We are looking for outstanding postdoctoral researchers interested in applying for the 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) with the Aircraft Operations Lab at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). The MSCA-PF 2026 Call offers an excellent opportunity for talented researchers to develop an independent project through international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral mobility. 📅 Send researchContinue reading “2026 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships”
Tag Archives: Sustainable aviation
Outreach Activity at IES Julio Verne: “Chemtrails or Contrails? That Is the Question”
On April 17, Prof. Manuel Soler, Head of the Aircraft Operations Lab at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, delivered an outreach talk at IES Julio Verne for vocational training students in Higher Education programmes in Electronics and Electrotechnics. Titled “Chemtrails or Contrails? That Is the Question”, the session explored how aviation contributes to climate change not only through CO₂Continue reading “Outreach Activity at IES Julio Verne: “Chemtrails or Contrails? That Is the Question””
Climate-optimized flight planning can effectively reduce the environmental footprint of aviation in Europe at low operational costs
We are excited to announce our latest research findings on climate-friendly flight planning, now available as a pre-print on Nature Portfolio journal communications earth & environment. This study, authored by Abolfazl Simorgh and Manuel Soler from the Aircraft Operations Lab, and in the framework of the RefMap project, reveals that implementing climate-optimal flight paths—those thatContinue reading “Climate-optimized flight planning can effectively reduce the environmental footprint of aviation in Europe at low operational costs”
Engage 2 Call Funds UC3M’s FLOCK Project on Formation Flight for Aviation Sustainability
Engage 2 – the SESAR 3 Knowledge Transfer Network- issued a call for PhD candidates to advance research on air traffic management (ATM). Among the selected projects is FLOCK – “Disrupting the Skies: Formation Flight for Aviation Sustainability”, led by PhD student Xiaoqing Deng, from the Aircraft Operations Lab at Universidad Carlos III de MadridContinue reading “Engage 2 Call Funds UC3M’s FLOCK Project on Formation Flight for Aviation Sustainability”
PhD Seminar Series: Applying formation flying in commercial aviation to reduce emissions
On January 16, Dr. María Cerezo, visiting professor at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, starred in the Aerospace PhD Seminar Series. Her talk was entitled: “Exploring the possibilities of commercial formation flight using a stochastic optimal control approach” and took place at the UC3M’s Salón de Grados at 13h, also broadcasted online. Abstract: Currently, theContinue reading “PhD Seminar Series: Applying formation flying in commercial aviation to reduce emissions”