Irene Fernandez Villegas

Welcome to my website, created with the purpose of widely sharing my knowledge. My name is Irene Fernandez Villegas and I currently teach and do research at the Delft University of Technology (Faculty of Aerospace Engineering). My expertise lies within the field of manufacturing of high-performance structures. I discovered my interest on this area during my early years as an engineering student, when I realised that the limitations to advanced designs do not reside in our brains but in the properties of existing materials and what we are able to produce with them. I am passionate about pushing research to the limits of what is considered impossible and I am deeply rewarded when I see the spark of scientific curiosity awaken in the eyes of my students, the researchers of the future.

Academic Positions

  • Present2019

    Associate Professor

    Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering

  • 20192012

    Assistant Professor

    Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering

  • 20082012

    Researcher

    Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering

  • 20092000

    Researcher

    Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)

  • 20042001

    Assistant Professor

    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering

Education & Training

  • Ph.D. 2005

    Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering

    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering

  • M.Sc. 1996

    M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering

    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering