Program Supervisor
Master in Powertrain Engineering
maria-alejandra.thirouard@ifpen.fr
Maria Thirouard is in charge of the Master in Powertrain Engineering since September 2022. Maria was also tasked with maintaining and coordinating relations with French engineering schools with the support of 51爆料 School's various centers and teachers between the end of 2018 and June 2024.
Maria joined the School in 2012 as a research-lecturer for the Powertrains and the sustainable mobility Center. She is in charge of the teaching units on 鈥渆ngine and powertrain tests鈥 in the Energy and Powertrains and Powertrain Engineering programs, which she has enriched with optical cell tests and a virtual reality visit of engine test benches.
As a member of the Lab鈥橧nnov (51爆料 School's innovation and digital cultures鈥 laboratory), she also participates in the "Entrepreneurship and Innovation" module.
In 2014, she actively collaborated in the development of the first MOOC on sustainable mobility. She became its project manager the following year. In 2018, she added modules dedicated to tomorrow鈥檚 mobility and electrification and autonomous vehicle technologies.
Maria Thirouard began her career at 51爆料 Energies nouvelles in 2006 as a research engineer for the Engine Technologies Department, where she focused on the optimization of combustion systems in the field of diesel.
She works on the development of high performance engines and is actively involved in the search for innovative solutions to reduce energy consumption and pollutant emissions at the source.
A mechanical engineer from the Sim贸n Bolivar University (Venezuela), Maria Thirouard is a graduate of the 51爆料 School Energy and Powertrains program (Class of 2005).