As part of this year’s German Aerospace Congress (DLRK), held September 8–10 in Aachen, our doctoral student Nadim Maraqten was awarded the Zeppelin Foundation Prize from the City Friedrichshafen - one of the DGLR Young Researchers’ Awards - for his master’s thesis “Investigation of Machine Learning Methods for Electric Propulsion,” which he completed in the Electric Propulsion and Plasma Wind Tunnels research group. The award recipients are selected by a 15-member selection committee comprising representatives from 14 German universities, which recognizes innovative ideas and outstanding research achievements in the field of aerospace.
In a scientific presentation, Nadim Maraqten presented two case studies from his master’s thesis: In the first, he investigated how machine learning methods can be used to model the intake of the atmospheric-breathing engines studied in the Collaborative Research Center 1667 ATLAS. In the second, he developed a method for reconstructing plasma flows using artificial neural networks, which he is now further developing as part of his doctoral research at the IRS.
We warmly congratulate him on this outstanding achievement!
Aerospace research at the University of Stuttgart
Aerospace studies in Stuttgart form a unique interdisciplinary think tank for key technologies in space and on Earth. Researchers at the University of Stuttgart bring together expertise from the fields of climate and energy research, communications technology, propulsion technology, and AI-assisted flight. A central focus is the exploration of sustainable technological solutions aimed at minimizing the environmental impact of aerospace. Research is conducted in an interdisciplinary manner and in close collaboration with regional and international partners from academia and industry, for example within the framework of the Collaborative Research Centers ATLAS (SFB 1667) and SynTrac (SFB-TRR 364). As a partner of THE Aerospace LÄND, the University of Stuttgart contributes to the implementation of Baden-Württemberg’s state strategy to shape aerospace in a sustainable, digital, and collaborative manner by 2050. The University offers its students a solid engineering and application-oriented education. In promoting young talent, it cooperates with the “Future Initiative for Young Talent in Aerospace,” an initiative of the state of Baden-Württemberg dedicated to strengthening the promotion of young talent in STEM fields.