Luis Sanchez de Leon Peque

Luis Sanchez de Leon Peque serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Fluid Mechanics and Aerospace Propulsion at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), holding his current Permanent Labor Professor position since April 22, 2025. He has maintained continuous academic affiliation with UPM since 2015, progressing from Assistant roles through Profesor Ayudante Doctor to his present rank.

His educational background includes:

• Aeronautical Engineering degree from the Polytechnic University of Madrid
• PhD from Cranfield University, completed at the Rolls-Royce UTC in Performance Engineering

Dr. Sanchez de Leon Peque specializes in thermodynamic cycle modeling for aerospace propulsion and electrical power generation systems. His research encompasses the design of power plants using diverse working fluids—from air/water mixtures to supercritical CO2—across multiple configurations. He develops simulation libraries for aerojets and rocket engines using commercial platforms (PROOSIS | TURBO, EcosimPro | ESPSS) and proprietary codes, with strong emphasis on computational fluid dynamics applications.

As an active member of the Thermofluiddynamic Systems and Microsystems research group since July 2016, he contributes to advancements in microsystem technologies and thermofluid dynamics. His work bridges theoretical modeling with practical engineering solutions for next-generation propulsion systems.