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.
Andrea Pantano Team Leader
Andrea Manzo Chief Engineer
Riccardo Savio Project Manager
Rocco Bellon Head of Department
Marco Dona Head of Department
Amerigo Vespucci Departments
- Andrea Manzo Chief Engineer
- Riccardo Savio Project Manager
Marco Delogu Head of Propulsion Department
Emir Topakci Head of Structures Department
Alessandro Rabino Head of Aerodynamics Department
Daniele Brero Head of Recovery Department
Alessandro Giacobetti Head of Controls and Systems Department
Michele Rossetto Head of Electronics Department
Operations Department
- Rocco Bellon Head of Department
- Luca Beccaria Communications
Huseyin Gulec Information Technology- Ettore De Bartolo Logistics
Edoardo Viglietti Safety
Research and Development Department
- Marco Dona Head of Department
Advisors
Prof. Alfonso Pagani Primary Faculty Advisor
Prof. Enrico Zappino Faculty Advisor
Fabio Meloni Founder & Senior Advisor- Salvatore Lagrasta Avionics
Cristian Manfredi Advisor
Luca Loiodice Additive Manufacturing
Francesca Bracaglia Finite Element Analysis
Flora Punzi Senior FEA analyst & Counselor- Lorenzo Pezzolato Additive Manufacturing
Matteo Postinghel Communication and Brand Strategy Advisor
Edoardo Walter Bignami Communication and Brand Strategy Advisor
Statistics
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Members by program
- Aerospace59.7%
- Mechanical17.6%
- Computer6.7%
- Electronic5.9%
- Management3.4%
- Other6.7%
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Members by level
- Bachelor's48.8%
- Master's50.4%
- Ph.D.0.8%
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International students rate
- Domestic73.8%
- International26.2%
Core members
- Aamil Lodhi Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
- Alessandro Centorrino Aerodynamicist
- Alessandro Monti Propulsion engineer
- Alessandro Rizzo Design & Manufacturing Engineer
- Alessandro Ruo Redda Propulsion Engineer
- Alessio Golini Hardware Engineer
- Alessio Nerjaku Mission analyst
- Ali Rahmatpour Product Designer, Graphic Designer
- Andrea Agostini Propulsion engineer
- Andrea Morra Ignition System 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
- Asmaa Jamai Test & Mission Support Specialist - Safety Officer
- Ata Akturk Hardware Engineer
- Aurelio Amato Mission Analyst
- Aysim Kukrek Recovery Engineer
- Beatrice La Motta Test Engineer
- Carlo Paccagnella Hardware Engineer
- Carlo Ricciardi Design & Manufacturing Engineer
- Carlo Visalli Propulsion Engineer
- Carlotta Paletti Safety Officer
- Chiara Balen Recovery Engineer
- Claudia Sanna Desktop App Developer
- Cristiana Avati Ignition System Engineer
- Cristina Pecoriello Cryogenic system Engineer
- Daniele Padula Aerodynamicist
- Daniele Punzi Recovery Engineer
- Daniele Luigi Maresca Structural Engineer
- Dante Casaglia Structural Engineer
- Davide Adamo Aerodynamicist
- Davide Di Palmo Mission analyst
- Dimitri Mazzone Test Engineer
- Edoardo Pagliano Recovery engineer
- Elena Gillio Safety Officer
- Eleonora Catozzo Propulsion Engineer
- Emma Chan Aerodynamicist
- Enes Göktepe Mission analyst
- Federico Agricola Propulsion engineer
- Federico Saviano Control Systems Engineer
- Filippo Prosperi Test Engineer
- Filippo Pupo Structural Engineer
- Flavia Beatrice Anton Test & Mission Support Specialist
- Flavio Giglia Aerodynamicist
- 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
- Gianluca Marcato Design & Manufacturing Engineer
- Gianluca Marra Design & Manufacturing Engineer
- Gianluca Paolicelli RF Specialist
- Giovanni Tomasi Recovery Engineer
- Giuliana Matta Structural Engineer
- Harrshit Oruganti Sridhar Propulsion Engineer
- Ilhan Yilmaz Karadeniz Hardware Engineer
- İsmail Dündar Hardware Engineer
- Ismail Emre Karakutuk Hardware Engineer
- Jenny Rostaing Valves & Pipelines Engineer
- Lorenzo Assiro Control Systems Engineer
- Lorenzo Scaravaglio Propulsion engineer
- Luca Pagliei Propulsion 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 Test Engineer
- Maria Angelica Fullone Penna Mission Analyst
- Mariasole Martella Design & Manufacturing Engineer
- Martina Ginesi Aerodynamicist
- Matteo Petri Mechanical/Propulsion Engineer
- Mattia Girotto Ignition System Engineer
- Mattia Sottile Structural Engineer
- Michelangelo Mangiapane Recovery Engineer
- Muhamamd Hamza Khan Embedded Software Engineer
- Mustafa Mert Yetim Hardware Engineer
- Mustafa Sezer Yilmaz Hardware Engineer
- Niccolò Faraci Design & Manufacturing Engineer
- Nicolas Cerutti Software Engineer
- Nicolò Vetri Propulsion Engineer
- Panagiotis Dimitrios Argyris Propulsion engineer
- Paul Teo Devis Electronics Engineer
- Pietro Isnardi Mission analyst
- Ricardo Brunetti Structural Engineer
- Roberto Moro Structural Engineer
- Rocco Maria Cherubini Mission analyst
- Rosa Coppolino Structural Engineer
- Rosario Stramondo Embedded Software Engineer
- Rossella Mungiello Structural Engineer
- Samuele Lombardi Propulsion Engineer
- Samuele Hayato Ishikawa Safety Officer
- Sebastiano Tuccitto Design & Manufacturing Engineer
- Simona Tauro Test & Mission Support Specialist
- Stefano Motta Test Engineer
- Tarik Nalcaci Propulsion Engineer
- Tugberk Bardak Full Stack Developer
- Valerio Donnini Hardware Engineer
- Vito Piazzolla Control Systems Engineer
- Vukašin Kosijer Embedded Software Engineer