by sandraga | 2026-11-13 | news
Professor Mario Merino, from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), today formally received the 2026 National Research Award “Matilde Ucelay” in Engineering and Architecture. Organised by the Spanish Ministry of Science,...
by sandraga | 2026-11-10 | news
The ERC-POC NEPTUNE project attached to ZARATHUSTRA is well underway; the first experiments with the dual-thruster system to find promising magnetic arch configurations are being carried out. The image shows the plasma achieved during the NEPTUNE test campaign when...
by sandraga | 2026-11-05 | news
The ZARATHUSTRA team wants to thank Olympia Driva for her many years as administrative support in the project, and wish her the best in her future professional endeavors. Olympia has been an essential piece of the Team, interacting with the university services,...
by odriva | 2026-07-13 | news
Elpidio Lettera, visiting Master student from Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, presented his MSc thesis carried out in the context of ZARATHUSTRA. His thesis contributed to the experimental characterization of low-frequency oscillations and power losses...
by odriva | 2026-04-21 | news
Mario Merino Martínez sat down with Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d to discuss our upcoming ERC Consolidator project ROCINANTE. Read the full interview (in Spanish) to learn more about Mario’s scientific journey, the vision behind the project, and what the...
by odriva | 2026-03-24 | news
We are happy to welcome onboard Gloria Nallo! Her work will focus on the experimental characterization of the magnetic arch. Her research is linked with the ERC Proof of Concept grant NEPTUNE, which capitalises on the results of ZARATHUSTRA.
