TSU Mini-Moon Seminar Series No.35

Dr. Alexander Smolka

Dr. Alexander Smolka
Technical University of Munich

EXPERIENCES
-TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH 
Research Staff | May 2022 Present @ Lunar and Planetary Exploration Technologies
TEACHING EXPERIENCES: 
• ”Space Exploration” – lecture 
• ”Spacecraft Thermal Analysis and Test” – practical course 
• ”Master Seminar in Lunar and Planetary Exploration” – seminar
• supervision of student theses
Student Research Assistant | February 2020 September 2021 @ Chair of Astronautics
Mechanical Engineer | February 2020 September 2021 @ Scientific Workgroup for Rocketry and Spaceflight
-NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY 
Student Researcher | October 2021 March 2022
-AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE RAMS 
Engineer Intern | October 2018 March 2019
-RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY 
Student Teaching Assistant | April 2018 September 2019 @ Institute of Aerodynamics
Student Teaching Assistant | October 2016 March 2018 @ Institute of General Mechanics

EDUCATION
-TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH 
Aerospace, M.Sc. | Final Grade: 1.3 | October 2019 April 2022
-RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY 
Mechanical Engineering, B.Sc.| Final Grad: 1.4 | October 2015 September 2019