Giacomo Colombatti

Center of studies for Space (CISAS) “G. Colombo”, University of Padova • Assistant Professor

Giacomo Colombatti is an experienced researcher with more than 20 years of activity at the Center of studies for Space (CISAS) “G.Colombo” of the University of Padova and an assistant professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering. He is expert in space sensor development (from designing to realisation to testing) and in planetary atmospheric data analysis. He was the Lead CoI for the MarsTem temperature sensor for the Exomars2016 mission and was involved in testing campaigns conducted in Mars like environments.

He is specialized in analysis of data for planetary probe trajectory reconstruction; he is also skilled in space tether modelling and in the analysis of the dynamics of the system; he also participated in several EU funded projects on space tethers.

He also studies the dynamics of lighter than air vehicles, both for earth and space applications.

Recently he is involved in several projects aiming on earth environment analysis using UAVs and tethered balloons for the analysis of pollution due to different sources (artificial light, air and soil pollution).

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2024

14-18 October 2024

Milan, Italy

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