PhD Student
E-mail: jan.skacel@ulb.beLocation: Building Y, von Karman Institute
Career Summary:
Jan Skácel is a first-year PhD student at ULB and Masaryk University, while staying at the von Karman Institute as a PhD researcher. At the von Karman Institute, he is involved in a project promoted by Redwire Space (Belgium) in collaboration with ESA. This project investigates spacecraft charging on their developed satellite, for which Jan Skácel conduct particle simulations.
Main Research Topics and Interests:
- Spacecraft charging
- Non-equilibrium states of plasmas
- Numerical algorithms for particle methods
- Very low Earth orbit
- Ionosphere
Involvement in Conferences:
- ESCAMPIG
- 2nd VLEO International Conference
- VKI PhD Symposium
Involvement in Other Activities:
- Talks at yearly workshop SPINE
Mis à jour le 1 novembre 2025