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Nuno Pinto de Souza

M.Sc.

Institute of Space Systems
HEFDIG

Contact

Pfaffenwaldring 29
70569 Stuttgart
Germany

Subject

Member of the High Enthalpy Flow Diagnostics Group (HEFDiG), focused on experimental investigation of the environmental impact of spacecraft re-entry using IRS plasma wind tunnels.

April 2026 - Today: PhD student at the Institute of Space Systems at University of Stuttgart

October 2024 - June 2025: Research Master in Fluid Dynamics at the von Karman Institute for fluid Dynamics (VKI). Research Project: Modelling of Electron Transpiration Cooling in Ambipolar Eletric Field

April 2024 - September 2024: Research Internship at ISAE-SUPAERO. Research Project: Large Eddy Simulation of boundary layer tripping methods for Supersonic Air Intakes

Education:

Master´s Degree in Aerospace Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico of University of Lisbon

Bachelor Degree in Aeronautical Engineering at Universidade da Beira Interior.

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