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Introduction
Teaching Assistant, Researcher, and Graduate Student at SICSA (Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture) at the University of Houston, US. Master's Graduate in Architectural Engineering (Architecture and Construction Engineering) at the University of Trento, Italy. Analog Mission experience of 14 days in isolation with the role of Commander with Lunares. My research focuses on Lunar Habitats, Infrastructures, Assets for Lunar Development, and XR Technologies for space evaluations.
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July 2024 - August 2024
August 2023 - present
Education
July 2023
University of Houston
Field of study
- Astronautical Engineering
August 2009 - November 2022
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Publications (6)
Plans for sustainable human presence on lunar surface require integration of diverse surface elements, pressurized and unpressurized, to support robotic and crewed operations. The University of Houston and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's proposal to assemble an inflatable multi-task tower on the moon was developed in response to the NASA BIG...
As humanity prepares for lunar surface operations and sustainable exploration of the Solar System, it is crucial to understand the psychological impacts of confined and isolated environments on astronaut performance. The Extended Reality Lunares Experiment (XRLE) is a collaborative effort between the Sasakawa International Center for Space Architec...
Establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon is a crucial step towards becoming an interplanetary species and enabling further exploration of the Solar System. This paper presents a comprehensive design approach for the initial modules that will form the foundation of a lunar colony at the South Pole, accommodating the first crew of four ast...
This paper presents the research and design process for developing an inflatable tower-the Unique and Novel Inflatable Tower (UNIT)-in response to the NASA Big Ideas Challenge 2024. The challenge was to develop a novel inflatable structure that presented a solution for future space exploration. University of Houston and Embry Riddle Aeronautical Un...
This paper investigates the use of Extended Reality (XR) technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), in the iterative design and evaluation of lunar habitats. Conducted over a four-month period at the University of Houston's Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA) and NASA's Mar...
The evolution to sustainable habitation on the Lunar surface presents an array of challenges, from the technical, administrative, and operational. A phased approach to using increasingly sustainable elements includes three types of habitats-class 1, 2, and 3. Class 1 habitations include rigid and unchanging element structure. Class 2 habitations in...
