This May ZARATHUSTRA’s P.I. Mario Merino was appointed as Adjunct Vice Rector for Inovation, Technology Transfer and Science Park. This position allows him to play an active role on issues related to the research activity of teaching and/or research staff, transfer of research results, entrepreneurship and innovation, research ethics, university research institutes, scientific-technological park, open science and scientific dissemination.
Mario Merino has secured an ERC Proof of Concept grant for his NEPTUNE (Tandem Electrodeless Plasma Thrusters for Universal and Versatile in-Space Propulsion) project. The prestigious funding will accelerate the development of our novel Magnetic Arch Tandem (MAT)...
On July 3 - 4 we had the pleasure to organize and host the 2025 Electrodeless Plasma Thruster Workshop at the Puerta de Toledo Campus of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The workshop offered the opportunity to explore open research questions in the field of plasma...
Mario Merino had the opportunity to participate in the 3rd Spanish Fluid Mechanics Conference, which took place in Málaga, Spain, on June 25-27. He presented our latest results on non-linear plasma dynamics in electric propulsion using data-driven analysis techniques....