Stefania Soldini

Dr. Stefania Soldini is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Senior Lecturer (Assoc. Prof.) in Space Engineering at the University of Liverpool. As the founding director of the Zero-g AstroLab, they lead research in astrodynamics and planetary defense, contributing to projects like ESA-Hera and NASA-DART. Previously, Dr. Soldini served as a research associate at JAXA, specializing in the Hayabusa2 mission and asteroid dynamics. They earned a Ph.D. in Astronautical Engineering from the University of Southampton after completing both a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Space and Aerospace Engineering at Politecnico di Milano.