02/2024-Present
Research Fellow within the Radio Science and Planetary Exploration Laboratory at Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna (CIRI-AEROSPACE).
- Design of the Radio Science experiments with the Hera mission (ESA).
11/2022-06/2023
Visiting PhD Researcher at NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States.
Accurate modelling and estimation of the dynamics of the binary asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos using Hera (ESA) mission data. Simulations and estimations performed in MONTE NASA-JPL software.
Working within the Solar System Dynamics group (392 R) under the supervision of Dr. Ryan Park.
08/2022-Present
Flight Dynamics Engineer within the Unibo Flight Dynamics Team for LICIACube and ArgoMoon missions.
11/2020-Present
PhD Candidate within the Radio Science and Planetary Exploration Laboratory at Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna (Department of Industrial Engineering).
- Design of the Radio Science experiments with the Hera mission (ESA).
- Responsible for the orbit determination (OD) and ISL development tasks for the European project H2020-NEO-MAPP.
- Involved in:
- Design of the Radio Science experiments for the ESA M7-mission proposal Heavy Metal to study the (216) Kleopatra asteroid and its moons.
- Radio Occultation experiments analysis to investigate the atmospheres of solar system bodies (JUNO, Cassini, Venus Express missions).
11/2021-12/2021
Visiting PhD Candidate at GomSpace, Aalborg, Denmark
Radio Frequency stability tests and characterization of the end-to-end ISL link system for the Hera mission.
04/2020-10/2020
Research Fellow within the Radio Science and Planetary Exploration Laboratory at Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna.
Responsible for the orbit determination (OD) and ISL development tasks for the European project H2020-NEO-MAPP, which will provide significant advances in the understanding of NEOs in both planetary defence and small-body exploration.
- Development and characterization of a new deep space miniaturized satellite-to-satellite link system, to increase the accuracy of the doppler measurements for RSE;
- Management of the partners involved in the OD task; Definition of the ICD documents to include the partners’ external observables (LIDAR, OPNAV, S/C module) in MONTE S/W; Implementation of the partners’ external modules in MONTE to increase the accuracy of the OD at NEOs.
11/2019-03/2020
Visiting student researcher at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) - California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CA), USA, within the Planetary Radar and Radio Sciences Group.
Radio Occultation Experiments of Venus and Mars: similarities and differences.
2017-2020
Master of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering at Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna.
Thesis: "Radio Occultation Experiments of Venus and Mars: similarities and differences."
Internship: "Modelization of the non-gravitational accelerations of the BepiColombo mission."
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude.
2014-2017
Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering at Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna.
Thesis: "Thermal analysis and development of thermal control system for nanosatellite." (in collaboration with N.P.C/Spacemind S.r.l.)
Final grade: 109/110
