RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
2024 - current
PhD Student at the Radio Science and Planetary Exploration Laboratory, University of Bologna
Investigation of the Jovian system through radio occultation experiments.
2025 - current
PNRR Space Economy – EMM (Exploration and Monitoring Missions)
Scientific contribution to the upgrade of the Sardinia Deep Space Antenna (SDSA) for radio science experiments dedicated to the study of the solar corona.
2025 - current
INNOVATOR project grant – INtersatellite liNk fOr graVity and ATmOspheRic science
Test of a payload for advanced radio science missions.
03/2025 - 07/2025
Visiting Research Student, KTH Royal Institute of Technology - Department of Space and Plasma Physics
Plasma physics research with a focus on the modeling of icy moon ionospheres.
05/2024 - 11/2024
Research Fellow, Radio Science and Planetary Exploration Laboratory, University of Bologna
- Study of the gas giants through radio science experiments;
- Orbital determination analysis of the binary asteroid Didymos/Dimorphos for Planetary Defense applications.
TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
- JUICE SWT25, 2025 May 12-16, Uppsala — "The Shape of Jupiter Redefined by Juno" (oral presentation);
- EGU General Assembly 2025, 2025 Apr 27 - May 2, Vienna — "Geodetic Modeling of Gas Giants: An Integrated Approach Applied to Jupiter" (oral presentation);
- Swedish Space Plasma Meeting - SRS, 2025 Mar 25-27, Kiruna — "Sounding the Jovian System with Radio Occultations" (poster);
- JUICE SWT24, 2024 Nov 18-21, ESA-ESOC Darmstadt — "Analysis of the Radio Occultation Opportunities with JUICE" (oral presentation).
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
07/01/2026 - ongoing
Teaching Tutor for the Second-Level Master’s Degree in Space Missions Science, Design and Applications (SPICES)
EDUCATION
03/2024 - Master's Degree in Astrophysics and Cosmology at the University of Bologna
Thesis: Updating Jupiter's Shape integrating novel gravity experiments results and radio occultation measurements.
10/2020 - Bachelor's Degree in Physics at the University of Bologna
Thesis: Modeling the Cosmic-Ray Proton Flux on Low Earth Orbit Space Telescopes: Study of the Accuracy with Respect to In-Flight Measurements.
