Rodrigo Cassineli Palharini

Rodrigo Cassineli Palharini is Assistant Professor and the founding Director of the Aerospace Sciences Laboratory (AeroLab) at the Universidad Adolfo Ibánez (UAI), Faculty of Engineering and Sciences (FIC). He currently directs the Aerospace Engineering Program UAI-Chilean Air Force (FACh). His research interests have focused on computational aerothermodynamics, analysis and simulation of hypersonic vehicles, and rigid/inflatable thermal protection systems for reentry vehicles and satellites. His research also spans the field of microsatellite technologies development, such as micropropulsion systems and onboard computers.Prior to his appointment as an Assistant Professor at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez 2025, Prof. Palharini was an Assistant Professor at the Universidad Técnica Federido Santa María (USM) and Invited Professor at the Postgraduate Program in Aerospace Sciences and Technology (PG-CTE-E) at the Institute of Aeronautics and Space (IAE-Brazil). He has also worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA-Brasil). (Fonte: Currículo Lattes)