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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne: Lausanne, VD, CH

2021-09-01 to present | Postdoctoral Researcher (School of Basic Sciences, Swiss Plasma Center, SPC - TCV Tokamak Physics)
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Francesco Romano

Universität Stuttgart: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, DE

2014-11 to 2021-08-31 | Research Associate (Institute of Space Systems (IRS))
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Education and qualifications (4)

Universität Stuttgart: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, DE

2015 to 2021 | Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences (Institute of Space Systems (IRS))
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Università degli Studi di Padova Scuola di Ingegneria: Padova, Veneto, IT

2011 to 2014 | M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering
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Francesco Romano

Conservatorio di Musica 'Francesco Venezze' di Rovigo: Rovigo, IT

2008 to 2013 | Maestro in Organ and Organ Composition
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Francesco Romano

Università degli Studi di Padova Scuola di Ingegneria: Padova, Veneto, IT

2008 to 2011 | B.Sc. Aerospace Engineering
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Works (28)

Design and first tests of the trapped electrons experiment T-REX

Review of Scientific Instruments
2024-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: F. Romano; G. Le Bars; J. Loizu; M. Nöel; J.-P. Hogge; S. Alberti; J. Genoud; S. Antonioni; L. Naux; P. Giroud-Garampon et al.
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First self-consistent simulations of trapped electron clouds in a gyrotron gun and comparison with experiments

Physics of Plasmas
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Le Bars, G.; Loizu, J.; Hogge, J. -Ph.; Alberti, S.; Romano, F.; Genoud, J.; Pagonakis, I. G.
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Design of an intake and a thruster for an atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion system

CEAS Space Journal
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Romano, F.; Herdrich, G.; Chan, Y-A; Crisp, N. H.; Roberts, P. C. E.; Holmes, B. E. A.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S.; Macario-Rojas, A.; Oiko, V. T. A. et al.
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Design of an Intake and a Thruster for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System

ArXiv
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Romano, F.; Herdrich, G.; Chan, Y.-A.; Crisp, N.H.; Roberts, P.C.E.; Holmes, B.E.A.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S.; Macario-Rojas, A.; Oiko, V.T.A. et al.
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Self-consistent formation and steady-state characterisation of trapped high energy electron clouds in the presence of a neutral gas background

ArXiv
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Le Bars, G.; Hogge, J.-Ph.; Loizu, J.; Alberti, S.; Romano, F.; Cerfon, A.
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Self-consistent formation and steady-state characterization of trapped high-energy electron clouds in the presence of a neutral gas background

Physics of Plasmas
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Le Bars, G.; Hogge, J. -Ph.; Loizu, J.; Alberti, S.; Romano, F.; Cerfon, A.
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ADBSat: Verification and validation of a novel panel method for quick aerodynamic analysis of satellites

Computer Physics Communications
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Luciana A. Sinpetru; Nicholas H. Crisp; Peter C.E. Roberts; Valeria Sulliotti-Linner; Virginia Hanessian; Georg H. Herdrich; Francesco Romano; Daniel Garcia-Almiñana; Sílvia Rodríguez-Donaire; Simon Seminari
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Development and analysis of novel mission scenarios based on Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP)

CEAS Space Journal
2022-03-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1868-2502
Part of ISSN: 1868-2510
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RF Helicon Plasma Thruster for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)

Verlag Dr. Hut
2022-01 | Book
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Francesco Romano

In-orbit aerodynamic coefficient measurements using SOAR (Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research)

Acta Astronautica
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Crisp, N. H.; Roberts, P. C. E.; Livadiotti, S.; Rojas, A. Macario; Oiko, V. T. A.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S. J.; Holmes, B. E. A.; Sinpetru, L. A.; Smith, K. L. et al.
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Intake design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)

Acta Astronautica
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Romano, F.; Espinosa-Orozco, J.; Pfeiffer, M.; Herdrich, G.; Crisp, N. H.; Roberts, P. C. E.; Holmes, B. E. A.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S.; Livadiotti, S. et al.
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System modelling of very low Earth orbit satellites for Earth observation

Acta Astronautica
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Crisp, N. H.; Roberts, P. C. E.; Romano, F.; Smith, K. L.; Oiko, V. T. A.; Sulliotti-Linner, V; Hanessian, V; Herdrich, G. H.; Garcia-Alminana, D.; Kataria, D. et al.
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On the exploitation of differential aerodynamic lift and drag as a means to control satellite formation flight

CEAS Space Journal
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85067017275

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18682510 18682502

Contributors: Traub, C.; Romano, F.; Binder, T.; Boxberger, A.; Herdrich, G.H.; Fasoulas, S.; Roberts, P.C.E.; Smith, K.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S. et al.
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The benefits of very low earth orbit for earth observation missions

Progress in Aerospace Sciences
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Crisp, N. H.; Roberts, P. C. E.; Livadiotti, S.; Oiko, V. T. A.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S. J.; Huyton, C.; Sinpetru, L. A.; Smith, K. L.; Worrall, S. D. et al.
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RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion system (ABEP)

Acta Astronautica
2020-07-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0094-5765
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Concepts and applications of aerodynamic attitude and orbital control for spacecraft in very low earth orbit

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85079199859

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00741795

Contributors: Livadiotti, S.; Crisp, N.H.; Roberts, P.C.E.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S.J.; Huyton, C.; Lyons, R.E.; Oiko, V.T.A.; Smith, K.L.; Sinpetru, L.A. et al.
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Demonstration of aerodynamic control manoeuvres in very low earth orbit using SOAR (Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research)

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85079144949

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00741795

Contributors: Crisp, N.H.; Livadiotti, S.; Roberts, P.C.E.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S.J.; Huyton, C.; Lyons, R.E.; Oiko, V.T.A.; Smith, K.L.; Sinpetru, L.A. et al.
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Inductive plasma thruster (IPT) design for an atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion system (ABEP)

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85079122442

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00741795

Contributors: Romano, F.; Herdrich, G.; Roberts, P.C.E.; Chan, Y.-A.; Traub, C.; Fasoulas, S.; Smith, K.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S.; Crisp, N. et al.
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KeyNote: Discoverer - Making commercial satellite operations in very low earth orbit a reality

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85079160315

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00741795

Contributors: Roberts, P.C.E.; Crisp, N.H.; Romano, F.; Herdrich, G.H.; Oiko, V.T.A.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S.J.; Huyton, C.; Livadiotti, S.; Lyons, R.E. et al.
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ROAR - A ground-based experimental facility for orbital aerodynamics research

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85079132715

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00741795

Contributors: Oiko, V.T.A.; Roberts, P.C.E.; Worral, S.D.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S.J.; Crisp, N.H.; Livadiotti, S.; Huyton, C.; Lyons, R.E.; Smith, K.L. et al.
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Advances on the inductive plasma thruster design for an atmosphere-breathing EP system

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85065305781

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00741795

Contributors: Romano, F.; Herdrich, G.H.; Boxberger, A.; Roberts, P.C.E.; Rodriguez-Donaire, S.; Garcia-Almiñana, D.; Sureda, M.; Crisp, N.H.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S. et al.
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SOAR - Satellite for orbital aerodynamics research

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85065289662

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00741795

Contributors: Crisp, N.H.; Roberts, P.C.E.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S.J.; Huyton, C.; Livadiotti, S.; Oiko, V.T.A.; Smith, K.L.; Worrall, S.D.; Becedas, J. et al.
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System analysis and test-bed for an atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion system using an inductive plasma thruster

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Discoverer - Radical redesign of earth observation satellites for sustained operation at significantly lower altitudes

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85051435053

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00741795

Contributors: Roberts, P.C.E.; Crisp, N.H.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S.J.; Lyons, R.E.; Oiko, V.T.A.; Rojas, A.M.; Smith, K.L.; Becedas, J.; González, G. et al.
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System analysis and test-bed for an atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion system using an inductive plasma thruster

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85051462708

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00741795

Contributors: Romano, F.; Binder, T.; Herdrich, G.H.; Roberts, P.C.E.; Rodriguez-Donaire, S.; Garcia-Almiñana, D.; Crisp, N.H.; Edmondson, S.; Haigh, S.J.; Lyons, R.E. et al.
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Transmission probabilities of rarefied flows in the application of atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion

AIP Conference Proceedings
2016 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85008953516

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15517616 0094243X

Contributors: Binder, T.; Boldini, P.C.; Romano, F.; Herdrich, G.; Fasoulas, S.
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Analysis of Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion

2015-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0093-3813
Part of ISSN: 1939-9375
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Precise measurement of prompt photon emission for carbon ion therapy

ArXiv
2011 | Journal article
Contributors: Agodi, C.; Bellini, F.; Cirrone, G.A.P.; Collamati, F.; Cuttone, G.; De Lucia, E.; De Napoli, M.; Di Domenico, A.; Faccini, R.; Ferroni, F. et al.
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Peer review (36 reviews for 11 publications/grants)

Review activity for Aerospace. (10)
Review activity for AIP advances. (4)
Review activity for CEAS space journal. (3)
Review activity for IEEE transactions on plasma science. (3)
Review activity for Journal of plasma physics. (3)
Review activity for Journal of propulsion and power. (1)
Review activity for Journal of spacecraft and rockets. (1)
Review activity for Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. (2)
Review activity for Propulsion and power research. (6)
Review activity for Symmetry. (2)
Review activity for Vacuum. (1)