My research interests are focused on numerical methods in fluid mechanics, mainly in computational aerothermodynamics, computation of nonequilibrium gas, reactive gas flows, atmospheric reentry, CubeSats, and the demise of space debris.

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1.
Name: Eduardo Pavoni Gamba
Title: Gradient-based Optimization with CFD Techniques and Adjoint Approach for Wind Turbine Airfoils
Course: MSc. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências e Tecnologias Espaciais
Institution: Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica.
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2021

2.
Name: João Antonio Wendt Dreveck
Title: Numerical Investigation of Hypersonic Rarefied Gas Flows Over Ramp-like Cavity
Course: MSc. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências e Tecnologias Espaciais
Institution: Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica.
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2021

3.
Name: Diego Rioseco Olave
Title: Altitude Effects on Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators for CubeSat Reentry and Recovery
Course: Magíster Ciencias de la Ingeniería Mecánica
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Start Year: 2020
End Year: Currently

4.
Name: Nicolás Caqueo Jara
Title: Compressibility Effects on Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators During the Reentry Phase
Course: Magíster Ciencias de la Ingeniería Mecánica
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Start Year: 2021
End Year: Currently

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1.
Name: Leonardo Maciel Moretti
Title: Application of the DSMC Method to Study Asteroid Reentry on Earth's Atmosphere
Course: Physics
Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2018

2.
Name: Matheus Medeiros Maciel Monjon
Title: Numerical Investigation of Rarefied Gas Flows Over Flat Plates, Spheres, and Cylinders: An Verification and Validation Exercise
Course: Aerospace Engineering
Institution: Universidade Federal do ABC
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2018

3.
Name: João Carlos Romero Monteiro
Title: On the use of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) for Rarefied Gas Calculations
Course: Physics
Institution: Universidade Federal Fluminense
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2019

4.
Name: Luciano Malta Rodrigues
Title: Computational Analysis of 2D Cavity Flows
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2019

5.
Name: Joliver de Souza Lisboa Kozlowski
Title: Numerical Investigation of Compressibility Effects on Hypersonic Flows over Flat Plates
Course: Aerospace Engineering
Institution: Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
Start Year: 2018
End Year: 2019

6.
Name: Felipe Ortega Reveco.
Title: Optimización del consumo energético de un horno industrial utilizado para el proceso de curado de pintura en una línea productiva de pintado electrostático en una empresa manufacturera.
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2020

7.
Name: Ramon Brito
Title: Investigación numérica de flujos laminares y turbulentos alrededor de paneles solares.
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2019
End Year: Currently

8.
Name: Alvaro Barbato
Title: Simulación y Comparación de Perfiles Alares para el Uso en Aerogeneradores de Eje Horizontal en Chile
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Insittution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2020

9.
Name: Emilio Luchsinger
Title: Diseño y construcción del Prototipo de un Banco de Pruebas de Levitación Magnética para CubeSats
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2020

10.
Name: Sebastián Ignacio Peña Ford
Title: Requerimientos para Certificación de Vuelo de un Nanosatélite
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2020

11.
Name: Francisco Javier Ramirez
Title: Simulación de un banco de pruebas de erosión para palas hidráulicas
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2020
End Year: Currently

12.
Name: Gonzalo Bozo
Title: Simulación del proceso de erosión experimentado por palas hidráulicas usadas para generación de energia
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2020
End Year: Currently

13.
Name: Felipe Griffiths
Title: Numerical Investigation of Wind Turbine Blades Efficiency Under Chilean Wind Conditions
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2021
End Year: Currently

14
Name: Juan Pablo Jesus Osorio Villalobos
Title: Caracterización Aerodinámica de la Hélice a ser Utilizada en Nuevo Avión de Instrucción Básica de Vuelo
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2021
End Year: 2022

15.
Name: Cesar Nicolás Muñoz Valenzuela
Title: Estudio del Comportamiento del Flujo de Aire para el Enfriamiento del Motor de un Nuevo Avión de Instrucción (T-35 Pillán II)
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2021
End Year: Currently

16.
Name: Alberto Eduardo Soto Flores
Title: Simulación Computacional de la Estela de Turbina Eólica en 3D con Rotación
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2021
End Year: Currently

17.
Name: Javiera Paloma Bravo Zamora
Title: Desarollo de un Prototipo de Micropopusor para CubeSats Utilizando Manufactura Avanzada
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2022
End Year: Currently

18.
Name: Tomas Eugenio Cárdenas Mutis
Title: Estudio Numérico de Sistemas de Micropropulsión para Control Orbital de CubeSats
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2022
End Year: Currently

19.
Name: Maximo Hebert Guillermo Castillo Rivas
Title: Análisis Numérico del Arrastre Aerodinámico y Estructura del Flujo Alrededor de un CubeSat 1U en Diferentes Altitudes
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2022
End Year: Currently

20.
Name: Diego Alejandro Vera Supulveda
Title: Cálculo Numérico del Arrastre Aerodinámico en CubeSat 3U con Differentes Configuraciones de Paneles Solares
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2022
End Year: Currently

21.
Name: Juan Pablo Stickar
Title: Análisis Aerotermodinámico de un Motor Scramjet en Entorno Enrarecido
Course: Mechanical Engineering
Institution: Universidad Técnica Federico de Santa María
Start Year: 2022
End Year: Currently

1.
Érgon USM
Description: Development of a solar car for Fórmula E competition. (http://www.ergon.cl/).
Number of students enrolled: 20

2.
USM CubeSat Team
Description: Introduction to aerospace science through the design and project of the first USM's CubeSat. In addition, the students will participate in international CubeSat competitions
Number of students enrolled: 25

3.
USM Rocket Science Team
Description: Introduction to aerospace science through the design and project of small rockets. In addition, the students will participate in international rocket competitions
Number of students enrolled: 15