8.0%22.4%10.7%19.5%
Contracts with Private entities 25.7%8.0%46.1%17.6%
European programs12.6%13.8%
Contracts with Public administrations1.8%15.4%10.8%
UC3M Internal Research Program1.3%0.8%2.2%2.2%
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 Thermal and Fluids Engineering.

Funding by area (2021-2024)

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Areas2021202220232024
National€469,830€1,305,350€678,453€929,298
Regional€134,083€1,343,679€131,621€636,008
European €395,971€15,000€229,470
International€67,805€72,352€81,603
Internal€8,650€24,665€18,369€42,615
€680,368€3,142,018€843,442€1,918,993

National/regional (2021-2024)

YearRegionalNational
2021€134,083€469,830
2022€1,343,679€1,305,350
2023€131,621€678,453
2024€636,008€929,298
€2,245,391€3,382,931

European/international (2021-2024)

YearEuropean International
2021€67,805
2022€395,971€72,352
2023€15,000
2024€229,470€81,603
€640,441€221,760

Distribution of funding by area (2021-2024)

Areas2021202220232024
National69.1%41.5%80.4%48.4%
Regional19.7%42.8%15.6%33.1%
European 12.6%1.8%12.0%
International10.0%2.3%4.3%
Internal1.3%0.8%2.2%2.2%

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 Thermal and Fluids Engineering in 2023-2024.

Funding by type of activity (2021-2024)

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Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project€484,934€2,370,918€330,845€1,317,174
Art. 83/60 for R+D project€178,605€662,065€307,971€251,815
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)€1,500€181,400
Consulting and technical services€8,179€72,010€40,438€111,370
Mobility€4,200€21,175€31,870€35,735
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program€4,450€14,350€2,319€21,500
Private competitive funding€40,000
Industrial doctorate€90,000
Subvenciones contratación de personal
€680,368€3,142,018€843,442€1,918,993

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

Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project71.3%75.5%39.2%68.6%
Art. 83/60 for R+D project26.3%21.1%36.5%13.1%
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)9.5%
Consulting and technical services1.2%2.3%4.8%5.8%
Mobility0.6%0.7%3.8%1.9%
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program0.7%0.5%0.3%1.1%
Private competitive funding4.7%
Industrial doctorate10.7%
Subvenciones contratación de personal

Funding by professor

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 Thermal and Fluids Engineering for each year and the staff members in these categories.

Funding by professor

2021202220232024
Funding per tenured professor€151,190€673,290€180,730€354,100

Research

Scientific output

Research results from the Department of Thermal and Fluids Engineering

This section shows the scientific output of the Department of Thermal and Fluids 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)

2021202220232024
Theses41210

Articles published (2021-2024)

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2021202220232024
National articles2
International articles54656279
54676279

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

20222023
Books1
Book chapters4
Working papers1
42

Conferences (2021-2024)

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2021202220232024
National conferences410142
International conferences9476
1314218

Staff

Who forms part of the Department of Thermal and Fluids Engineering at UC3M?

This encompasses the academic staff affiliated with the Department of Thermal and Fluids 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 Thermal and Fluids Engineering (2021-2024)

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Staff2021202220232024
Full professors7889
Associate professors17191922
Teaching assistants5551
Visiting professors6323
Assistant professors18131110
Permanent teaching position
53484545

Teaching-research staff by gender in the Departament of Thermal and Fluids Engineering (2021-2024)

Staff2021202220232024
Full professors (M)5667
Full professors (F)2222
Associate professors (M)13151517
Associate professors (F)4445
Teaching assistants (M)243
Teaching assistants (F)3121
Visiting professors (M)6112
Visiting professors (F)211
Assistant professors (M)141098
Assistant professors (F)4322
Permanent teaching position (M)
Permanent teaching position (F)
53484545

Transfer

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

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

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Transfer20212024
Patents11
Software2
13