Career• Associate Professor in the subject "Aerospace Systems" (since 2014)• Assistant Professor in the subject "Aerospace Systems" (since 2005)• Post-Doc Research Fellow (Faculty of Engineering, University of Padova, 2001-2004)• PhD in Space Science and Technologies (University of Padova, 2001)• Master graduate in Mechanical Engineering (University of Padova, 1998)Appointments and Rewards• Member of the International Program Committee of the 65th International Astronautical Congress (IAC, 2014)• Member of the International Program Committee of the 64th International Astronautical Congress (IAC, 2013)• Member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and component of the IAA Permanent Committee on Space Debris (since 2012)• Member of the International Program Committee of the 63rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC, 2012)• Member of the Directive Board of the Doctoral School in Science, Technologies and Measurements for Space (University of Padova) - DII delegate in such board• Member of the Technical Committee of the 11°Hypervelocity Impact Symposium (2010)• Chairman of the Working Group 3 "Protection" of the Inter Agency Debris Coordination Committee (IADC, www.iadc-online.org, 2009-2010)• Member of the Working Group 4 "Enabling technologies" for the NASA "International Lunar Network" programme (ILN, 2008-2009)• Deputy-chairman of the Working Group 3 "Protection" of the Inter Agency Debris Coordination Committee (IADC, www.iadc-online.org, 2007-2008)• Member of the Hypervelocity Impact Society (HVIS; www.hvis.org)• Member of the Technical Committee of the 10° Hypervelocity Impact Symposium (2007)• Member of the Aeroballistic Range Association (ARA, www.aeroballistics.org)• Reviewer for the following journals: Advances on Space Research, Acta Astronautica, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, International Journal of Impact Engineering, Composite Structures

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