The Aircraft Operations Lab is glad to announce the successful PhD thesis defense of Alejandra Martín Frías, held today, October 23rd, at 10:00 a.m. in the Salón de Grados of the Padre Soler Building at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés campus. Her thesis, entitled “Contrail Mitigation in Commercial Flight Planning: From Model Integration toContinue reading “Alejandra Martín Frías Successfully Defends Her Thesis on Contrail Mitigation in Commercial Flight Planning”
Category Archives: Sustainability
Aircraft Operations Lab Research on Contrail Mitigation Featured in Fundación Muy Interesante
A new feature article by our director, Dr. Manuel Soler (Professor of Aerospace Engineering at UC3M), has been published in Fundación Muy Interesante. The article highlights our lab’s ongoing research and coordinated European initiatives to address the critical non-CO₂ climate impacts of aviation, specifically contrails. While sustainable aviation strategies traditionally prioritize CO₂ reduction, recent scientificContinue reading “Aircraft Operations Lab Research on Contrail Mitigation Featured in Fundación Muy Interesante”
Manuel Soler discusses sustainable aviation on Radio Nacional de España following Frontiers Planet Prize nomination
Manuel Soler, Head of the Aircraft Operations Lab and Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, recently participated in Radio Nacional de España’s programme A golpe de bit to discuss his research on reducing the climate impact of aviation and his nomination for the Frontiers Planet Prize, an international award that recognises groundbreaking scientific research contributing toContinue reading “Manuel Soler discusses sustainable aviation on Radio Nacional de España following Frontiers Planet Prize nomination”
Manuel Soler, Head of the Aircraft Operations Lab, Named Global Finalist for the Prestigious 2026 Frontiers Planet Prize
We are proud to announce that Manuel Soler, Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and director of our research group (Aircraft Operations Lab), has been nominated for the 2026 edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize. This international award recognizes outstanding scientific work aimed at finding scalable solutionsContinue reading “Manuel Soler, Head of the Aircraft Operations Lab, Named Global Finalist for the Prestigious 2026 Frontiers Planet Prize”
Abolfazl Simorgh Receives UC3M Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award
Among the doctoral theses defended at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) during the 2023–2024 academic year, the work of Aircraft Operations Lab researcher Dr. Abolfazl Simorgh stood out for its scientific excellence and societal relevance, earning him the University’s Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award. The Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award recognizes the merit, originality, and scientificContinue reading “Abolfazl Simorgh Receives UC3M Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award”