Office Hours
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tu, Th
09:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Mo, We
All times are in CST.
Biography
Passionate Aerospace and Aeronautical professor, I hold a broad background experience embracing all levels of research, from the development of the proposal through project management. Broad research interests in rocket propulsion systems (chemical, electric, air-breathing and nuclear), and hypersonic aerodynamics at scientific, engineering and geopolitical level. More than 20 years of professional experience in the industry, having worked for universities and colleges, Civil Aviation Administrations, international aviation organizations, and air transport consultancies in the U.S. and abroad. Training experience in a wide variety of cultural environments, including the U.S., Europe, South Korea, Morocco, Jordan, Mauritania, and Nepal. Instructor of chemical space propulsion, nuclear space propulsion, electrical space propulsion, jet engines and hypersonic aerodynamics. Gregarious and assertive, able to reach the organization’s objectives while optimizing the full potential of the students.
SpSt 570- Advanced topics in space studies: Hypersonic aerodynamics.
SpSt 570- Advanced topics in space studies: Rocket propulsion systems.
SpSt 570- Advanced topics in space studies: Electric space propulsion.
SpSt 570- Advanced topics in space studies: Nuclear space propulsion.
Air-breathing concepts (in preparation)
Space propulsion , hypersonics, aerospace engineering, aerospace structures, aerodynamics, electric propulsion, thermal systems, aerodynamic reentry, and guidance & control. Current projects where I am involved:
- Geopolitical and Geo-economics Implications on Recent Advances in Space Propulsion and Hypersonic Technologies.
- Development of Advanced Propulsion and Orbit Management Technologies for the Deployment and Operation of Constellation of Low Earth Orbit Satellites.
We also have a space propulsion lab, where we are building up two test stands, one for ablative thrusters and another for solid propulsion. The purpose is to improve diagnostic techniques for rockets.
Adjekum, D. K. & Fernandez-Tous, M. (2020). Assessing the relationship between organizational management factors and a resilient safety culture in a collegiate aviation progra, with Safety Management System (SMS). Safety Science, 131, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104909
Adjekum, D. K., & Fernandez-Tous, M. (2020). Assessing cultural drivers of safety resilience in a collegiate aviation program. Collegiate Aviation Review International, 38(1), 122-147. Retrieved from http://ojs.library.okstate.eedu/osu/index.php/CARI/article/view8012/7386
Fernandez-Tous, M. (2022, October 26-29). A Receiver-Only time Synchronization protocol for UAS. Simulation results. [Conference Session] 2022 IEEE 13th Annual Ubiquitous Commuting, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON), virtual conference. Awarded best paper certificate in the session Robotics; Cloud networks.
North Dakota Space Grant Consortium, September 2021.
Daniel and JoEmily Nieuwsma Scholarship award, May 2019.
Member of Tripoli Rocketry ASsociation (2022).
Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2023).
Ms.C. Aerospace Engineering (2001), Polytechnic University of Madrid.
Ph.D. Aerospace Sciences (2022), University of North Dakota.
LinkedIn profile here.