Athens, Greece · Propulsion / launch vehicles
I connect propulsion, aerodynamics, structures, manufacturing, and flight data—then test the resulting system against its original requirements.
01 / Selected work
Each case study is structured for a fast technical review: requirement, contribution, method, and result.
Featured research · end-to-end vehicle design
Independently designed, constructed, and flight-tested a modular solid-propellant sounding rocket, connecting its major subsystems to one controlled requirement set.
Internal ballistics · pressure vessel · thermal
Designed and statically tested a solid rocket motor using coupled internal-ballistics, pressure-vessel, closure, nozzle, and transient thermal analyses.
Stability · wave drag · flutter
Developed a Python parametric search over fin geometry and thickness, screening candidates against stability, drag, structural, and flutter constraints.
Avionics selection · recovery · data reconciliation
Integrated the avionics and recovery system, recovered the vehicle successfully, and reconciled logged barometric and GPS data with bracketed simulations.
Open-source adaptation · mechatronic integration
Supported the adaptation of an Open5X platform to a different donor printer by studying the existing kinematics and fabricating revised motion and support components.
CNC · controls · fabrication
Reverse-engineered an obsolete educational CNC, replaced its unavailable proprietary controls, and returned the original machine to practical cutting operation.
02 / Research
Conference presentations and an independent thesis covering aerodynamic design, composite structures, and experimental rocketry.
Conference presentation · ICDTDE2025
Aerodynamic and structural assessment of a nose cone combining a TPMS lattice core with composite skins.
18–20 December 2025 · Irbid, Jordan
Presentation archived on Zenodo · 2026
Conference presentation · ICDTDE2025
Integrated vehicle design and subsystem evaluation linking aerodynamic and structural analysis with ground testing.
18–20 December 2025 · Irbid, Jordan
Presentation archived on Zenodo · 2026
Undergraduate thesis · Department of Aerospace Science and Technology · National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
An integrated design, construction, and flight-evaluation study of a small solid-propellant sounding rocket. The work develops a documented methodology through which an individual researcher, small research group, or educational laboratory can translate research requirements into a complete vehicle and evaluate it through modelling, manufacture, static testing, flight, and post-flight analysis.
03 / Profile
Propulsion is the destination; multidisciplinary vehicle design is the working language.
Short professional profile
I am a graduate of Aerospace Science and Technology with a particular interest in rocket propulsion and launch-vehicle development. My work is strongest where analytical models meet physical constraints: pressure, temperature, stability, structural margins, manufacturing, instrumentation, and test evidence. I enjoy multidisciplinary projects that require both calculation and practical problem-solving, and I value clear requirements, conservative engineering decisions, and results that another engineer can examine and reproduce.
Department of Aerospace Science and Technology · National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · Completed an independent thesis covering the design, construction, static testing, flight testing, and experimental evaluation of a prototype transonic solid-propellant rocket.
04 / Contact
For propulsion, aerospace R&D, flight systems, and early-career engineering opportunities.