Education
- PhD Applied Mechanics - Politecnico di Torino (Torino - Italy), 1999.
- Laurea Mechanical Engineering - Politecnico di Torino (Torino - Italy), 1995
Employment
- 2011-Present: Professor - Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Aerospace Engineering & School of Mechanical Engineering (Joint Appointment), Atlanta GA
- 2011: Visiting Professor, ETH Zurich, (Switzerland)
- 2007-2011: Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Aerospace Engineering, Atlanta GA
- 2009: Visiting Professor, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Universita' di Salerno, Salerno (Italy)
- 2009-2011: Associate Professor (Joint Appointment), Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta GA
- 2007: Visiting Professor, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy)
- 2002-2007: Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Aerospace Engineering, Atlanta GA
- 1999-2002: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC
- 1998-1999: Research Associate then Post-doctoral fellow and Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC
- 1995-1998: Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
Honors & Awards
- Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)
- NASA Group Achievement Award for Drilling Automation for Mars Exploration (DAME) project 2004-2007
- Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator 2002
- Charles H. Kaman Award for Excellence in Research - The Catholic University of America, 2002