Dr. Alessandro Golkar

Professor

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Biography

Prof. Alessandro Golkar focuses on advanced space mission concepts and systems engineering research, supporting new capabilities in pico- and nanosatellites, and enabling the next generation of satellite constellations and distributed satellite system concepts. He joined the Technical University of Munich (TUM) on September 1, 2022, as the founding Chair of Pico- and Nanosatellites and Satellite Constellations. Prior to TUM, he spent ten years as a faculty member at Skoltech, a graduate research university based in Moscow, where he focused on the development of applied research and fostering technology entrepreneurship. From 2017 to 2019, Prof. Golkar served as Vice President of Technology Roadmapping and Planning in the department of Airbus CTO in Toulouse, France. He holds a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Research Interests

Experience

Chair

2022-09-01 — Present

Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany

Founding Chair of Pico- and Nanosatellites and Satellite Constellations.

Vice President, Technology Roadmapping and Planning

— Present

Airbus CTO • Toulouse, France

Oversaw technology strategy and planning.

Faculty Member

— Present

Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology • Moscow, Russia

Focused on applied research and technology entrepreneurship.

Awards

#2021

Karman Fellow

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Senior Member

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Overall Winner

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1st Prize

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Top Performer Award