Alicia Torres Gomez PhD MEng

Dr Alicia Torres Gomez completed her undergraduate degree with integrated master’s in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cambridge in 2020.

In 2025, she completed her PhD from the Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge, as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Propulsion and Power. Her doctoral research focused on cryogenic turbine design for hydrogen liquefaction plants.

Alicia received the 2023 Amelia Earhart Fellowship, awarded annually by Zonta International to 30 women worldwide pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space science.

She joined the Oxford Thermofluids Institute in 2025 as a postdoctoral research assistant. Her research, in collaboration with Parker Hannifin, investigates the aerothermal impact of particles caused by the 3D-printing manufacturing process of heat exchangers.

Aerothermal Impact of Satellite Particles: Project in collaboration with Parker Hannifin investigating the impact on heat transfer of 3D-printing processes for heat exchanger manufacture

2023 Amelia Earhart Fellowship

Awarded annually by Zonta International to 30 women worldwide pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences (cash prize: 10,000 USD)