Greater Boston
I am a curious, ambitious and motivated Mechanical Engineering student at ETH Zürich, currently pursuing my master’s thesis in Aerospace Engineering at MIT. Driven by a lifelong passion for space and technology, I am dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in aerospace engineering. My top-tier education at MIT, ETH Zürich and EPFL has provided me with a solid foundation in advanced engineering principle while my experience at leading organisations such as NASA and Thales Alenia Space has given me unique insights into the real-world applications of advanced technologies. I strive to apply this knowledge and drive to develop innovative solutions that shape the next generation of space exploration. Eager to build the future, not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
I was part of the Thermo-Mechanical Test Facilities team at Thales Alenia Space, Rome, gaining hands-on experience in spacecraft qualification. I assisted the preparation and execution of tests (thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, mechanical vibration, acoustic vibration), including test cable instrumentation and thermal blanket setup. I developed MATLAB codes for data analysis and optimisation of vibro-mechanical and vibro-acoustic tests, contributed to DFAN microphone positioning strategy, supported structural analysis of thermal test fixtures and created a preliminary CAD model of a thermal vacuum chamber vessel. I also wrote documentation for new test machines in the Space Smart Factory, strengthening my understanding of their operation and contributing to reliable test campaigns.
I was a teaching assistant for the "Continuum Mechanics" class given by Dr. John Martin Kolinski at EPFL. I was able to share my knowledge with younger students and help them throughout their semester. I also supervised the final examination for this subject. I obtained this position thanks to my excellent performance in this course.
I was a teaching assistant for the "Programming for engineers" class given by Dr. Christophe Salzmann at EPFL. I was able to share my knowledge in C, Matlab and LabVIEW with younger students and help them throughout their semester project. I obtained this position thanks to my excellent performance in this course.
I had the opportunity to immerse myself in the lives of engineers from all over the world working on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) project, a CERN physics experiment in collaboration with NASA and MIT mounted on the International Space Station. The main focus was the next AMS upgrade in 2026 which represents a real challenge knowing the extreme conditions of the space environment. During this internship, I assisted the AMS team during their daily tasks, meetings and tests involving temperature constraints, structural analysis, 3D modelling and optimal material choices, all necessary to prepare the spacewalks for the upgrade. Therefore, I was able to understand how the knowledge of material properties, thermodynamics laws and conception processes, which I learned in my engineering classes, are used to develop outstanding projects in the aerospace industry. I was also given exclusive tours of the NASA’s Johnson Space Center ranging from Building 9 with its amazing ISS mockups all the way to the Mission Control Center where a future Flight Director was being trained. To discover other aspects of this industry, I was the guest of two major private companies which are committed to building the future of space exploration. The first, Ad Astra, which is working on a revolutionary electric plasma engine called VASIMR, was presented to me directly by its founder, retired astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz. The second one, Intuitive Machines, introduced me to their Nova-C lunar lander, selected by NASA to be the first American lander to go back to the Moon. Finally, I had the honour to observe NASA astronaut Jessica Meir during her test at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and interview ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano on his amazing work during the 4 spacewalks for the AMS tracker cooling system upgrade.