Program access information

Objectives

The basic objective of the Doctoral Program in Propulsion Systems for Transport is to train researchers with specific knowledge on issues related to propulsive systems in means of transport, and equipped with criteria and methodologies that allow obtaining more efficient and environmentally friendly power plants. As aspects with a greater potential for knowledge development, we can cite the reduction of fuel consumption (and therefore of carbon dioxide emissions), the reduction of gaseous pollutant emissions, the reduction of particulate emissions, and the reduction of environmental noise impact. It is therefore obvious that, because of the contents covered and the skills to be acquired by the students, the program is also closely related to the fields of Energy and the Environment.

Entry Profile

Two basic applicant profiles are considered:

• Applicants in possession of a master’s degree or equivalent that qualifies them to exercise the professions of Industrial Engineer or Aeronautical Engineer, or who have completed the Master’s Degree in Propulsive Systems for Sustainable Mobility at the Universitat Politècnica de València (degree code 4310980). In these cases, no additional training will be required.
• Applicants in possession of any master’s degree or equivalent, other than those listed in the previous point. In this case, after admission, the list of subjects to be taken within those included in the syllabus of the Master’s Degree in Propulsive Systems for Sustainable Mobility by the Universitat Politècnica de València (degree code 4310980) will be defined in a personalized way.

Profile of graduates

PhDs with a solid background in thermofluidodynamics and research methodologies, either experimental or computational, who can be integrated in research centers and industrial R&D laboratories to continue contributing to the achievement of the Program’s objectives and, in particular, to the development of sustainable mobility.

Two basic applicant profiles are considered:

1. Applicants in possession of any of the following master’s degrees, or degrees accepted as equivalent to them within the framework of the European Higher Education Area:
   • Those who meet the requirements established in Order CIN/311/2009, of February 9 (BOE of February 18, 2009), for the verification of official university degrees that enable the exercise of the profession of Industrial Engineer.
   • Those who meet the requirements established in Order CIN/312/2009, of February 9 (BOE of February 18, 2009), for the verification of official university degrees that enable the exercise of the profession of Aeronautical Engineer.
   • Master’s Degree in Propulsive Systems for Sustainable Mobility by the Universitat Politècnica de València (degree code 4310980), whose official nature, and its registration in the Registry of Universities, Centers and Degrees, is established in the Resolution of February 9, 2010, of the General Secretariat of Universities, which publishes the Agreement of the Council of Ministers of January 22, 2010 (BOE of February 26, 2010), in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1393/2007, and whose curriculum was published by Resolution of November 26, 2010, of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (BOE of January 28, 2011).
2. Applicants in possession of any master’s degree or equivalent, other than those listed in the previous point.

Evaluation of the merits provided

The scale, defined on a maximum of 100 points, is established according to the following criteria and their corresponding maximum scores:

• Affinity with the program (maximum 25 points):
  • Entry profile 1 (Master’s Degree in Propulsive Systems for Sustainable Mobility from the Universitat Politècnica de València, and the master’s degrees that meet the requirements established in the orders CIN/311/2009 and CIN/312/2009, and equivalent in the EHEA): 25 points
  • Entry profile 2 (other degrees):
    • Degrees in other engineering and scientific disciplines related to the program (mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, etc.): 10 points
    • Other non-related degrees: 0 points
• Academic record (maximum 60 points)
• Quality and relevance of the Master’s Thesis or equivalent (maximum 15 points).

The training complements are established in accordance with the entry profiles defined in section 3.2 of the application:

1.Applicants in possession of any of the following master’s degrees, or degrees accepted as equivalent to them within the framework of the European Higher Education Area:

• Those who meet the requirements established in Order CIN/311/2009, of February 9 (BOE of February 18, 2009), for the verification of official university degrees that enable the exercise of the profession of Industrial Engineer.
• Those who meet the requirements established in Order CIN/312/2009, of February 9 (BOE of February 18, 2009), for the verification of official university degrees that enable the exercise of the profession of Aeronautical Engineer.
• Master’s Degree in Propulsive Systems for Sustainable Mobility by the Universitat Politècnica de València (degree code 4310980), whose official nature, and its registration in the Registry of Universities, Centers and Degrees, is established in the Resolution of February 9, 2010, of the General Secretariat of Universities, which publishes the Agreement of the Council of Ministers of January 22, 2010 (BOE of February 26, 2010), in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1393/2007, and whose curriculum was published by Resolution of November 26, 2010, of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (BOE of January 28, 2011).

In these cases, no additional training will be required.

2. Applicants in possession of any master’s degree or equivalent, other than those listed in the previous point.

Given the enormous variety of possible cases, each case will be treated on a personalized basis. To this end, the academic committee of the program, having studied the curriculum of the doctoral student and considering the specific training required for the proper development of his research work, will define the list of subjects to be taken within those included in the curriculum of the Master’s Degree in Propulsive Systems for Sustainable Mobility by the Universitat Politècnica de València (degree code 4310980), defining the following maximums:

• Degrees in other engineering and scientific disciplines related to the program (mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, etc.): 6 credits.
• Other non-related degrees: 12 credits

Regarding their timing, these training complements must be taken during the first year of the doctorate.

Basics

• Systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of research skills and methods related to that field.
• Ability to conceive, design or create, implement and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
• Ability to contribute to the expansion of the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
• Ability to critically analyze, evaluate and synthesize new and complex ideas.
• Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their fields of knowledge in the modes and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
• Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural progress within a knowledge-based society.

Personal skills and abilities

• To develop in contexts where there is little specific information.
• Find the key questions to be answered to solve a complex problem.
• Design, create, develop and undertake novel and innovative projects in their field of knowledge.
• Work both in a team and autonomously in an international or multidisciplinary context.
• Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgments with limited information.
• Intellectual criticism and defense of solutions.

Other competencies

• Knowledge of different basic aspects of thermofluidodynamics underlying the relevant physical processes.
• Knowledge in experimental methodologies that allow to carry out coherent test plans to identify cause-effect relationships, select the appropriate transducers and measuring equipment for the required accuracy and assess the uncertainty in the results.
• Acquisition of a critical attitude towards numerical models that allows to assess the scope of the predictions in relation to the validity of the hypotheses on which the model is based.