Burcu Altuntas

Burcu Altuntas is a Propulsion Systems Engineer at Thales Alenia Space since September 2022, previously serving as a System Engineer focused on propulsion and satellites at Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii from 2013 to September 2022. Prior experience includes a role as Project Assistant at METU, where involvement in a project on the Application of Nanoporous Si and Ge Nanostructures to Advanced Solar Cells took place from March 2012 to October 2013. Burcu Altuntas is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Physics at Middle East Technical University, with an expected completion in December 2025, and holds a Master's degree and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the same institution.