The Team


During the 2024-2025 Academic Year, the Team is composed of more than 150 between undergraduate students and graduate students. The Team members come from almost all courses of Politecnico di Torino, and from more than 30 different countries.

Face of Andrea Pantano
Andrea Pantano Team Leader
Andrea Manzo Chief Engineer
Face of Riccardo Savio
Riccardo Savio Project Manager
Rocco Bellon Head of Department
Face of Marco Dona
Marco Dona Head of Department

Amerigo Vespucci Departments

  • Andrea Manzo Chief Engineer
  • Face of Riccardo Savio
    Riccardo Savio Project Manager
  • Face of Marco Delogu
    Marco Delogu Head of Propulsion Department
  • Face of Emir Topakci
    Emir Topakci Head of Structures Department
  • Face of Alessandro Rabino
    Alessandro Rabino Head of Aerodynamics Department
  • Face of Daniele Brero
    Daniele Brero Head of Recovery Department
  • Face of Alessandro Giacobetti
    Alessandro Giacobetti Head of Controls and Systems Department
  • Face of Michele Rossetto
    Michele Rossetto Head of Electronics Department

Operations Department

  • Rocco Bellon Head of Department
  • Luca Beccaria Communications
  • Face of Huseyin Gulec
    Huseyin Gulec Information Technology
  • Ettore De Bartolo Logistics
  • Face of Edoardo Viglietti
    Edoardo Viglietti Safety

Research and Development Department

  • Face of Marco Dona
    Marco Dona Head of Department

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 Francesca Bracaglia
    Francesca Bracaglia Finite Element Analysis
  • Face of Flora Punzi
    Flora Punzi Senior FEA analyst & Counselor
  • Lorenzo Pezzolato Additive Manufacturing

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
  • Aarish Syed Safety Officer
  • Alessandro Bocchino Hardware Engineer
  • Alessandro Centorrino Aerodynamicist
  • Alessandro Ciaschetti Aerodynamicist
  • Alessandro Giacobetti Control System Engineer
  • Alessandro Monti Propulsion engineer
  • Alessandro Rizzo Design & Manufacturing Engineer
  • Alessandro Ruo Redda Propulsion Engineer
  • Alessandro Vignola FEM Analyst Engineer
  • Alessio Golini Ground Systems Engineer
  • Alessio Nerjaku Mission analyst
  • Alex Jarod Sclafani Engine Cycle Modelling Engineer
  • Ali Rahmatpour Product Designer, Graphic Designer
  • Alihan Altintas Recovery Engineer
  • Andrea Agostini Propulsion engineer
  • Andrea Morra Engine Cycle Engineer
  • Andrea Pantano Head of Aerodynamics
  • Andrea Risolo Desktop App Developer
  • Andrea Manzo Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Annamaria Gelesz Aerodynamicist
  • Antonino Brandino Recovery Engineer
  • Antonino Spadafora Propulsion Engineer
  • Antonino Gaetano Biondo Control Systems Engineer
  • Antonio Sepe Propulsion engineer
  • Antonios Kakamoukas Structural Engineer
  • Arda Bildik Hardware Engineer
  • Asmaa Jamai Test & Mission Support Specialist
  • Ata Akturk Hardware Engineer
  • Aurelio Amato Mission Analyst
  • Aysim Kukrek Recovery Engineer
  • Balkan Urkmez Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Beatrice La Motta Test Engineer
  • Beatrice Paternò Recovery Engineer
  • Behdad Khodabakhshi Rizi Design Engineer
  • Bruna Concetta Di Maggio Recovery Engineer
  • Bruno Mazzucca Embedded Software Engineer
  • Carlo Paccagnella Hardware Engineer
  • Carlo Ricciardi Design & Manufacturing Engineer
  • Carlo Visalli Propulsion Engineer
  • Carlotta Paletti Safety Officer
  • Caterina Francesca Colarossi Social Media Manager
  • Chiara Balen Recovery Engineer
  • Claudia Sanna Desktop App Developer
  • Cristiana Avati Engine Cycle Engineer
  • Cristina Pecoriello Cryogenic system Engineer
  • Daniele Padula Aerodynamicist
  • Daniele Pice CFD analyst
  • Daniele Punzi Recovery Engineer
  • Daniele Luigi Maresca Structural Engineer
  • Dante Casaglia Structural Engineer
  • Dário Medeiros Structural Engineer
  • Davide Adamo Aerodynamicist
  • Davide Di Palmo Mission analyst
  • Dimitri Mazzone Propulsion engineer
  • Edoardo Pagliano Recovery engineer
  • Edoardo Viglietti Head of Safety
  • Ege Kaya Full Stack Developer
  • Elena Gillio Safety Officer
  • Eleonora Catozzo Propulsion Engineer
  • Emanuele Ronchetti Sponsoring manager
  • Emma Chan Aerodynamicist
  • Enes Göktepe Mission analyst
  • Fabio Zeloni Propulsion engineer
  • Federico Agricola Propulsion engineer
  • Federico Rabacchin Photographer & Videomaker
  • Federico Saviano Control Systems Engineer
  • Federico VIta Social Media Manager
  • Filippo Prosperi Test Engineer
  • Filippo Pupo Structural Engineer
  • Flavia Beatrice Anton Test & Mission Support Specialist
  • Flavio Giglia Aerodynamicist
  • Francesco Casto Mission Analyst
  • Francesco Guerrini Sponsoring Specialist
  • Francesco Gullo Recovery Engineer
  • Francesco Iannantuono Aerodynamicist
  • Gabriel Avila Feed System Engineer
  • Gabriele Angelillo Embedded Software Engineer
  • Giacomo Bunino Control Systems Engineer
  • Giada Nicastro Recovery Engineer
  • Gianluca Marcato DAM Engineer
  • Gianluca Marra DAM Engineer
  • Gianluca Paolicelli RF Specialist
  • Giovanni Del Vecchio Program Manager
  • Giovanni Tomasi Recovery Engineer
  • Giuliana Matta Structural Engineer
  • Giuseppe Mondilla Aerodynamicist
  • Giuseppe Riccardo Fornari Propulsion engineer
  • Harrshit Oruganti Sridhar Propulsion Engineer
  • Ilhan Yilmaz Karadeniz Hardware Engineer
  • İsmail Dündar Hardware Engineer
  • Ismail Emre Karakutuk Hardware Engineer
  • Jason Papaioannou Propulsion Engineer
  • Jenny Rostaing Valves & Pipelines Engineer
  • Kiana Kamali Poorshiraz Hardware Engineer
  • Leonardo Galeotti Control Systems Engineer
  • Linda Ennio Recovery Engineer
  • Lorenzo Assiro Control Systems Engineer
  • Lorenzo Palumbi CAD & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Lorenzo Scaravaglio Propulsion engineer
  • Luca Pagliei Propulsion engineer
  • Luca Sarà Hardware Engineer
  • Lucas De Jong Design & Manufacturing Engineer
  • Lucio Ernesto Polci Propulsion engineer
  • Ludovica Cassella Recovery Engineer
  • Luigi Ruggieri Ignition System Engineer
  • Luisa Barattin Aerodynamicist
  • Marco Mondin Sponsoring Specialist
  • Margherita Boatto Propulsion engineer
  • Maria Angelica Fullone Penna Software Engineer
  • Mariasole Martella Design & Manufacturing Engineer
  • Martina Ginesi Aerodynamicist
  • Matteo Agagliate Mission Analyst
  • Matteo Perfetti Cryogenic system Engineer
  • Matteo Petri Mechanical/Propulsion Engineer
  • Mattia Girotto Propulsion engineer
  • Mattia Martello Embedded Software Engineer
  • Mattia Saba Mission Analysis Engineer
  • Mattia Sottile Structural Engineer
  • Mehdi Mansouri Web Developer
  • Michelangelo Mangiapane Recovery Engineer
  • Mohamad Keshmiri Embedded Hardware/Software Engineer
  • Muhamamd Hamza Khan Embedded Software Engineer
  • Mustafa Mert Yetim Hardware Engineer
  • Mustafa Sezer Yilmaz Hardware Engineer
  • Niccolò Faraci Design & Manufacturing Engineer
  • Nicola Montagner Control System Engineer
  • Nicolas Cerutti Engine Cycle Software Engineer
  • Nicolò Vetri Engine Cycle Engineer
  • Panagiotis Dimitrios Argyris Propulsion engineer
  • Paolo Cerutto RF Specialist
  • Paul Teo Devis Electronics Engineer
  • Pier Luigi Mercadante Project Manager
  • Pietro Isnardi Mission analyst
  • Pouriya Salimian Rizi Control Engineering
  • Ricardo Brunetti Structural Engineer
  • Riccardo Savio Project Manager
  • Roberto Moro Structural Engineer
  • Rocco Maria Cherubini Mission analyst
  • Rosa Coppolino Structural Engineer
  • Rossella Mungiello Structural Engineer
  • Samuele Cannavò Software Engineer
  • Samuele Lombardi Management Assistant
  • Samuele Hayato Ishikawa Safety Officer
  • Saverio Medici Desktop App Developer
  • Sebastiano Tuccitto Design & Manufacturing Engineer
  • Simona Tauro Test & Mission Support Specialist
  • Simone Edoardo Neri Mission Analyst
  • Stefano Motta Test Engineer
  • Stefano Emmanuel Campagnolo Aerodynamicist
  • Tacan Avsar Embedded Hardware/Software Engineer
  • Tarik Nalcaci Propulsion Engineer
  • Tommaso Venezia Event specialist
  • Tugberk Bardak Full Stack Developer
  • Valerio Donnini Hardware Engineer
  • Vito Piazzolla Control Systems Engineer
  • Vukašin Kosijer Embedded Software Engineer
PoliTo Rocket Team ™ 2025