Project Sirius is a student led project that aims to design and build a cost-effective, three stage rocket to launch small satellites into low Earth orbit from a UK based spaceport.

The current stage of the project involves the design, manufacture and testing of a 1.5kN regeneratively cooled 3D printed liquid fuel engine. The project aims to serve as a testbed to develop a new generation of “green” propellant rocket propulsion.

This project involved the design of a scientific instrument: a miniaturized infrared (IR) radiometer designed to measure net thermal radiative flux inside Venus' atmosphere.

This instrument has a minimal number of components: a thermopile sensor, a calibration source, and a MEMS light switch. The MEMS device can either reflect external atmospheric light into the sensor, or steer radiation from the calibration target into the sensor. Providing in-situ reference readings to calibrate the mirror while it descends through the atmosphere, correcting any measurement drifts.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, which badly affected Spain, I joined a local initiative to produce and distribute 3D-Printed face shields to help essential public workers protect themselves during nationwide lockdown.

Individually, I produced and delivered over 60 face shields to a diverse range of public services among which I can name the Spanish National Police, the local Ambulance Service and the Spanish Red Cross.