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Fri, 17 May 2013 16:18:00 +0100
Earth watcher Proba-V is in good health following its launch last week. The Vegetation imager has been switched on and the first image has been captured over western France.
The miniature satellite is designed to map land cover and vegetation growth across the entire planet every two days. The data can be used for alerting authorities to crop failures or monitoring the spread of deserts and deforestation.
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Fri, 17 May 2013 09:01:00 +0100
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Boeing [NYSE: BA] has a new satellite customer under a contract to design and deliver one Boeing 702HP high-power spacecraft to ViaSat Inc. [NASDAQ: VSAT] in 2016.
The satellite, ViaSat-2, will provide high-speed satellite broadband services to subscribers of the ViaSat Exede® Internet service, as well as address its growing mobile broadband businesses. The companies also will cooperatively offer the system to other satellite providers. Contract value is not being disclosed.
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Fri, 17 May 2013 09:01:00 +0100
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A U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Boeing was successfully launched May 15. The fourth GPS IIF satellite, Space Vehicle Number (SVN) 66, was carried aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launch Vehicle at 5:38 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
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Fri, 17 May 2013 08:39:00 +0100
NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016.
The Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) passed a confirmation review Wednesday called Key Decision Point (KDP)-C. NASA officials reviewed a series of detailed project assessments and authorized the spacecraft's continuation into the development phase.
OSIRIS-REx will rendezvous with the astero...
Fri, 17 May 2013 08:27:00 +0100
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ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT) has executed a contract with Boeing (NYSE: BA) to build ViaSat-2, which is based on ViaSat's next generation, Ka-band satellite technology and architecture. ViaSat-2 is expected to be, by far, the world's highest capacity satellite at the time of launch (scheduled for mid-2016) achieving an unparalleled mix of capacity and coverage. ViaSat-2 is anticipated to approximately double the bandwidth economics of ViaSat-1 while simultaneously increasing its coverage foo...
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Current job: Employment Term: Job location: Date available: Industry: KeywordsCV
Job Objective: Work in the areas of antenna analysis and measurements, which include large spaceborne reflectors and phased array antenna systems
SKILLS
Computer:
GTD, MoM, PO codes (expert)
C, Fortran, Matlab, FEKO (expert)
Linux, Windows, Office, LATEX (expert)
C++, Perl, HFSS (average)
Hardware:
HP 8510 Network Analyzer
Tektronix TDS 6604 oscilloscope
Agilent Waveform Generator (E8267C-520)
Agilent Spectrum Analyzer (PSA4440A)
Languages:
Italian, Romanian (native)
English, French (fluent)
Spanish (average)
Russian, Japanese (elementary)
EXPERIENCE
Research/Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago 08/2005 - present
- Developed Fortran, C and Matlab codes for PO, GTD, ITD and MoM
- Formulated rigorous mathematical theories for the scattering of electromagnetic radiation by large reflectors and radomes
- Measured antenna patterns (near- and far-fi eld) in anechoic chamber
- Taught Circuit Analysis, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Electromagnetic Scattering, Modern Linear Optics
IT Consultant, ICT Consulting S.p.A., Milano, Italy 12/2004 - 06/2005
IT Intern, ICT Consulting S.p.A., Milano, Italy 03/2004 - 08/2004
- Developed Perl software for the prevention of possible router exploits in large networks (> 1500 routers)
- Detected possible exploits in 10% of the routers of a national telecommunications provider in 5 minutes
- Operated Cisco routers for testing purposes
Other Activities:
- Peer Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
- Peer Reviewer for the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
- Volunteered in organizing the XXIX URSI General Assembly in Chicago
EDUCATION
Research Interests:
- Antennas, Radars, Propagation Models, Scattering, ITD, GTD, MoM, Physical Optics
- Numerical analysis, Coding, Applied Math
- Telecommunications protocols, Networks, Security
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago 08/2010 (expected)
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Thesis: "High-Frequency Incremental Methods for Complex Source Points"
Benefi t: Enhanced accuracy of commercial PO codes with application to large reflector analysis
Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago 05/2009
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Master of Science, Telecommunications Engineering, Politecnico di Milano 10/2007
Final grade: 110/110 summa cum laude
Bachelor of Science, Telecommunications Engineering, Politecnico di Milano 10/2004
Final grade: 110/110 summa cum laude
Awards:
- Dean Scholar Award, UIC 08/2009 - 08/2010
One-year fellowship in recognition of scholarly achievement (top 1% PhD candidates) - Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Fellowship, UIC 01/2007 - 12/2007
One-year fellowship to support advanced research in Electromagnetics - The National Academies Travel Fellowship, The National Academies 07/2007 - 01/2010
Travel fellowship to support conference attendance - Gold medal, Politecnico di Milano 12/2005
Honors college award for the top 1% graduates - ISU Fellowship Recipient, Politecnico di Milano 2001 - 2007
Honors college fellowship (GPA > 29/30)
Travel fellowship to support university attendance in the United States
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