Andrea Da Ronch

Professor Andrea Da Ronch is a faculty member at the University of Southampton's School of Engineering, holding the academic rank of Professor and serving as Director of the Boeing Flight Simulators Laboratory. She maintains active research leadership and teaching responsibilities within the Aeronautics and Astronautics program, with a demonstrated commitment to high-quality education evidenced by two nominations for "Outstanding Lecturer" and Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

Her research spans Air Vehicle Design (Derivative and Unconventional), Computational Aerodynamics, Aeroelasticity, Weather Modeling, and Multidisciplinary Optimisation. She develops scalable computational methods at the intersection of aerospace engineering, mathematics, and computer science to support next-generation sustainable air transportation, targeting aviation decarbonization, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) connectivity, and accelerated industry product development through physics-informed machine learning approaches.

Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal a pronounced trend toward geometric deep learning and graph neural networks for transonic flow prediction, morphing wing analysis, and propeller-wing interaction. These works emphasize computational efficiency in unsteady aerodynamics while addressing critical challenges in aircraft design validation and dynamic maneuver simulation.

Scientific awards include:

• Rotary International Award (2012)
• Aerospace Speakers Travel Grant (2010)
• T.I.M.E. Double Degree Award (2008)
• AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Best Paper Award (2019)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2014)
• Senior Member of AIAA (2017)

She currently supervises three PhD students (Declan Salazar Clifford, Gabriele Immordino, Giuseppe Morichetti) with funding secured from EPSRC, European Union H2020, US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and Royal Academy of Engineering projects including IMPACT anti-ice coatings optimization, Sparsified Reduced Modeling, and transonic buffet analysis.

As Director of the Boeing Flight Simulators Laboratory, she provides hands-on curriculum enhancement for engineering students. Her active membership in the Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Research Group facilitates collaboration on sustainable aviation initiatives while supporting her leadership in major projects like HOMER- with Professor Bharath Ganapathisubramani.