Pol Molina
Lightning Protection Engineer at GE Vernova
Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolPol Molina is a Lightning Protection Engineer with nine years of experience specializing in lightning protection for aircraft and wind turbine blades, currently leading blade protection design and research at GE Vernova. He holds an industrial PhD in Electrical Engineering from UPC and has been a visiting researcher at MIT, where he developed active charge control concepts to influence lightning attachment. Pol combines aerospace and electrical engineering training with hands-on manufacturing optimization and fleet support, bridging lab-scale lightning physics with deployable solutions for glass and carbon composite blades. His work spans industry and academia, from doctoral research at LABELEC to engineering roles at LM Wind Power and UPC’s Lightning Research Group. Fluent in technical problem-solving and creative technology development, he also brings practical teaching and team leadership experience from robotics education and sports coaching. Based in Terrassa, Spain, he quietly blends musical and athletic pursuits with a deep focus on reducing lightning risk in large rotating structures.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Primária - ESO - Bachillerato, Tecnológico, Primária - ESO - Bachillerato, Tecnológico at Col·legi Mare de Déu del Carme (Karmel)PhD (Visiting student), Lightning protection for aircraft and wind turbines, PhD (Visiting student), Lightning protection for aircraft and wind turbines at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCURSO DE NIVEL I en HOCKEY, Actividades físicas y deportivas, CURSO DE NIVEL I en HOCKEY, Actividades físicas y deportivas at Escola Catalana de l'EsportUPC Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaMaster of Science - MS, Ingeniería aeroespacial, aeronáutica y astronáutica, Master of Science - MS, Ingeniería aeroespacial, aeronáutica y astronáutica at Linköping UniversityMáster Universitario en Ingeniería Aeronáutica, Ingeniería aeroespacial, aeronáutica y astronáutica, Máster Universitario en Ingeniería Aeronáutica, Ingeniería aeroespacial, aeronáutica y astronáutica at ESEIAAT-UPCPractica del Piano y la Guitarra, Música, Practica del Piano y la Guitarra, Música at Adus Music
Spanish, Catalan, English, FrenchGithub contributions (5)
AstroProjects/airportProject
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:51 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
naydden/jet_engine_parametrization
May 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:44 pushes in 16 days
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