DrMaria Ribera Vicent
Principal Teaching Fellow
Department of Aeronautics - Faculty of Engineering
- Principal Teaching FellowDepartment of Aeronautics - Faculty of Engineering
- 020 7594 5103 (Work)
- 317, City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom
BIO
Maria Ribera Vicent is a senior teaching fellow in the Department of Aeronautics of Imperial College since 2017.
Maria graduated with a BSc in Aerospace Engineering from Saint Louis University, followed by a MSc and PhD also in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland, specialising in Rotorcraft. Upon relocating to the UK, she worked as a Rolls-Royce Research Fellow at the University of Southampton for 5 years, concentrating in advanced optimisation techniques. Following a career break for caring purposes, she then obtained a Daphne Jackson Fellowship to work at the Surrey Space Centre of the University of Surrey.
Since joining the department in 2017, Maria led the Department's Equality, Diversity, Communications, Culture and Inclusion Committee until 2023 and was the Departmental Year Abroad Coordinator between 2021 and 2025. She also represents the department in the Faculty of Engineering Digital Learning Group. She is the Aeronautics Director of Undergraduate Studies from October 2025.
Maria's research interests are in the areas of helicopter flight dynamics and optimisation.
Maria graduated with a BSc in Aerospace Engineering from Saint Louis University, followed by a MSc and PhD also in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland, specialising in Rotorcraft. Upon relocating to the UK, she worked as a Rolls-Royce Research Fellow at the University of Southampton for 5 years, concentrating in advanced optimisation techniques. Following a career break for caring purposes, she then obtained a Daphne Jackson Fellowship to work at the Surrey Space Centre of the University of Surrey.
Since joining the department in 2017, Maria led the Department's Equality, Diversity, Communications, Culture and Inclusion Committee until 2023 and was the Departmental Year Abroad Coordinator between 2021 and 2025. She also represents the department in the Faculty of Engineering Digital Learning Group. She is the Aeronautics Director of Undergraduate Studies from October 2025.
Maria's research interests are in the areas of helicopter flight dynamics and optimisation.
FACULTY
- Faculty of Engineering
POSITION NAME
- Principal Teaching Fellow