Dr. Álvaro Romero-Calvo is an Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech’s School of Aerospace Engineering. His work aims to expand the traditional boundaries of the field of low-gravity fluid mechanics by developing novel electromagnetic and acoustic multiphase flow control mechanisms. He has flown several payloads at ZARM’s drop tower and Blue Origin’s New Shepard, leading the design of next-generation spacecraft fluid management technologies for microgravity and lunar environments.
Education
- Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, 2022. Ph.D. Thesis.
- M.Sc., Space Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2019.
- M.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, Universidad de Sevilla, 2019.
- B.Sc., Aerospace Engineering, Universidad de Sevilla, 2016.
Honors and Awards
- ASGSR Thora Halstead Young Investigator Award, 2023
- Outstanding Dissertation Award, College of Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 2022
- Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department Graduate Award for Research 2022
- Rafael del Pino Excellence Fellowship 2021
- ASGSR Ken Souza Spaceflight Research Program Research, 2020
- Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department Excellence Award 2019
- University of Colorado Boulder Engineering School Dean’s Fellowship 2019
- UNOOSA DropTES Program 2019
- La Caixa Fellowship for Postgraduate Studies 2018
- Student European Low-Gravity Research Association Member of the Month 2018
- Erasmus+ Double Master’s Degree Fellowship 2017
- ESA Drop Your Thesis! Program 2017
Society Affiliations and Service
- American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR)
- ASGSR Board Member (2022-2025)
- Student Board President (2021-2022)
- Student Board President-Elect (2020-2021)
- Full Member (2022 – Current)
- Student Member (2020 – 2022)
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
- Vice-Chair of the AIAA Microgravity and Space Processes Technical Committee (2024 – Current)
- Member of the AIAA Microgravity and Space Processes Technical Committee (2022 – 2024)
- Early Career Member (2022 – Current)
- Student Member (2020 – 2022)
- Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
- Vice-Chair of the Scientific Commission G: Material and Fluid Sciences in Space Conditions
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Early Career Member (2022 – Current)
- Student Member (2021 – 2022)
- American Astronautical Society (AAS)
- Member (2022 – Current)
- Cryogenic Society of America (CSA)
- Student Member (2021 – 2022)
- European Low-Gravity Research Association (ELGRA)
- Student Member (2016 – 2022)
Disciplines
- Aerodynamics & Fluid Mechanics
- Propulsion & Combustion
- Systems Design & Optimization
AE Multidisciplinary Research Areas
- Space Exploration and Earth Monitoring
- Sustainable Transportation and Energy Systems