Renato obtained a Laurea degree from Politecnico di Milano, Italy, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin (UT). Prior to returning to UT to join the faculty he held professional engineering roles from 2007 to 2017 at the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and at the NASA Johnson Space Center.
Renato is a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a Senior Member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the recipient of numerous NASA awards, including the 2015 Software of the Year Award for his work on Orion GN&C.
Curriculum Vitae (Last Updated 10/08/2024).
Alberto obtained his Ph.D. and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from ISAE-SUPAERO in Toulouse, France. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Università degli Studi di Padova in Padova, Italy. During his Ph.D., Alberto focused on the development of multifidelity techniques for nonlinear uncertainty propagation and their application to astrodynamics problems. His research interests include uncertainty propagation, navigation, and spacecraft trajectory optimization. Alberto joined the group in Spring 2024 to work on autonomous space domain awareness in cislunar space.
Kristen joined the group in Fall 2018. She graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University, in 2020 with a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from UT Austin, and in 2024 with a PhD in Aerospace Engineering also from UT Austin. Prior to joining the group, Kristen worked as an R&D Engineer at Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics for two years. Her research interests include nonlinear estimation, terrain-relative navigation, and particle filters. Upon completion of her PhD, Kristen remained in the group as a Post Doctoral fellow.
Rachel joined the research group in Spring 2021. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2020 with a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering. She has worked on the Emirates Mars Mission at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics for almost her entire career at CU Boulder. She is currently funded by the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin on a fellowship. Her research focuses primarily on optical spacecraft navigation and statistical orbit determination.
Dalton joined the group in Summer 2021. He graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park and in 2022 with a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from UT Austin. Prior to joining the group, Dalton worked at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on the OSAM-1 mission, within its robot subsystem group. His research interests include nonlinear estimation and multi-target tracking.
Felipe joined the group in Fall 2021. He graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mechanical Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia, and in 2023 with a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from UT Austin. Through his undergraduate studies, he worked with the Computational Mechanics and Quantum Materials research groups at Uniandes, concentrating primarily on machine learning. His current research focuses on Bayesian estimation with machine learning techniques.
Fabio joined the group in Spring 2022. He graduated in 2021 with a Master of Science in Robotics and Automation Engineering from University of Pisa, Italy, where he conducted research on cislunar rendezvous dynamics, guidance and navigation.
Andrea joined the group in Spring 2024. He graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy, and in 2023 with a Master of Science in Space Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Prior to joining the group, he had the opportunity to develop his Master's thesis at UT Austin under the guidance of Renato Zanetti. His research interests encompass SLAM navigation between satellites and Reduced Order Models.
Jack joined the group in Fall 2024 and is co-advised by Dr. Ryan Russell. He graduated in 2023 with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is a NASA Pathways intern at JSC, where he has mainly focused on linear covariance analysis for Artemis II.
