Maria Tomas Rodriguez

Maria Tomas Rodriguez is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at City University London. She has been with the institution since 2007, initially as a Lecturer (2007-2014) and promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2014. Prior to her position at City University, she was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Imperial College London and a Research Assistant at the University of Sheffield.

Dr. Rodriguez earned her Licenciatura in Physics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, followed by a Masters and PhD in Control Systems Engineering from the University of Sheffield. She further completed an MPhil in Aeronautical Engineering at Imperial College London, establishing her interdisciplinary expertise spanning physics, control systems, and aeronautics.

Her research primarily focuses on nonlinear control systems applied to diverse platforms including floating offshore wind turbines, rotorcraft dynamics, marine vehicles, and motorcycle suspension systems. She has developed innovative methodologies for dynamic modeling, stability analysis, and control of complex mechanical systems, with particular emphasis on vibration reduction and oscillation damping in challenging environments. Her work bridges theoretical control approaches with practical engineering applications in renewable energy and vehicle dynamics.

Her publication record shows consistent output across multiple domains, with recent work concentrating on floating offshore wind turbine technology, helicopter dynamics, and advanced control techniques for autonomous systems. The interdisciplinary nature of her research is evident in her collaborations across engineering disciplines and institutions.

Dr. Rodriguez has extensive experience in supervising research and teaching across mechanical engineering and aeronautics disciplines. Her technical expertise spans nonlinear dynamics, system identification, control theory, and their applications to complex engineering systems in marine, aerospace, and automotive contexts.

She maintains active research in structural dynamics and control for renewable energy systems, particularly focusing on floating wind turbine technology, where she has developed methodologies for stability analysis, vibration identification, and motion control of these complex marine structures.