ALEX FALCO

PhD Student

PhD program:: XL
email: alex.falco@uniroma1.it
phone: 3317892644
building: RM031
room: "Aula Ferri"

advisor: Francesco Nasuti

Research: "Low-order method development for rocket chamber combustion instability predicitons"

LANGUAGES:
Italian
English (B2)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PhD. student in Rocket propulsion:
University La Sapienza, Rome | 2024 – ongoing

Master’s Degree in Space and Astronautical Engineering:
University La Sapienza, Rome | 2022 – 2024
Thesis on Space Transportation:
"URANS/RANS investigation of thermo-acoustic coupling in a rocket combustor"
Grade 110/110 with honors

Aerospace Engineering Degree:
University La Sapienza, Rome | 2019 – 2022
Thesis on Rocket propulsion:
“Previsioni di spinta e pressione in camera in funzione delle caratteristiche geometriche del grano propellente”
Grade 110/110 with honors

High School Diploma
Liceo B. Pascal, Pomezia | 2019 Grade 100/100

WORK EXPERIENCE
High school Math and Physics tutoring :
•Linear Algebra
•Electromagnetism
•Thermodynamics
Sapienza Rocket Team: (Ongoing)
•Paraffin-Oxygen Hybrid Rocket Engine Development and Testing.
SOFTWARE SKILLS
•Ansys Fluent
•MATLAB
•CEA
•Ansa (Beginner)
•LaTeX

Research products

11573/1749882 - 2025 - Influence of Chemical Modeling on URANS Simulations of Longitudinal Thermoacoustic Instability

Falco, Alex; Montanari, Alessandro; Grossi, Marco; Zolla, Paolo Maria; Nasuti, Francesco - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 11th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE FOR AEROSPACE SCIENCES (EUCASS), 2025 (Rome)

book: 11th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE FOR AEROSPACE SCIENCES (EUCASS) - ()