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 Cristian Manfredi
Cristian Manfredi Team Leader
Face of Marco Dona
Marco Dona AMV 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

Amerigo Vespucci Leads

  • Face of Marco Dona
    Marco Dona AMV 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 Michele Rossetto
    Michele Rossetto Avionics
  • Face of Alessandro Rabino
    Alessandro Rabino Control & Systems
  • Face of Emir Topakci
    Emir Topakci Design & Additive Manufacturing
  • Giuseppe Barbera Mission Analysis
  • Daniele Brero Recovery
  • Face of Mattia Angirillo
    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
  • Guiseppe Ribbisi 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 Maria Giulia Canetti
    Maria Giulia Canetti Engine Cycle
  • Face of Cosmo Spinosa
    Cosmo Spinosa Liquid System Architecture
  • Face of Isber Abdo
    Isber Abdo Test Bench
  • Face of Marco Guzzon
    Marco Guzzon Thrust Chamber Assembly

Operations Leads

  • Face of Giovanni Del Vecchio
    Giovanni Del Vecchio Chief Operating Officer
  • Face of Huseyin Gulec
    Huseyin Gulec Information Technology
  • Face of Matteo Donadel
    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
  • Alex Jarod Sclafani Engine Cycle Modelling Engineer
  • Ali Rahmatpour Product Designer, Graphic Designer
  • Amedeo Isoardi Control Systems 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 Propulsion Engineer
  • Antonio Sepe Propulsion engineer
  • Antonios Kakamoukas Structural Engineer
  • Aurelio Amato Mission Analyst
  • Balkan Urkmez Design & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Behdad Khodabakhshi Rizi Design Engineer
  • Benedetta Marazzato CFD Analyst
  • Can Cali Engine Cycle Software Engineer
  • 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
  • Dário Medeiros Structural Engineer
  • Davide Catania Embedded Software Engineer
  • Dimitri Mazzone Propulsion engineer
  • Duru Ugurlu Graphic Designer
  • 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 Withmanthi Fernando Anjanpalage Event Specialist
  • Filippo Piersimoni Aerodynamicist
  • Filippo Pupo Structural Engineer
  • Flavia Beatrice Anton Test & Mission Support Specialist
  • Francesco Abate Avionics Engineer
  • Francesco Casto Mission Analyst
  • Francesco Papini Desktop Application Developer
  • Gabriele Causarano Aerodynamicist
  • Giada Nicastro Recovery Engineer
  • Gianluca Marcato DAM Engineer
  • Gianluca Marra DAM Engineer
  • Gianluca Paolicelli RF Specialist
  • Giorgio Montese Hardware Engineer
  • Giulio Balsano CFD Analyst
  • Giuseppe Agnello Structural Engineer
  • Giuseppe Barbera Software Engineer
  • Giuseppe Mondilla FEA Analyst
  • Giuseppe Riccardo Fornari Propulsion engineer
  • Gregorio Biagi FEA Analyst
  • Harrshit Oruganti Sridhar Propulsion Engineer
  • Irem Celik Photographer & Videomaker
  • Jason Papaioannou Propulsion Engineer
  • Jenny Rostaing Valves & Pipelines Engineer
  • Khalil Ekradi Propulsion Engineer
  • Kiana Kamali Poorshiraz Hardware Engineer
  • Linda Ennio Recovery Engineer
  • Lorenzo Faggion CFD Analyst
  • Lorenzo Palumbi CAD & Additive Manufacturing Engineer
  • Luca Sarà Hardware Engineer
  • Luigi Ruggieri Ignition System Engineer
  • Margherita Rossi Program Manager
  • Matteo Agagliate Mission Analyst
  • Matteo Perfetti Cryogenic system Engineer
  • Matteo Petri Mechanical/Propulsion Engineer
  • Mattia Angirillo FEM Analyst
  • Mehdi Mansouri Web Developer
  • Michelangelo Mangiapane Recovery Engineer
  • Michele Rossetto Hardware Engineer
  • Mohamad Keshmiri Embedded Hardware/Software 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 Engine Cycle Engineer
  • Paul Teo Davis Electronics Engineer
  • Pier Luigi Mercadante Project Manager
  • Pouriya Salimian Rizi Control Engineering
  • Ricardo Brunetti Safety Engineer
  • Riccardo Di Maria Recovery Engineer
  • Riccardo Dipietro Embedded Hardware/Software Engineer
  • Riccardo Revalor Desktop Application Developer
  • Riccardo Savio Propulsion Engineer
  • Rosa Coppolino Structural Engineer
  • Rossella Mungiello Structural Engineer
  • Samuele Cannavò Software Engineer
  • Samuele Lombardi Management Assistant
  • Simone Edoardo Neri Mission Analyst
  • Stefano Conte Program Manager
  • Stefano Motta Test Engineer
  • Stefano Emmanuel Campagnolo Aerodynamicist
  • Tacan Avsar Embedded Hardware/Software Engineer
  • Tarik Nalcaci Propulsion Engineer
  • Tommaso Baffetti Mission Analyst
  • Tommaso Venezia Event specialist
  • Vito Piazzolla Control Systems Engineer
  • Vittorio Zoccola Embedded Software Engineer
  • Zhu Ruoqing Control System Engineer
PoliTo Rocket Team ™ 2024