Dr. Álvaro Rodríguez Sanz specializes in aerospace engineering, and his research work is highly valued. Thus, he has been awarded on numerous occasions for his scientific projects in public institutions, official schools and by ENAIRE.  

His career has led him to publish more than 30 articles in high-impact journals and to write 10 chapters of books on airport planning and operations.  Also, in his professional career he has worked as a technician of Aeronautical Operations and Services in AENA's Division of Master and Spatial Plans or as an engineer and project manager in ENAIRE's air traffic management research and development subsidiary (CRIDA).  

His extensive knowledge goes beyond the classroom, being a lecturer in the Department of Aerospace Systems, Air Transport and Airports of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.   

• Aeronautical Operations and Services Technician in the Directing and Special Plans Division of Aena's Airport Planning and Regulatory Control Directorate. 
• Engineer and project manager at ENAIRE's air traffic management research and development subsidiary (CRIDA). 
• Participant as researcher in European Union projects associated with the Horizon 2020 program. 
• Strategic planning and route and market development analyst for LATAM airline. 
• Consultant engineer for airport and air transport projects at INECO, a company attached to the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda. 
• Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Systems, Air Transport and Airports at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. 
• PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. 
• Master's Degree in Airport Planning and Management, Cranfield University. 
• Winner of the Madrid City Council Talent and Technology Award, 2022 edition, for the best doctoral thesis in the Research and Technological Development category. 
• Winner of the Luis Azcárraga Award of the XXV edition of the ENAIRE Foundation Awards, call 2020, in recognition of research and technological innovation in aerospace matters 
• Winner of the Aeronautical Innovation Award 2020 of the Official College of Aeronautical Engineers of Spain (COIAE).