Vivan Hu is a PhD student working on using applied mathematics, computational methods and data science to make aircrafts safer and improve their performance. In this blog, she shares her experience transitioning from an undergraduate to PhD level study, including the technical skills she has been refining alongside theoretical knowledge.
Juan A Trobajo Flecha recently completed the MSc in Advanced Aeronautical Engineering at the Department of Aeronautics, winning the MSc LincoTek Prize for the best MSc student. We spoke to Juan about his year at Imperial, including his MSc project and the next chapter of his career.
Discover how Mara Sergienko’s interests evolved from motorsport to space engineering through hands-on projects, design challenges and opportunities beyond the classroom at Imperial Aeronautics.
I’m Yash, a class of 2026 graduate from the MEng Aeronautical Engineering with a Year in Industry programme at Imperial College London. I’m a Singaporean who initially joined the course with the goal of learning how to design and build aircraft, but along the way my interests shifted to quite literally shoot for the stars. Now, I’m particularly interested in spacecraft propulsion, orbital mechanics, hypersonics, and computational aerodynamics, with the goal of a career in the space sector.
MEng Aeronautics student Eddy McInally shares how two undergraduate design projects, including a carbon fibre wind turbine and a lunar exploration vehicle, helped develop his understanding of design, manufacturing and systems engineering.
My passion for aeronautical engineering began with an experience I had when I was 12 years old during a family trip to the United States. I was taking an introductory helicopter flying lesson and, under the guidance of a flight instructor, I was able to briefly fly the helicopter myself.
My fascination with Aeronautics stemmed from a curiosity about how large vehicles such as aircrafts and rockets conquer the sky. I chose to study Aeronautics at Imperial as it represents the pinnacle of engineering at a globally renowned university, where the relentless demand for innovation in aerospace perfectly bridges complex theoretical physics with tangible, world-changing technology.
Name: Paula Gutierrez
Programme: MEng Aeronautics with Year Abroad (5 Years)
Year of study: 4th year
Favourite places: Madrid and London
Name: Debdut Sengupta
Programme/subject area: MEng Aeronautics with Spacecraft Engineering
Year of study: 3
Favourite place: Shaheed Dweep
Name: Jaime Francisco Benthem
Programme/subject area: MSc Advanced Computational Methods for Aeronautics, Flow Management and Fluid-Structure Interaction
Year of study: 2022-2023