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La Spezia, It

Merate, Lombardia, Italia

Finite Element Analyses of one of the Extremely Large Telescope's mirror support structures and Topological Optimisation for metal additive manufacturing

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

6S stands for “Student-made Single unit Satellite for Solar cells and Structural battery in-Space testing”. The project aims at the development, production, launch and operation of a CubeSat which will host two experiments: a PErovskite Solar Cells Analyzer (PESCA) and a test on the performance of a structural battery.My role is that of FEM Engineer inside the STR division of the project, therefore my work is to define and conduct the analysis needed to validate the design of the satellite in collaboration with the team.

Milano, Lombardia, Italia

MEEVA stands for Medical Equipment for EVA; the project aims at the development of an analog astronaut EVA vest, to be worn under the suit, with a thermal control system and embedded sensors to evaluate the astronaut’s stress level.The system will be tested by the Asclepios association during Asclepios III and Asclepios IV analog missions.My role was, initially, to help in the implementation of the TCS model in Matlab and Simulink.Since October 2023, I took the position of Project Manager, therefore my duties shifted towards coordinating and leading the team to the accomplishment of the project’s goal.

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

PoliSpace is the first student space association of Politecnico di Milano, and its main objective is to fill the gap between industry and academia in Italy.As executive member inside the Space Technology Exploration division, I have had the chance to work with my colleagues on many projects and contribute to the growth of the association by taking part in activities at PoliMi, publishing research papers, and engaging companies.

Milano, Lombardia, Italia

The project aim was the design of an in-orbit system capable of performing proximity awareness operations: a main spacecraft (Mothership) orbits in formation with smaller satellites (Sentinels), which have the task to produce a low-frequency artificial magnetic field; the Mothership can relate the anomalies in the magnetic fields with the presence of extraneous objects.My role consisted in defining the best configuration of the subsystems inside the Mothership and in designing (SolidWorks) the parts and assembly of the satellite (at a high level).The results of the study were published in a paper and presented at the 33rd AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting in Austin, TX

During this year, I had the great opportunity of being part of the Board of the wonderful association that PoliSpace is, and to work with many passioned, smart people. Along with all the other Board Members, I had the chance to gather some experience in decision making and much more in team working, as we put all our efforts in making the association bigger and known in the international community.My role was that of a support to the Board, by keeping track of our discussions and resolutions. I especially worked in collaboration with the President, Treasury and HR Dept. to record the members' work and their participation in the many activities that PoliSpace provided them.

Milano, Lombardia, Italia

LEXICON stands for Lunar Extraction in a Confined environment; the project aim was the development of a system to enclose extraction activities on lunar surface to improve ISRU activities by using compressed air and a cyclone filter to collect the dust generated in the process. Most of the components were manufactured through additive manufacturing processes in PLA and ABS plastics.My role consisted in designing all the components that would be printed with CAD software (SolidWorks) and in validating them structurally through FEA (SolidWorks, SimSolid), also iterating with the inputs given by the team working on fluid dynamics.The project and the results of the test campaign conducted during Asclepios 2 mission were presented with a paper @ IAC2022 in Paris.

Milano, Lombardia, Italia

The project aim was the design of the casing for a Sun sensor developed by a third party. The PoliSpace team was given a set of requirements and constraints and worked in close contact with the third party.My role consisted in coordinating the team and interfacing with the sensor developers, and also in producing the CAD parts and assembly, in validating them through FEA (SolidWorks, SimSolid), and in taking care of the produced documentation (technical reports and drawings).

Milan, Italy

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering, 99/110

High School Diploma, 100L