The Team


During the 2023-2024 Academic Year, the Team is composed of more than 120 between undergraduate students and graduate students. Most of the Team members come from the aerospace, mechanical, electronic and computer engineering courses of Politecnico di Torino.

Face of Cristian Manfredi
Cristian Manfredi President
Face of Marco Donà
Marco Donà NRP Chief Engineer
Face of Edoardo Viglietti
Edoardo Viglietti VES Chief Engineer
Marco Delogu Efesto Chief Engineer
Face of Giovanni Del Vecchio
Giovanni Del Vecchio Chief Operating Officer

New Rocket Project Leads

  • Face of Marco Donà
    Marco Donà NRP Chief Engineer
  • Face of Andrea Pantano
    Andrea Pantano Coordinator
  • Face of Edoardo Viglietti
    Edoardo Viglietti Coordinator
  • Face of Mattia Saba
    Mattia Saba Aerodynamics Optimization & Analysis
  • Face of Samuele Martello
    Samuele Martello Avionics
  • Alessandro Rabino Control & Systems
  • Emir Topakci Design & Additive Manufacturing
  • Giuseppe Barbera Mission Analysis
  • Daniele Brero Recovery
  • Mattia Angirillo Structures Analysis

Vittorio Emanuele II Leads

  • Face of Edoardo Viglietti
    Edoardo Viglietti VES Chief Engineer
  • Face of Samuele Martello
    Samuele Martello Avionics
  • Face of Orlando Nardo
    Orlando Nardo Design & Additive Manufacturing
  • Face of Riccardo Di Maria
    Riccardo Di Maria Finite Element Analysis
  • Face of Mattia Saba
    Mattia Saba Mission Analysis
  • Face of Marco Donà
    Marco Donà Recovery

Efesto Leads

  • Marco Delogu Efesto Chief Engineer
  • Face of Pier Luigi Mercadante
    Pier Luigi Mercadante Coordinator
  • Face of Giovanni Ferrannini
    Giovanni Ferrannini Engine Control Strategy
  • Face of Alex Jarod Sclafani
    Alex Jarod Sclafani Engine Cycle
  • Face of Cosmo Spinosa
    Cosmo Spinosa Liquid System Architecture
  • Face of Isber Abdo
    Isber Abdo Test Bench
  • Marco Guzzon Thrust Chamber Assembly

Operations Leads

  • Face of Giovanni Del Vecchio
    Giovanni Del Vecchio Chief Operating Officer
  • Face of Federico Guglielmi
    Federico Guglielmi Information Technology
  • Matteo Donadel Logistics
  • Yuri Valle Media

Advisors

  • Face of Prof. Alfonso Pagani
    Prof. Alfonso Pagani Primary Faculty Advisor
  • Face of Prof. Enrico Zappino
    Prof. Enrico Zappino Faculty Advisor
  • Face of Fabio Meloni
    Fabio Meloni Founder & Senior Advisor
  • Face of Salvatore Lagrasta
    Salvatore Lagrasta Avionics
  • Face of Luca Loiodice
    Luca Loiodice Additive Manufacturing
  • Face of Matteo Crachi
    Matteo Crachi Efesto
  • Face of Francesca Bracaglia
    Francesca Bracaglia Finite Element Analysis
  • Face of Flora Punzi
    Flora Punzi Senior FEA analyst & Counselor
  • Lorenzo Pezzolato Additive Manufacturing
  • Marco Romano Delogu Thrust Chamber Assembly

Statistics

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59.7% 17.6% 6.7% 5.9% 6.7%

Members by program

  • Aerospace
  • Mechanical
  • Computer
  • Electronic
  • Management
  • Other
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48.8% 50.4%

Members by level

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Ph.D.
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73.8% 26.2%

International students rate

  • Domestic
  • International

Core members

Members after the first general meeting of the team
  • Aamil Lodhi DAM Engineer
  • Alessandro Giacobetti Control System Engineer
  • Alessandro Rabino Software Engineer
  • Alessandro Ruo Redda Propulsion Engineer
  • Alessandro Vignola FEM Analyst Engineer
  • Alessio Franco Software Engineer
  • Alessio Improta Engine Cycle Modelling Engineer
  • Ali Rahmatpour Product Designer, Graphic Designer
  • Amedeo Isoardi Control Systems Engineer
  • Amit Suresh Kaushik Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Andrea Morra Engine Cycle Engineer
  • Andrea Pantano Software Engineer
  • Andrea Manzo Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Annamaria Gelesz Aerodynamicist
  • Antonino Brandino Recovery Engineer
  • Antonino Spadafora FEM Analyst Engineer
  • Antonio Sepe Propulsion engineer
  • Balkan Urkmez Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Behdad Khodabakhshi Rizi Design Engineer
  • Benedetta Marazzato CFD Analyst
  • Can Cali Engine Cycle Software Engineer
  • Can Dogrul Desktop Application Developer
  • Carlo Visalli Propulsion Engineer
  • Carmen Sonia Altieri Front-End Developer
  • Christian Biondo CFD Analyst
  • Cristian Iacovella Control Systems Engineer
  • Cristiana Avati Engine Cycle Engineer
  • Cristina Pecoriello Cryogenic system Engineer
  • Daniele Brero Recovery engineer
  • Daniele Pice CFD analyst
  • Davide Catania Embedded Software Engineer
  • Diego Bottegal Event specialist
  • Dimitri Mazzone Propulsion engineer
  • Edoardo Pagliano Recovery engineer
  • Eleonora Catozzo Propulsion Engineer
  • Emanuel Bubba Aerodynamicist
  • Emanuele Ronchetti Sponsoring manager
  • Emir Topakci CAD & AM Engineer
  • Ettore Giuseppe De Bartolo Recruitment Specialist
  • Fabio Zeloni Propulsion engineer
  • Federica Carollo Propulsion Engineer
  • Federica Withmanthi Fernando Anjanpalage Event Specialist
  • Felipe Cuellar Facility Manager
  • Filippo Piersimoni Aerodynamicist
  • Flavia Beatrice Anton Test & Mission Support Specialist
  • Francesco Abate Avionics Engineer
  • Francesco Casto Mission Analyst
  • Francesco Papini Desktop Application Developer
  • Furkan Emre Agyel Embedded Hardware/Software Engineer
  • Gabriele Caso Propulsion Engineer
  • Gabriele Causarano Aerodynamicist
  • Giada Nicastro Recovery Engineer
  • Gianluca Marcato DAM Engineer
  • Gianluca Marra DAM Engineer
  • Gianluca Paolicelli Hardware Engineer
  • Giorgio Montese Hardware Engineer
  • Giuliana De Geronimo FEA Analyst
  • Giulio Balsano CFD Analyst
  • Giuseppe Agnello Structural Engineer
  • Giuseppe Barbera Software Engineer
  • Giuseppe Mondilla FEA Analyst
  • Giuseppe Ribbisi Recovery Engineer
  • Giuseppe Riccardo Fornari Propulsion engineer
  • Gloria Nallo Propulsion Engineer
  • Gregorio Biagi FEA Analyst
  • Gustavo Lopez Structure Engineer
  • Harrshit Oruganti Sridhar Propulsion Engineer
  • Homer Valizadeh Embedded Hardware/Software Engineer
  • Huseyin Gulec Design Engineer
  • Irem Celik Photographer & Videomaker
  • Jason Papaioannou Propulsion Engineer
  • Jenny Rostaing Valves & Pipelines Engineer
  • Khalil Ekradi CFD Analyst
  • Kiana Kamali Poorshiraz Hardware Engineer
  • Linda Ennio Recovery Engineer
  • Lorenzo Faggion CFD Analyst
  • Lorenzo Palumbi CAD & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Luca Salvatelli Hardware Engineer
  • Luca Sarà
  • Luigi Ruggieri Ignition System Engineer
  • Marco Magnanini Software Engineer
  • Marco Prodan Propulsion Engineer
  • Margherita Michahelles Propulsion Engineer
  • Margherita Rossi Program Manager
  • Maria Giulia Canetti Engine Cycle Modelling Engineer
  • Matteo Agagliate Mission Analyst
  • Matteo Perfetti Cryogenic system Engineer
  • Matteo Petri Mechanical/Propulsion Engineer
  • Mattia Angirillo FEM Analyst
  • Mattia Curione Recovery Engineer
  • Mehdi Mansouri Web Developer
  • Mesut Berk Unal Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Michelangelo Mangiapane Recovery Engineer
  • Michele Rossetto Hardware Engineer
  • Mission Analyst Amato Mission Analyst
  • Mohammadreza Sobhi Materials and AM Engineer
  • Morteza Moslehi Control System Engineer
  • Natia Sakandelidze CFD Analyst
  • Nicola Bruschi FEM Analyst
  • Nicola Montagner Control System Engineer
  • Nicolas Cerutti Engine Cycle Software Engineer
  • Nicolò Petronella Mission Analyst
  • Nicolò Vetri Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Nisanur Nagac RF Specialist
  • Paul Novoa Control Systems Engineer
  • Paul Teo Davis Electronics Engineer
  • Pier Luigi Mercadante Project Manager
  • Pouriya Salimian Rizi Control Engineering
  • Ramin Moradi Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Ricardo Brunetti Safety Engineer
  • Riccardo Di Maria Recovery Engineer
  • Riccardo Dipietro Embedded Hardware/Software Engineer
  • Riccardo Revalor Desktop Application Developer
  • Riccardo Savio Propulsion Engineer
  • Rocco Donnola Hardware Engineer
  • Rosa Coppolino Structural Engineer
  • Samuele Cannavò Software Engineer
  • Samuele Lombardi Test Engineer
  • Silvia Semenzin Engine Cycle Modeling Engineer
  • Simone Edoardo Neri Mission Analyst
  • Stefano Conte Program Manager
  • Stefano Massavelli Propulsion Engineer
  • Stefano Motta Test Engineer
  • Stefano Emmanuel Campagnolo Aerodynamicist
  • Syed Farooq Shah Social Media Manager
  • Tacan Avsar Embedded Hardware/Software Engineer
  • Tancredi Palumbo Engine Cycle Modelling Engineer
  • Tarik Nalcaci Test Engineer
  • Tommaso Baffetti Mission Analyst
  • Tommaso Venezia Event specialist
  • Vito Murgolo FEA Analyst
  • Vittorio Zoccola Embedded Software Engineer
  • Zhu Ruoqing Control System Engineer
PoliTo Rocket Team ™ 2024