THE INSTITUTE

THE IDR-UPM

The University Institute of Microgravity "Ignacio Da Riva" of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (IDR-UPM) is a research and teaching centre of the highest scientific and technical level, whose objectives are to plan, promote, carry out and disseminate research, development and technological innovation in the scientific and technological fields of aerospace.

One of the objectives of the IDR/UPM is to train highly qualified doctoral and post-graduate students.

IDR/UPM currently has a stable team of more than 30 people (PhDs, engineers, graduates and technical staff) and a variable number of collaborators and students at all levels, whose number varies according to the needs of the different programmes in progress.

Some figures of the last 7 years (2016-2023)

114 publications in international scientific journals
16 doctoral theses defended
78 presentations at international conferences
15 I+D projects financed through competitive public calls
11 contracts with the industry, of which 89 were tests in wind tunnels
More than 9000 calibrated anemometers

Management team
Director	Ángel Sanz Andrés
Subdirector	Gustavo Alonso Rodrigo
Institute Secretary	Sebastián Franchini Longhi

Administration
Administrative Secretariat	Patricia Pérez Troyano
	José María Calvete del Olmo
	María José Guerrero Alonso
	Paloma Espín Hernández

Doctoral theses

1	2016	Advisor: Sebastián Nicolas Franchini Longhi Author: Mikel Ogueta Gutiérrez (UPM) Title: Fluid-structure interaction in long-span bridges.
2		Advisor: Ángel Sanz Author: Santiago Pezzotti, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina) Title: Estudio experimental del efecto Magnus en cuerpos cilíndricos de secciones transversales diversas.
3	2017	Advisor: Gustavo Alonso Rodrigo Author: Fatemeh Aminzadeh (UPM) Title: Analysis of evolution of commercial air traffic CO2 emissions in the European Union.
4		Advisor: Dr. Sebastián Franchini, Dr. Felix Sorribes-Palmer Author: Mohsen Ghaemi-Nasab (UPM) Title: Single-axis Ultrasonic Anemometer in Rotational Motion.
5	2018	Advisor: Gustavo Alonso Rodrigo Author: Antonio López Lázaro (UPM) Title: Airline cost methodology for analyzing biofuel usage feasibility.
6		Advisor: Ángel Sanz, Isabel Perez Author: Germán Fernández Rico (UPM) Title: Quasi-autonomous spacecraft thermal model reduction.
7		Advisor: M. Isabel Perez Grande Author: Alejandro Manuel Gomez San Juan (UPM) Title: Análisis de incertidumbres en sistemas de control térmico en ambientes espaciales.
8		Advisor: Antonio Fernández-López, Alfredo Güemes Gordo Author: Patricia Fernández Díaz-Maroto Title: Structural health monitoring in aeronautical structures by means of distributed fibre optic sensing networks
9	2019	Advisor: Gustavo Alonso Rodrigo Author: Andres Garcia Perez (UPM) Title: Dynamic phenomena in the design of new concepts of space systems.
10		Advisor: Ángel Sanz, Isabel Perez Author: Ignacio Torralbo Gimeno (UPM) Title: Correlation of spacecraft thermal mathematical models to reference data.
11		Advisor: Antonio Fernández-López, Alfredo Güemes Gordo Author: Ángel Renato Pozo Morales Title: Materiales compuestos de fibras naturales
12	2021	Advisor: Isabel Pérez Grande Author: Lilian Peinado Pérez (UPM) Title: Determinación experimental de la transferencia de calor por convección en hilos finos en atmósferas enrarecidas.
13		Advisor: Sebastián Franchini Longhi Author: Omar Gómez Ortega (UPM) Title: Inestabilidad aeroelástica en catenarias con balizas esféricas.
14		Advisor: Sebastián Franchini Longhi Author: Elena López Núñez (UPM) Title: Experimental Characterization of the Aeroelastic Response of a Cable-Stayed Hinged-deck Bridge.
15		Advisor: Ángel Sanz, Isabel Perez Author Javier Piqueras Carreño (UPM) Title: Improvement of lumped thermal models: Calculation of accurate linear conductances and transient correlation to reference data.
16	2022	Advisor: Ángel Sanz Author David Gonzalez Bárcena (UPM) Title: Planetary and Low Orbit thermal environment for Space thermal design
17		Advisor: José Luis Montañés García Author: José Rodrigo Ramírez Title: Application of ROM Based Methods to Aeroengines Health Monitoring, Perfomance, and Control
18	2023	Advisor: Santiago Pindado Carrión, Mikel Ogueta Author Álvaro Ramos Cenzano Title: Estudio sobre la mejora de medidas del anemómetro de cazoletas
19		Advisor: Elena Roibas Author Jose Miguel Álvarez Romero Title: System engineering for concurrent design of in orbit technological demonstrators
20		Advisor: Santiago Pindado Carrión, Javier Cubas Cano Author Elena, Rodríguez Rojo Title: Testing methodologies for magnetic ADCS in low budget satellite projects. Application to UPMSat-2

New hires

1	2023	Advisor: Javier Cubas y Santiago Pindado Author Angel Luis Porras Title: Analysis, simulation and improvement of subsystems on-board small satellites
2		Advisor: Javier Cubas Author Juan Bermejo Title: análisis de misión de bello en formación en L2
3	2024	Advisor: Isabel Pérez Author Monserrat Bayon Title: TBD
4		Advisor: Mikel Ogueta y Sebastián Franchini Author Juan Andres Cárdenas Title: Aerodynamic and Aeroelastic behaviour of photovoltaic solar trackers
5		Advisor: Sebastián Franchini Author Raul Manzanares Title: Distribución de presiones no estacionarias sobre una esfera en el seno de una corriente uniforme
6		Advisor: Elena Roibás y Santiago Pindado Author Sergio Marín Title: Analysis and simulation of electric power systems for aerospace applications
7		Advisor: Javier Pérez Author Laura García Moreno Title: TBD
8		Advisor: Isabel Pérez Author Alejandro Jose Fernandez Title: Caracterización de la transferencia de calor por convección durante la fase de ascenso de vuelos estratosféricos
9		Advisor: Javier Pérez y Elena Roibas Author Blanca Boado Cuartero Title: Modelos de optimización topológica de estructuras por medio de fabricación aditiva y su aplicación a dispositivos acústicos
10		Advisor: Elena Roibas y Marcos Chimeno Author Higinio Rubio Arnaldo Title: TBD
11		Advisor: Ignacio Torralbo Author Daniel Navajas Ortega Title: TBD
12		Advisor: TBD Author Manú Soto-Aranaz Title: TBD
13		Advisor: TBD Author Ahmad Khalaf Title: TBD

Some figures of the last 7 years (2016-2023)

Doctoral theses

New hires

Our officies

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