ANNUAL REPORT 2022
Looking back at 2022 p.3 Editorial by Charles Champion p.5 Editorial by Olivier Lesbre p.6 Highlights p.8 Key figures p.9 Our commitments p.10 2022-2026Objectives and Performance Contract p.10 New Institute organization p.11 ”Horizons” roadmap p.13 Quality of life at work and involvement p.13 The ISAE-SUPAEROOSE equal opportunities scheme p.14 Diversity and inclusion p.14 Prevention p.14 Student Life p.15 Our pillars p.16 Training p.22 Search p.30 Innovation p.35 Our ecosystems p.36 International Relations p.38 Corporate and Alumni Relations p.39 Business p.40 Institutional relations p.41 The ISAE Group’s p.42 ISAE-SUPAERO Foundation p.43 ISAE-SUPAERO-ENSICA-ALUMNI ISAE-SUPAERO Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace Training high-level scientific, humanistic and innovative engineers around the aerospace challenges, able tomaster the complexities of the challenges of tomorrow’s world: we are committed to thismission to keep Europe’s aeronautical and space industry and research, both civil andmilitary, at the forefront of the world. In this way, we contribute to French and European sovereignty and prosperity, and to the progress of humanity. ISAE-SUPAERO: 10, avenue Edouard Belin - BP 54032 - 31055 Toulouse Cedex 4 - France • Photo credits: ISAE-SUPAERO, Aude Lemarchand, Olivier Panier des Touches, Louis Derignon, Alain Félix, Marc Mondange, Club Rafale, ESA, NASA • Graphic design and production: EFIL / +33 (0)2 47 47 03 20 / www.efil.fr - Printing: Equinox - This report is printed on responsibly sourced paper - March 2023 ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 2
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 3 ore than ever, ISAE-SUPAERO is at the heart of the changes to come. Climate challenge, energy transition, space exploration…but also defense of our values while a war of great intensity has developed at the very gates of the European Union. The sustainable development strategy initiated by the Institute several years ago is now showing its relevance. In 2022, the first year of the new Objectives and Performance Contract, the Institute has accelerated its transformation in its pillars of Research, Training and Innovation. The modernization of the campus continues at a rapid pace and, as an example, the Marie Marvingt Library, inaugurated in October, is a great success with students and lecturers. 2022 will also have seen an intensification of ISAE-SUPAERO’s relationship with ENAC around the many issues common to both schools. Indeed, Aeronautics and Space are part of tomorrow’s world, as demonstrated by the appetite of airlines for the latest generation of eco-efficient aircraft, the numerous projects for electric platforms, the unprecedented effort on hydrogen, the development of new launchers and new constellations, etc. and we are particularly proud at ISAE-SUPAERO to have trained a large part of the next generation of European astronauts. The Institute also plays an essential role in the training of future engineers in the field of Defense, guaranteeing our freedom in the years to come. The realization of these projects will be based on the knowledge acquired within the Institute. Achieving necessarily ambitious goals will also require leadership and we are proud to have been able to award for the first time in 2022, with the support of the ISAE-SUPAERO Foundation, the Jean Pierson prize, named for the former managing director of Airbus, to a student in recognition of her leadership qualities. Because ISAE-SUPAERO is above all a human adventure. Engage young people with “OSE l’ISAESUPAERO” in science, aeronautics and space in secondary schools throughout our territories. Encourage talent from diverse backgrounds, notably through grants, with the support of the Foundation and the Alumni Association, and through the development of an apprenticeship program for engineers. With the whole Board of Directors, we are proud of ISAE-SUPAERO’s teams, of its engineering students, of its PhD students, actors and citizens of tomorrow’s world. “We are proud of ISAE-SUPAERO’s teams, of its engineering students, of its PhD students, actors and citizens of tomorrow’s world.” M Editorial Charles Champion Chairman of the Board of Directors
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 4 €10 million in new orders in the research sector Nearly 800 students recruited, 40% of whom are international
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 5 fter two years severely disrupted by the pandemic, 2022 was a year of return to normal operations for both our Institute and the airline industry. We were able to get through this difficult period by maintaining the quality of the experience promised to our students, thanks to our policy of ensuring “as much face-to-face learning as possible”. We have continued to prepare for the future by developing our Objectives and Performance Contract (COP) with our parent ministry and by implementing the “sustainable development” roadmap, which places us at the forefront of higher education. All this could only be achieved thanks to a remarkable investment by all the Institute’s teams. Thanks to this, our attractiveness has not wavered despite the civil aviation crisis, and we have emerged stronger - and now familiar with telecommuting! In 2022, our training activities remained dynamic, with continued attractiveness in competitive exams, more than 800 student recruits, 40% of whom are joining us from abroad, and the great success of the courses that went online at the end of 2021 on the international platform Coursera. The professional integration of our students has returned to pre-crisis levels. In terms of research, order intake again approached €10 million and activity has continued to grow. The launch of the Institute for Sustainable Aviation with initial funding from the Region, the progress of the Mermoz hydrogen drone project (which took its maiden flight in early 2023), and the dissemination of the Aviation-Climate Reference Guide (downloaded more than 10,000 times) are all illustrations of our commitment to the ecological transition of the aeronautical sector. “All this could only be achieved thanks to a remarkable investment by all the Institute’s teams.” 2022 will also have been rich in terms of innovation, the Institute’s third pillar, with the filing of 10 patents, the strengthening of the dedicated team, the possibility of finally opening our beautiful InnovSpace without health restrictions, and a strong growth in the number of startups hosted and supported. In this first year of the COP, we have developed and implemented a reorganization of the Institute, to take into account the great growth that the Institute has experienced in recent years and to adapt to our new objectives. We have enriched our teams with new skills, launched our study for a rapprochement with ENAC and strengthened our collaborations with the french MOD. Our campus has been embellished with the Marie Marvingt Library, and our oldest buildings have undergone a major energy retrofit - so many advances that demonstrate the commitment and quality of our teams! This commitment, along with the renewed support of our partners, makes me confident in our ability to achieve the ambition set out in our COP: to strengthen our position as an international leader in higher education in aerospace engineering by asserting ourselves as a major player in the transitions of the civil and military aerospace sector. A Editorial Olivier Lesbre Director General
6 ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 Highlights of 2022 Graduation of Engineering andMasters students ISAE-SUPAERO unveils its Learning Center TheMaster’s and Engineering degree ceremonies were held onDecember 2 and3, in the presence of twoGreatWitnesses, BenjaminDavid, CEOand founder of XSun andRomainMoulin, co-founder andCEOof the startup Exotec, the first French industrial unicorn. 302 engineering students, 122Master’s students and 225SpecializedMasters® students graduated. On4October ISAE-SUPAERO inaugurated its LearningCenter, named the “MarieMarvingt Aviation Library” inmemory of this distinguished aviation and sports pioneer whowas the most decoratedwoman in French history. Coveringmore than 2,700m2, this newspace, with its innovative equipment, will be a real place of exchange, adapted to the newworkingmethods of its users, andwill encourage ideation and the diffusion of knowledge. 3 ISAE-SUPAERO alumni in the ESA astronaut class of 2022 OnNovember 23, 2022, ESAunveiled the European Astronaut Class of 2022. 3 ISAE-SUPAEROalumni are among those selected: SophieAdenot as career astronaut, andAntheaComellini andArnaud Prost as reserve astronauts. They join other ESAastronauts who have already visited the Institute: Thomas Pesquet, Luca Parmitano, Jean-FrançoisClervoy and SamanthaCristoforetti. 2nd french engineering school in the Change Now / Les Echos Start 2022 ranking which takes into account environmental and social issues in addition to traditional criteria of excellence. 5th most popular engineering school according to theGénération Prépa 2022 ranking, which is based on 5 indicators: the competition in which the school is ranked, its average rank and the number of registrations, places and studentswho have entered the school (SCEI data). 4 stars in theChallenges 2022 ranking of the best engineering schools
ISAE-SUPAERO at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris Perseverance collects the first Martian sounds Bringing together the entire space industry fromSeptember 18 to 22, the IACwas an opportunity to forge partnerships withmanufacturers and institutions. The official launch of the ESA Lab took place at the Institute’s booth, as did themeeting betweenOlivier Lesbre, Director General of ISAE-SUPAERO, and theDirector General of ESA, Josef Aschbacher, to discuss future collaborations for sustainable and responsible space exploration. Nasa’s Perseverance robot, which has been surveying the surface ofMars since February 2021, has recorded the very first sounds of the planetMars thanks to a microphone developed by ISAE-SUPAERO. Their analysis resulted in a publication inNature inApril 2022, co-authored by researchers fromthe Institute. A fewmonths later, inDecember, an international team including researchers from ISAE-SUPAEROannounced that they had recorded for the first time the sound and image of aMartian dust devil measuring over 188meters. These exceptional data could improve our understanding of dust storms and climate variability onMars. Looking back at 2022 OSE ISAE-SUPAERO at Stade Toulousain On June 2, themiddle and high school students accompaniedwithin the framework of the ISAE-SUPAEROOSE program presented their projects carried out during the year tomore than 1,000people at the ErnestWallonStadium. Thomas Pesquet, SophieAdenot, Ines Belgacem, andMatthieu Ponin-Ballom, four of the five sponsors of the scheme, were present to encourage these young ambassadors for their oral presentations. This event highlighted the partnership initiated3 years agowith the Stade Toulousain TrainingCenter thanks to Hervé Leconte (alumnus and vice-president of theStade Toulousain) and EmileNTamack (former player of theStade Toulousain and international rugby player). ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 7
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 8 Key figures 2022 622 people Human resources Finance 118 lecturer-researchers and research engineers including €66 million in Revenue, including €38.95 million €74 million Expenditure, including €14.43 million of investments of subsidies for Public Service Charges (subventions pour Charges de Service Public - SCSP) 2022 BUDGET
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 9 Facedwith the environmental and social challenges of the 21st century, higher education and research aremajor levers in the transition to a sustainable society. At ISAE-SUPAERO, we havemade these issues central to our commitments. commit- ments Our
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 10 2022-2026 Objectives and performance Contract New Institute organization The 2022-2026COP commits the Institute to strengthening its position as a leader in higher education in aerospace engineering in Franceand internationally, asserting itself as a major player in the transitionsof thecivil andmilitaryaerospace sector, developing itsown resources, intensifyingcooperation with its partners, and creating an environment conducive to its development. Inorder tomeet theseobjectives, and tosupport itsdevelopment, ISAE-SUPAERO has conducted a review of its organization, basedon feedback fromtheexistingorganizationand listening to the teams. A 3-phase project 1. Launched inOctober 2021, a first phasebrought out operatingmethods that respondas closely as possible tochanges in the Institute’s activity, and made it possible to draw up a neworganization, resulting in a reduction in the number of departments from7 to 4. Training Division (DF) bringing together the former Divisionof Engineer Trainingand theDivisions ofMasters and SpecializedMaster’s® training Research and Educational Resources Division (DRRP) Development and Innovation Division (DDI), which includes the former CommunicationDivision, Corporate Relations and Sponsorship Division, International Relations Division, the Marketing and Prospecting for Training Department and the Institutional Relations mission, and within which two new departments have been created: the Business and Innovation and Entrepreneurship departments. General Secretariat (SG) 2. Basedon thesemajor orientations, a secondphaseofwork served toconstruct, with the teams concerned, thedetails of the neworganization. TheDevelopment and Innovation Division reached its target organization inOctober 2022. 3. Since the second half of 2022, the project has entered its third and final phase, whichwill continue until September 2023, when the target organizationof the TrainingDivision will be reached. This phase will be punctuated by co- design workshops on specific themes that will continue until March 2023with a progressive deployment. New bodies (Business Committee, Innovation Steering Committee, Innovation Council) have also been set up. On April 11, 2022, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Director General of ISAE-SUPAERO signed the newObjectives and Performance Contract (COP) with theMinistry of the Armed Forces, setting out the Institute’s 2022-2026 strategic objectives. It is structured around four lines of action: 1. To contribute to the progress of society by enhancing the impact of our training and research activities; 2. To be amajor player in civil and military aerospace sector transitions: decarbonization, NewSpace, innovation; 3. To further leverage our partnerships and networks to increase the impact of our activities; 4. To develop our fundamentals to ensure the future. In this COP, ISAE-SUPAERO reaffirms its raison d’être: to train high-level scientific, humanistic and innovative engineers around the aerospace challenges, able tomaster the complexities of the challenges of tomorrow’sworld. The Institute’smission is tomaintain the European aerospace industry and research, both civilian andmilitary, at the forefront of the world, to contribute to French and European sovereignty and prosperity, and to the progress of humanity. Our commitments Renewal of ISO 9001 certification 2022alsosawthe renewal of ISO9001 certification, akey issue for the Institute.
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 1 1 Training The Institute trains its students tomeet the challengeof theenergy transition. Bysupporting them in their systemic approach, their ability tomaster complex systems and their involvement inpublicdebate,wegive themthe keys to invent theworldof tomorrow. In2022, this included: 20 hours of common core modules on socio-ecological issues for all engineering students 20 courses dedicated to environmental and social issues - 15 for engineering degrees and 5 for Masters/Specialized Master’s 46ECTScredits (EuropeanCreditsTransfer System) corresponding tocoursesonenvironmental impact conferences by experts and awareness sessions for all throughout the year. Everyone needs to do their part to tackle the environmental and social challenges of the 21st century. Convinced that higher education and research aremajor levers in the transition to a sustainable society, ISAE-SUPAEROhas placed sustainable development and the ecological transition of aviation at the core of its commitment. The ambition of the Institute is formalized by the Horizons roadmap, which encompasses all areas of the Institute’s operations, including campus life, innovation, research, and training. These actions were highlighted in 2022 by the Institute’s 2nd place in the Les Echos Start/Change Now ranking of engineering schoolsmost committed to the ecological transition. The “Horizons” roadmap is firmly implemented 3 troisième du classement change Second place in th 2 Les Echos Start ranking Search By 2026, 50%of research projectswill be dedicated to the ecological transition of aerospace technologies. 50 researchers and doctoral students are working on transition topics within the Institute, includingtheHeraand Iprodprojects (see page 26). 3 chairs dealingwith the theme of transition in the airline sector CEDARChair ISAARChair AIRBUSDefense andSpace - ARIANEGROUPchair: SACLAB2 – (Space AdvancedConcept LABoratory) An example of a project: INEMAR INspections d’Éoliennes en Mer par drones Automatiques Robustes (Inspections of OffshoreWind Turbines by Robust Automatic Drones) The launchofanautomatedoffshorewindturbine inspection project was signed in June 2022, combining aeronautics andmarine renewable energy. 4 companies in Occitanie and ISAESUPAERO are collaborating on this issue of development of theoffshorewindenergysector.
12 ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 Our commitments ENERGY RETROFITTING OF BUILDINGS IT ALSO HAPPENED IN 2022… SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS The energy retrofitting of buildings, supported by FranceRelance, continued throughout 2022. Major energy performance improvements (administrative buildings, education, InnovSpace) were carried out within the tight time constraints imposed by the stimulus plan. Insulation, replacement of joineries, renewable energies, rework of all outdoor light fittings, etc. Theseworks also impacted the gymnasium and the swimming pool, whichwere equipped with thermal solar panels for the production of domestic hot water. Real improvements in user comfort and energy consumption are expected by 2023. Increased implementation of selectivewaste sorting in all locations Greening of the vehicle fleet Installation of charging stations for electric cars Deployment of photovoltaic panels Initial technical work on energyintensive equipment to support the transition to energy sobriety. Annual carbon footprintmeasurement The Institute has committed to an annual carbon footprintmeasurement processwith the goal of reducing its emissions by 25% from2019 levels by 2026. GreenCampusWeek TheGreenCampusweek, built around environmental issuesand ledby ISAE-SUPAERO students,washeld inFebruary2022. Campus life
13 The ISAE-SUPAERO OSE equal opportunities scheme Created in2006, the “OSE l’ISAE-SUPAERO” equal opportunities scheme, awarded theCordéesde laRéussite label in2009, aims topromoteand encourageaccess tohigher education for all by encouragingsuccess throughwork. Thisprogram isaimedatmiddleandhighschool students from priorityneighborhoodsand isolated rural areaswho havedistinguished themselvesby theirmotivation. Theactionsarecarriedout voluntarilyby students andalumni who initiatemultipleeducational activities basedon their knowledgeandskills. 18middleschoolsand 14highschools in the ToulouseandMontpellier academiesarepartners of theCordéede la réussite. 4,000youngpeople reached, including 900through local support bymore than 250students, lecturer-researchers, staff and alumni. Theyear ispunctuatedbyacademicsupport, tutoring for studentswithdisabilities, discoveryof higher education, discoveryof the industrial and aeronautical sectors, scientificand technical, along withcultural andsportsworkshops. In2022, twocourseswill beofferedtopartner schools The“Campusau féminin”course for 120high school girls to: •Createaprivileged linkbetweenmiddle-high school and ISAE-SUPAEROstudents •Develop theactionandmobilizationcapabilities of schools •Raisegirls’ awarenessof scientificprofessionsand fight against stereotypes related to these fields TheOurPlanet course for 160middleandhigh school students to: • Raiseyoungpeople’sawarenessof environmental issues • Develop theactionandmobilizationcapabilities of schools •Seekamultiplier effect througheducation that prepares futurecitizens toadopt responsible behaviors. Quality of life at work and involvement The2022-2026COPreaffirmsasapriorityobjective thework on the fundamentals of the Institute, first and foremost the high level of involvement and the quality of life at work of thewomen andmenwhomake up the Institute. In2022, theInstitutedeployedandimprovedanumber of schemes inthisarea. Open-endedcontractualizationscheme Thanks to its transition to extended responsibilities and competencies, the Institutehas accelerated the rules for the appointment of its contractual staff, allowing the appointment ofmore than 70 agents by 2022. Telecommuting For several years now, the Institute has been implementing telecommuting within its teams and has continued to develop this working method in 2022 by simplifying the application process andmaking it more flexible. Telecommuting now concerns nearly 60%of the Institute’s staff. Qualityof lifeatwork The Institute has set up the MOODWORK tool to support its employees in their daily work. Thanks to a personal, anonymous and confidential space (web andmobile), this tool serves: to identify one’s factors of well-being and malaise through awell-being assessment; tounderstandandact onone’swell-being throughvarious resources (tip sheets, programs and conferences); tobe supported incompleteconfidentialitybywell-beingspecialists (coach, psychologists andsocialworker). Purchasingdepartment rewarded The PurchasingDepartment was awarded two trophies for “supplier relations” and “innovation” by the journal Décision Achats and the French government’s Directorate of Procurement, for organizing its first speed-meeting. ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022
14 ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 Our commitments Student Life tudent life at ISAE-SUPAERO is rich, dynamic and varied, with over 110 technical, cultural and sports clubs. It is structured around the student association, the sports association and the arts association. The Institute contributes to the development of student lifebyproviding associationswith financial resources, project support andsuitablepremises. For example, in2022,more than€350k in financial assistance was provided to the Institute’s associations. In2022, astudent lifecommissionwasalsocreated topromote dialog and consultationwith students in terms of extracurricular experience, allowing them to contribute to changes and improvements in the life of their campus. The Institute encourages a responsible associative life and is committed to combatingharassment, discriminationand gender-based and sexual violence, through awareness-raising sessions, training and the establishment of student referents. S > STUDENT LIFE IN FIGURES 110 technical, cultural and sports student clubs More than 350 k€ granted each year to the Institute’s clubs More than Social-medical hub : presence of two social workers and one psychologist at the Maison des Élèves The “Cpas1Option” risk prevention charter was signed by the Institute and the student association Attractiveness plan for the campus residences: reflection on thewell-being of themore than 900 students accommodated (development of new services, maintenance of facilities at the best level, etc.) Diversified, subsidized, quality on-site catering that meets the newdemands of students: vegetarian dishes, consideration of carbon costs, fight against waste Some actions and structures for student well-being Diversity and inclusion ISAE-SUPAEROhas continued its actions in favor of diversity and inclusion through its 2021-2023 action plan for professional equality between women and men, its 2021-2023 disability action plan and its system for preventing and combating acts of harassment, discrimination and gender-based and sexual violence (HDVS). An online reporting platform for students and staff wasmade available inApril 2022. For the secondconsecutiveyear, actions tocombat themenstrual insecurityof studentswerecarriedout with two distributions during the year of washable protectionkits and theprovisionof dispensers in the women’s toilets. Prevention Theyear 2022wasabusyone inthe fieldof prevention with a significant level of activity being taken on: coordination of 98 prevention plans organizationof thematicdays on theQualityof Life atWork inJuneand theRoadSafetyDayoncampus for students and staff support andawareness raisingof staff tobetter ergonomics at the workstationwith the help of durable equipment: document holder and laptop stand, usable for telecommuting single Document update deployment of first-aid cabinets site-wide and integration of first-aidworkers into the emergency chain. 115 campus events in 2022
pillars Our Excellencewith passion. Since 1909, working closelywith the aeronautics and space industry, excellence has been our heritage, our foundation andour ambition. It is at the heart of our activities andour businesses thatwe cultivate and instill this requirement. Innovation p.30 Search p.22 Training p. 16 15
ISAE-SUPAERO RAPPORT ANNUEL 2022 16 93% of engineering students find a job within less than 3 months 1,922 students IS E-SUP ER ANNUAL REPORT 2022
ISAE-SUPAERO RAPPORT ANNUEL 2022 17 IS E-SUP ER ANNUAL REPORT 2022 training and research activities, in particular through a strong commitment to social responsibility and equal opportunity, while continuing to promote the social, cultural and gender diversity of students joining the Institute. At the start of the 2022 academic year, 24% of the Institute’s students were on grant and 23%were girls. The year 2022 also saw the launch of the OSE inGÉ program, which aims to support young women and grant students in scientific preparatory classes up to the competitive entrance exams, through mentoring by young alumni. ”The objective of the Training Department is to train the innovative engineers of tomorrow, capable of meeting the major societal challenges of the 21st century in a constantly changing economy.” he start of the 2022 academic year has confirmed the great attractiveness of the courses offered by the Institute. Engineering training always attracts students who are highly motivated by aeronautics and space: in 2022, as in previous years, 50% of students chose to join ISAE-SUPAERO because of their vocation for the aerospace sector. The ISAE Group’s engineering apprenticeship program, which has been in operation since 2020, has confirmed its success, with 30 new apprentices to be welcomed at the start of the 2022 academic year; it is gradually being rolled out at ISAE-ENSMA and ISAE-SUPMECA. The MAE and Specialized Master’s® programs, which are open to national and international candidates with a level 5, 6 or 7, have welcomed students of 57 nationalities. International students represented 40% of the young people recruited to the Institute. ISAE-SUPAERO also had the great satisfaction to learn that among the Class 2022 of European astronauts, ESA has selected 3 alumni of the engineering curriculum: Sophie Adenot as career astronaut, and Anthea Comellini and Arnaud Prost as reserve astronauts. These nominations are a powerful inspiration to all students and especially to young women. Diversity, a priority for the Institute One of the four main objectives of the 2022-2026 Contract of Objectives and Performance is to contribute to the progress of society by increasing the impact of Pascale Rigaud Director of Training T Training THE P I L LAR
18 ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 As part of the reorganization, the Engineering Training Division and the Masters and Specialized Master’s® Training Division were combined to form a single entity. The new Training Division (DF) is responsible for implementing the programs at the operational level, with a restructuring of departments to optimize the reception, integration, orientation and career paths of all student engineers and students. It must also work on the upgrading of programs and training at the structural level, inorder to remain inphasewith the expectations of professionals andnewbusiness orientations, such as cybersecurity for example. The DF is in its very first year of operation; the reorganization will be effective at the start of the 2023 school year. A single division for all training courses The application for renewal of accreditation was submitted to the Engineering degrees commission (Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur - CTI) on December 13, 2022 and the audit will take place at the Institute on March 7 and 8, 2023. At the request of the CTI and in accordance with the laws of 2013, 2015 and 2018, all courses will gradually evolve into the Skills-Based Approach. The three main areas of competence proposed by the CTI (acquisition of scientific and technical knowledge and mastery of their implementation; adaptation to the specific requirements of the company and society; taking into account the organizational, personal and cultural dimension) will serve as a basis for reflection and development of all engineering, MAE and Specialized Master’s® training courses in a skills-based program approach. This development will take place over the next three years. Outlook for 2023 Training / Highlights
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 19 Our pillars Graduation ceremonies are live oncemore Launch of the OSE INGÉ scheme MarieMarvingt Library: an place of knowledge and optimizedwork On December 2, 122 students from the MAE and 225 from the SpecializedMaster’s® were congratulated and graduated, in the presence of Benjamin David, Class of 2002-TAS, President of XSun. The ceremony was followed by awards, with the first presentation of the Jean Pierson LeadershipAward. The next day, 302 engineering students received their diplomas, honoredby the entire teaching staff and in the presence of Romain Moulin (S2004), founder and CEO of Exotec, the first French industrial unicorn. TheOSE inGÉscheme, launched inSeptember 2022 in collaboration with the OSE teamat ISAE-SUPAERO(seepage 13), aims tosupport youngwomenandscientificCPGEgrant-holding students up to the competitive entrance exams, by helping them to believe in their potential. 42CPGEstudents from3partner highschools in Toulouse have joined the scheme and are mentored by young ISAE-SUPAERO alumni. Immersion periods on the Institute and CREPS campuses allow them to exchange with theirmentor and toparticipate in various workshops. This program is supportedby the Board of Education, the Region, Airbus, Elior and the Dassault Systèmes Foundation. On October 4, ISAE-SUPAERO inaugurated its Learning Center, named “Marie Marvingt Library” in memory of this pioneer of aviation, anoutstandingsportswomanandadventurer, whose daring earned hermany nicknames, including “the bride of danger”. This newgenerationmedia library offers 2,700m² dedicated to knowledge, exchange and collaboration. It has a documentary collection of 55,000printeddocuments and 30electronic journal packages covering all areas of knowledge, withunique collections in the fields of aeronautics and space. The historical legacy andheritage of ISAE-SUPAERO have also found their place there. Themedia library also hasmanymodular rooms, offering a variety of working environments and methods. There is also a flexible training space, designed to accommodate teachingbut also to train students in bibliographic research and information issues. This newvery luminous and comfortablebuilding, with its well-kept furniture, is also a living area. Its terrace overlooking the Canal du Midi allows for both work and relaxation, and two modular spaces are available for conferences, workshops, training sessions or exhibitions. As ofOctober 2022, 13,000admissions and2,000 loans have been recorded, suggesting high attendance for this newheart of the campus. Flash the QR code to learn more about the Aviation Library Flash the QR code to learn more about the new OSE inGÉ scheme 2022 highlights
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 20 Training / Highlights AcclaimedMOOCs The6English language courses on aeronautics and space, developed by the Institute and online on COURSERA (the world’s leadingMOOCplatform) had 15,000 registrants in 2022. The completion rate averaged 20%, a very satisfactory result compared to the average MOOC completion rate of less than 10%. It reaches 40% for students from the ISAE-SUPAEROcampus. The courses are taken by learners from all over the world, including 42% from India and 23% fromEurope. A newstudent recruitment tool Innovation, at the heart of training Innovation is the Institute’s third pillar, alongside Training and Research. Its increasing importance in engineering education is reaffirmed in the 2022-2026 COP. The aim is to train the innovativeengineers of tomorrow, capableof meeting themajor societal challenges of the21st century, in a constantly changing economy. As proof of this commitment, a permanent innovation and entrepreneurship lecturer has been recruited for the start of the 2022 academic year to enrich, structure and harmonize the training offer on these subjects (see page 29). The creation of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship department (see page 32) expands the resources available to students. Its mission: to promote and protect innovations born on campus, in conjunctionwith Toulouse Tech Transfert. ISAE-SUPAERO and ENAC are also committed to the development of a new Specialized Master’s® Degree in 2022, 100% digital, on the subject of transitions in aeronautics related to climate issues, innovative technologies, and the consideration of sustainability in the various activities (aeronautical design and construction, traffic and airport management, flight operations, etc.). The launch of this SpecializedMaster’s® degree, scheduled for 2026, will be preceded by other, shorter and complementary distance learning programs on the same theme, developed jointly by the two schools. Since 2022, the Marketing and Prospecting for Training Department of theDevelopment and InnovationDivision has been responsible for promoting and marketing the Institute’s entire range of initial and continuing training programs in France and abroad. The fall of 2022marked the return of international educational fairs and the Institutewas represented in Latin America and Africa. 15,000 enrolled in the 6 English language courses on aeronautics and space Executive Education ISAE-SUPAEROhas continued to grow its continuing education offer in 2022with the creation of a new certification course, “Cap H2” focusing on hydrogen technologies, in partnershipwith Capgemini Engineering and EUROSAE.
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 21 Our pillars > TRAINING IN FIGURES… At the start of the 2022 academic year, the Institute had: 1,141 engineering students, including 359 new entrants, all years combined 275 students in Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (142 in 1st year, 133 in 2nd year) 206 enrolled in the Specialized Master’s® course On the engineering curriculum 257 students completed an academic semester or internship abroad: 169 S4 substitutions, 17 worker internships, 10 research internships, 27 gap year internships, 34 final year internships gap year students 50 students enrolled in double degrees (France + International) 151 Source: First job survey conducted by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles in the first half of 2022 among the engineering class graduating in 2022. 93% of 2021 graduates found a job in less than 3months (including 77% before graduation). Of these, 3% started their own business 89% of contracts are permanent 7% are continuing their studies, 14% are preparing a PhD 65% work in large andmedium-sized companies and 34% in VSEs/SMEs 55% of graduates work directly or indirectly for the aerospace-defense sector. 11% of themsay theywork for the consulting-audit-finance sector of graduates find a job in less than 3months… …andworking for the aerospace-defense sector 93% 55% Professional insertion still very fast and qualitative
22 ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 400 lecturerresearchers and doctoral students 169 scientific publications
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 23 nvironmental issues are at the heart of the Research and Educational Resources Division’s strategy. Several projects pursued or launched in 2022 reflect this commitment, starting with ISAE-SUPAERO’s strong involvement in the Institute for Sustainable Aviation, a collaborative research structure under the governance of eight Toulouse institutions (ISAE-SUPAERO, TSE, UT1C, ENAC, TBS, Météo-France, CERFACS and UT2J). Moreover, the Institute worked in 2022 to enrich the CAST (Climate and Aviation - Sustainable Trajectories) aviation climate simulation and assessment tool, which evaluates different development scenarios for aviation and assesses their compatibility with the objectives of the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The enhanced version of the tool will be released in the first half of 2023. The Aviation & Climate reference guide, a scientific report produced by ISAE-SUPAERO researchers to help understand the challenges of decarbonizing air transport, has been translated into English and widely distributed to various stakeholders. The “Mermoz Drone” project, which flies without CO2 emissions, also continued its development in 2022. A first successful hydrogen gas flight took place on January 20, 2023. The year 2022 also saw some great successes in the space field. ISAE-SUPAERO researchers participated in the international DART project, which collided with the Dimorphos asteroid in September 2022 for a full-scale test of a planetary defense system against celestial bodies that could cross the Earth’s orbit. The use of data from the InSight and Perseverance Mars missions continued. An ESA_Lab was signed on the theme of sustainable and responsible space exploration, and the Institute signed with Airbus Defense and Space and Arianegroup the renewal of the SACLAB2 research chair, on advanced space concepts, for a period of 5 years. Phase 2 of the CONCORDE project with ONERA, which begins in 2023, will further strengthen collaboration between the two institutions on the theme of “Design, certification, operation of future aerospace systems”. The team “Conception d’Imageurs Intégrés” (CIMI - Integrated Imager Design) is working on the extension to the infrared domain of the optical sensors it develops using CMOS technology. And finally, three new participations in European projects have also marked 2022, to be found on page 26. E Search “Several projects being pursued or launched in 2022 reflect a strong commitment to the design of sustainable aviation.“ Grégoire Casalis Director of the Research and Educational Resources Division (DRRP) THE P I L LAR
24 ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 The Region supports ISA Institute for Sustainable Aviation In June 2022, ISA obtained €1.2 million in funding from the Occitanie Region for research activities from the end of 2022 to the end of 2027, as part of the regional Green Aircraft plan. This funding will make it possible to launch 6 research programs as of 2023, and will contribute to the recruitment of 10 young researchers and 20Master’s level research interns. A thesis definition campaignwas launched in 2022 andwill feed these 6 research programs. Aviation SustainabilityMetrics AeroVerse: The IAMof Aviation Toward Sustainable Air Routes Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Hydrogen Electric Regional Aviation Aviation Finance Pathways At its last Board of Directors meeting, ISA endorsed the opening of the consortiumto other institutions as associate members and to other individual researchers, reinforcing its status as an open collaborative structure focused on interdisciplinary research. 2022 highlights Research and Teaching Resources at the heart of training The Research and Educational Resources Department (DRRP) has a twofold mission: To provide the Training Division with the necessary skills to design and implement all the training courses provided today and in the future by the Institute; To develop scientific knowledge and innovation potential for the benefit of civil society, industry and sovereignty issues in the fields of aeronautics and space engineering. > RESEARCH IN FIGURES... 24.3% of internal and collaborative research projects directly target decarbonization or are related to the transition to sustainable aerospace in 2022 118 lecturerresearchers and research engineers as of 12/31/2022 275 doctoral students Flash the QR code to learnmore about ISA Research / Highlights
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 25 26 1,500 instructors partners Project GenHyO Hydrogen Generation Occitanie GenHyO, the winning project of the “Skills and Professions of the Future” call for expressions of interest, aims to foster the emergence of talent and accelerate the adaptation of trainingprograms, fromvocational training todoctoral studies, to the skills needs of the low-carbon hydrogen industry. The project, which brings together 26 academic partners, is structured in 4work areas. Setting up trainingmodules for different audiences Training 1,500 instructors fromall horizons (mutualization to all Occitanie) Promoting jobs in theHydrogen industry, orientation and professional integration to the various audiences Evaluating thechangingneeds through an forward studies observatory of trades and skills in the sector With this project, ISAE-SUPAEROfinds anecho to its strategy in terms of training and research for a low-carbon aviation. Within a year, the first course modules will be put in place, followedby thedeployment of experimental platforms dedicated to understanding the challenges of integrating these technologies on planes. Dart Mission Double Asteroid Redirection Test The DART mission is the ambitious first part of a dual ESA/ NASAmission to evaluate possible techniques for deflecting potentially Earth-threatening asteroids. Its goal was to send a spacecraft to collide with Dimorphos, an asteroid located some 11 million kilometers from Earth, in order to modify its trajectory. The mission succeeded brilliantly on September 27, 2022. TheHERAmission, complementary toDART anddeveloped by ESA, will take off in 2024 to reach the asteroid, in order to study inmore detail the consequences of the impact. ISAESUPAERO’s Electronics, Optronics and Signal Department (DEOS) actively participated in theDARTmission, contributing to thecharacterizationof theasteroidsurface through the detailed analysis of the last images taken of theDimorphos surface in the seconds before the impact. Naomi Murdoch, fromthe “SpaceSystems for Planetology and Applications” (SSPA) team, is also part of the HERA science team. She is the mission’s co-investigator and co-leader of the working group responsible for the preparation and coordination of the analysis of the data from the HERAmission. She is responsible for the surface physical properties theme. The SSPA team’s scientific contributions to thesemissions are to exploit thedata to understand thephysical properties of the asteroid in order to better interpret theDART impact. It studies the surface-lander interactions to improve the landing strategy of theCubeSats on the asteroid, and interprets the data acquired during the landing phase to study the physical properties of the surface. Flash the QR code to view the video. The Dart mission has reached its target: explanations by Dr. Naomi Murdoch, planetology researcher! Our pillars
HERA Hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft IPROP CONCERTO Construction Of Novel CERTificationmethOds and means of compliance for disruptive technologies The IPROP project, part of theHorizon Europe Pathfinder framework, aims to raise the level ofmaturity of atmospheric ion thrusters for aeronautics. Bringing together researchers from Italy, Germany, Belgiumand France, including teams from ISAE-SUPAERO, École Polytechnique and the Toulouse Institute of FluidMechanics, IPROP’s primary ambition is to develop optimized propulsion units and implement themon an ion-powered airship demonstrator. Ultimately, the goal is to design a full-scale stratospheric airship with great autonomy thanks to solar-powered ion thrusters. These latter could serve as alternative stratospheric platforms formany satellite functions, such as telecommunications or remote sensing, withmuch lower costs and the advantage of being recoverable. Ion thrusters, with nomoving parts, guarantee robustness and silent propulsionwith lowCO2 emissions. Moreover, the study of this technology opens up awide scientific field that covers fundamental research on ion production, its couplingwith airflow, electrode optimization and finally aircraft integration. ISAE-SUPAERO is participating in the European project CONCERTOof the Clean Aviation program, led by Dassault and involving 32 partners. Benefiting froma strong collaborationwith the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), it aims to build new certification methods and newmeans of demonstrating compliance for the 3 disruptive aircraft concepts identified by Clean Aviation: the hybrid-electric regional aircraft, the optimized Short-Medium-Range aircraft and the hydrogen-powered aircraft. ISAE-SUPAERO is participating in thework on the hydrogen aircraft coordinated by Airbus. Challenges: to define an architectural concept incorporating hydrogen technologies, formalize the expected safety objectives, analyze existing regulations in order to identify gaps andmajor risks, and prepare the development of the regulatory corpus for certification. 3 European projects ISAE-SUPAEROwill participate in the European project HORIZON-JU-Clean-Aviation HERA, with a budget of €35million, coordinated by the Italianmanufacturer Leonardo. It brings together 40 partners. HERA aims to identify hybrid-electric regional aircraft concepts flying over typical distances of less than 500 kilometers and capable of addressing climate issues. Objective: to evaluate key technologies and architectures in order to propose a range of regional-interurban transport solutions for the 2030s. ISAE-SUPAEROwill be involved in studies of the overall and optimized design of the aircraft, with a particular focus on the integration of high aspect ratiowings and thermal management solutions. This activity will allow the extension of projects already carried out by the Aircraft Design and Flight Dynamics teamof the Aerospace Vehicle Design and Control Department (DCAS), such as the Clean Sky U-HARWARD project. One of themajor challenges for the team is to strengthen the capabilities of the open platform for preliminary aircraft design, FAST-OAD, developed by ISAE-SUPAERO andONERA andwhichwill be implemented in HERA. 26 ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 Research / Projects & Equipment
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 27 The additivemanufacturing bymetallic powders deposition and laser fusionmachine allows the Department of Mechanics of Structures andMaterials (DMSM) to dimension and qualify the parts obtained by the processes of additivemanufacturing. The department sets up process control andmonitoring instruments to improve the quality of these parts andmake the processmore reliable. This year saw the start of research work on this theme supported by theOccitanie region. The equipment will be ramped up in 2023with the start of work on the repair of high-added-value aeronautical parts. Research facilities BEAMmachine Additivemanufacturing by metal powder deposition and laser fusion The EMpEROR platformwas born from the growing awareness of aeroelastic phenomena inmodern aeronautics, and from the synergy between the Aerodynamics and Propulsion Department (DAEP), and theMechanics of Structures andMaterials Department (DMSM) of the Institute. It was designed to allow a great modularity of metrology, around a rotor bench used to rotate from 1 to 6 blades, up to 1 meter in diameter, from 0 to 3,000 revolutions per minute in a totally safemanner. It is equippedwith several sensors for performancemeasurements and a rotary vibrometry system tomeasure the dynamics of the blades. It embeds control systems for unstable phenomena andmeasurement systems in the blades. This platformgenerates experimental databases used by ISAE-SUPAERO researchers to compare and validate their calculation codes. EMpEROR Platform Aeroelasticity of rotors and propellers The twin-engine Vulcanair P68Observer 2, from the air operations center, is used to teach ISAE-SUPAERO students flight mechanics, flight test techniques and research projects. This plane has a telemetry system to track flight parameters in real time fromcampus classrooms. It is also fittedwith unique instrumentation for research activities and sensors for monitoring the attentional and cognitive states of pilots (remote eye trackers, scene camera, etc.) synchronizedwith the flight parameters. In 2022, this platformwas used to conduct in-flight “human factors” experiments, to detect and predict, in real time, pilots’ ability to perceive and respond to auditory alarms, and to test “neuro-feedback” and adaptive cockpit solutions. In this latter case, the idea is to teach pilots to regulate their level of concentration by visualizing their own brain state displayed in the cockpit. Vulcanair P68 twin-engine Experimental flying platform Our pillars Flash the QR code to view the video our research facilities
ISAE-SUPAERO ANNUAL REPORT 2022 28 Focus on research in the departments I am interested in the characterizationof cognitive states of operators inhigh-risk situations during their interaction with complex technological systems. I useelectrophysiology andmachine learningmethods, which I teach in theNeuroIA field in the 3rd year of the Engineering curriculum, inmodules of the Master of Aerospace Engineering and in the Certificate in Neuroergonomics and Human Factors, of which I am program leader. Thanks to the support of the DGA, ANITI, ESA, CNES and ANR, I was recently able to launch newwork on human-drone and human-robot collaborative interaction. 2022 was rich in emotions and cognitions, with notably the launchof a thesis on theANR JeuneChercheuse JeuneChercheur (JCJC) - EPIICproject -which I obtained in 2021. 2022 alsomarks the open-access publication of a multi-task and multi-session electroencephalography (EEG) database toaddress theproblems of non-stationarity of the EEGsignal, and especially the defense ofmyClearance toSuperviseResearch (HDR), which took place on September 20, 2022 in front of an international panel. I work on the understanding, modeling and measurement of some parameters of image sensors, and more particularly on the various sources of noise which are associatedwith them. The goal: to develop original noise reductionmethods allowing significant improvements in the signal-to-noise ratio. Thanks to this expertise ranging frommodeling to the development of characterization platforms with the participation of industrial partners, my teamcontributes strongly to the creation of space image sensors. Thus, in 2021-2022, within the framework of the joint CRISTAL laboratory with Airbus Defence and Space, we developed the visible channel detector of the LSTM (Land Surface TemperatureMonitoring) satellite of the ESA COPERNICUS program. In parallel to these activities, I am also interested in the behavior of image sensors and readout circuits at cryogenic temperatures, an environment necessary to extend the wavelength range to the infrared. DEOS Department of Electronics, Optronics and Signal PhilippeMartin-Gonthier, Researcher in microelectronics applied to image sensors in the Design of Integrated Imagers team(CIMI) DAEP Department of Aerodynamics, Energetics and Propulsion Maxime Fiore, Lecturer-researcher in fluidmechanics, numerical specialization My research activities focus on gaining a better understanding of noise loss and generation mechanisms in aircraft engines. These analyses are performed mainly via numerical approaches that simulate the airflow around the study configuration. In order to extract information fromthese simulations, post-processing tools are developed and used, notably thanks to the support of the Defense Innovation Agency (AID). These simulations are completed by analytical models to better understand the physical mechanisms and develop simpler models, which can then be used by the aviation industry. I also help with the teaching of turbulence and its modeling, and the boundary layer in compressible regime to the students of the ISAE-SUPAERO Engineering and Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (MAE) program. “ “ “ DCAS Department of Aerospace Vehicle Design and Control RaphaëlleRoy, Lecturer-researcher in neuroergonomics andphysiological computing Research / Portraits
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