Coordinator: Rafael Thiago Luiz Ferreira
See also: Graduate School of ITA (in Portuguese).
Representative: Flávio Luiz Cardoso Ribeiro
Aerodynamics, aeroelasticity and aeroacoustics; aerospace systems, flight mechanics and control; advanced composites and aerospace structures; integrated aeronautical design and multidisciplinary optimization (MDO).
| Faculty | |
| Airton Nabarrete | Non-linear structural dynamics; uncertainty quantification. |
| Alfredo R. de Faria (site) | Composites; numerical simulation of fabrication processes. |
| Antônio Bernardo G. Neto | Flight dynamics and control; aeroelasticity |
| André Fernando C. Silva | CFD; flow control and estimation; dimensionality reduction |
| André V. G. Cavalieri (site) | Aeroacoustics, hydrodynamic instability and turbulence. |
| Davi A. dos Santos (site) | Modelling, identification, control and navigation of MAVs. |
| Domingos A. Rade | Smart structures; vibration control; probabilistic structural analysis. |
| Flávio Luiz C. Ribeiro (site) | Modeling, simulation and control of dynamical systems; flight dynamics. |
| Flávio Luiz da S. Bussamra | Aerospace structures; finite element method; composite materials. |
| Luiz Arthur Gagg Filho | Orbital dynamics; optimal space trajectories |
| Luiz Carlos Sandoval Goés | Mechatronics; modelling, identification and control of aerospace systems. |
| Maisa de Oliveira Terra | Modern spatial trajectories; nonlinear dynamics in orbital mechanics. |
| Mariano A. Arbelo (site) | Manufacturing and experimental characterization of composites. |
| Mauricio V. Donadon (site) | Composite materials; aeroelasticity; smart strucutres; wind turbines. |
| Ney Rafael Sêcco | Aircraft design; multidisciplinary design optimization. |
| Rafael Thiago Luiz Ferreira | Structural optimization; additive manufacturing; composites modeling. |
| Roberto Gil Annes da Silva | Unsteady aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, flight dynamics. |
| Rodrigo Costa Moura | Spectral element methods in CFD, simulation of transition and turbulence. |
| Sandro da Silva Fernandes | Aerospace engineering; flight dynamics. |
| Thiago de Paula Sales | Dynamics of multibody systems; probabilistic modeling; numerical simulation. |
| Vinicius Malatesta | Aerodynamics, CFD; transition and turbulence; heat transfer; high-order methods |
| Vitor Gabriel Kleine | Aerodynamics; wind turbines and rotary wings; vortex stability; potential methods. |
| Willer Gomes dos Santos | Astrodynamics; spacecraft control; aerospace systems. |
Representative: Elisan dos Santos Magalhães
Combustion and propulsion of aircraft and aerospace vehicles; design and technology of gas turbines; analysis of thermal systems and fluid mechanics; renewable energy: heliotermic and photovoltaic, wind energy, biomass; conventional energy: oil and natural gas;
fuel cells, hydrogen; refrigeration and air conditioning; heat exchangers.
| Faculty | |
| Ana M. Gómez-Marín | Electrochemical systems; energy conversion/storage. |
| Cleverson Bringhenti | Gas turbines; turbomachinery; propulsion; power generation cycles. |
| Cristiane Aparecida Martins | Combustion and propulsion. |
| Elisan dos Santos Magalhães | Fluid mechanics; heat transfer; optimization; CFD; simulation with GPUs. |
| Guilherme Borges Ribeiro | Thermal cycles; refrigeration; heat exchangers; two-phase flow; CFD. |
| Izabela Batista Henriques | Thermodynamics; exergy analysis; energy systems. |
| Jesuíno Takachi Tomita | Turbomachinery; gas turbines; propulsion; CFD; aerothermodynamics. |
| Leila Ribeiro dos Santos | Combustion and flow with chemical reactions; Spectroscopy. |
| Marcelo José S. de Lemos (site) | CFD; turbulence; heat transfer; renewable and conventional energy systems. |
| Pedro Teixeira Lacava | Combustion, propulsion and energetic systems. |
Representative: Kahl D. Zilnyk
Materials science; manufacturing processes; materials processing and characterization; advanced materials; mechatronics; industrial automation and Industry 4.0.
| Faculty | |
| Amauri de Paula | Data science; materials informatics; machine learning; natural language processing |
| Anderson V. Borille (site) | Manufacturing processes; machining; additive manufacture processes. |
| André da Silva Antunes | Mechanical Conformation; fusion of metal alloys; superplasticity; physical metallurgy. |
| Argemiro S. Silva Sobrinho | Plasma material processing. |
| Douglas Marcel Gonçalves Leite | Plasma processes; thin films; characterization of materials. |
| Emilia Villani (site) | Mechatronics; discrete systems; industrial automation. |
| Gilberto Petraconi Filho | Plasma technology for aerospace materials. |
| Gilmar Patrocínio Thim (site) | Nanomaterials. |
| Jefferson de O. Gomes (site) | Manufacturing processes; machining; numerical control; management. |
| João Henrique Lopes | Biomaterials. biomineralization. bioactive glasses. bioceramics. |
| Jorge Otubo | Shape memory alloys; manufacturing processes. |
| José Atílio Fritz Fidel Rocco | Chemical propulsion; explosives and pyrotechnics. |
| Kahl D. Zilnyk | Microstructure characterization; phase transformations; steels & ferrous alloys |
| Luís Gonzaga Trabasso (site) | Mechatronics; industrial automation; product development. |
| Maria Margareth da Silva | Plasma imersion ion implantation (PIII); shape memory effect. |
| Rene F. B. Gonçalves (site) | Chemical propulsion; reactive molecular dynamics; energetic materials. |
| Ronnie Rodrigo Rego (site) | Gears; residual stress; manufacturing processes |
| Wesley Rodrigues de Oliveira | Collaborative robotics; integration of manufacturing automation systems. |
Full texts of PhD theses and MSc. dissertations of the Graduate Course in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering can be obtained through the Digital Library of ITA.
Some initiatives focus on a specific sector and involve several fields of the graduate program in a transverse manner. For instance, the PPGAO is a program in the area of Operational Applications of interest of the Brazilian Air Force.
An MSc. or PhD student may enroll in courses of his/her program or of others, according to the study plan defined with the adviser. Every six months the Graduate School of ITA publishes a list of Available Courses. To verify if there are mandatory courses in a given field, and to access the contents of each course, please refer to the Graduate School Catalog (in Portuguese).
In addition to the Regulatory Norms for Graduate Courses at ITA (ICA 37-356), PG-EAM is governed by Internal Regulations, with the support of a Conference Classification table.