Image credit JAXA
Meet The Team
Associate Prof. and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
Dr. Stefania Soldini
Founder of the Liverpool's Zero-g AstroLab. PI of the the UKRI-funded REMORA project. Co-I of ESA-HERA, JAXA-Hayabusa2 and NASA-DART asteroid missions. Expert in Astrodynamics, GNC, Mission Operations, Planetary Science, and Defense.
Impact Research Officer
Dr Ricardo Torres
Impact Research Officer specialising in maximising research outputs and real-world impact. Leads outreach activities and industry engagement for the Zero-G Astrolab, working 60% FTE in this role and 40% FTE within the Ecology Department.
Postdoctoral Researcher (REMORA/UKRI Funded)
Dr. Xiaoyu Fu
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Astrodynamics for REMORA project. DART investigation team member, Hera science team extended member. Expert in Astrodynamics and GNC.
Postdoctoral Researcher (REMORA/UKRI Funded)
Dr. Nicoló Stronati
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Astrodynamics for REMORA project.
Postdoctoral Researcher (REMORA/UKRI Funded)
Dr. Hanjoon Shim
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Spacecraft Navigation and Control for the REMORA project. Specializes in GPS-based relative navigation, CubeSat attitude and orbit control, and hardware-in-the-loop simulation.
Postdoctoral Researcher (REMORA/UKRI Funded)
Dr. Sui Chen
Postdoctoral Research Associate in autonomous Navigation with particular specialisation in optical and pulsar navigation for REMORA project.
Postdoctoral Researcher (REMORA/UKRI Funded)
Dr. Anirudh Chhabra
Postdoctoral Research Associate in HIL testing in micro-gravity and control theory for REMORA project.
PhD Candidate (ESA OSIP/Faculty Funded/REMORA part of LIV.INNO programme)
Ms. Amelia Samuel
Investigating novel approaches in detecting gravity anomalies in asteroids by combining gravitational measurements with dynamical systems theory to enable autonomous spacecraft analysis. (ESA Contract No. 4000142822/23/NL/MGu/nh)
Primary supervisor: Dr Stefania Soldini
Secondary supervisor: Prof Monica D'Onofrio
ESA-OSIP Supervisor: Dr Dario Izzo
Master Degree in Electrical and electronics Engineering
(Summer Intern 2026)
Mr Matteo Venuti
Matteo leds the design of the Zero-G AstroLab's BEATLE-II reaction wheel and contributes to the control strategies of the floating platforms.
We are open for industrial collaborations and consultancy work.
Former Members and Visiting
Visiting Master Student (Summer Intern 2026)
Mr Pier Francesco A. Bachini
Pier Francesco led research on close-loop control methods for the Zero-G AstroLab's BEATLE-I platform. The work undertaken in Liverpool contributes to Pier Franceso's final master thesis with a degree in aerospace engineering at Politecnico of Milan.
Senior System Engineer
Ms Aloisia Russo
Aloisia led research on origami solar sail technology under the EPSRC/Connecting Everything II grant (Ref: EP/S036113/1), focusing on origami-based deployable structures and additive manufacturing within the Zero-G Astrolab. Her work included the development of advanced 4D printing manufacturing techniques for large, deployable space structures. She has specialist expertise in origami-inspired large deployable systems and is now employed at DHV Technology, having previously worked with project partner Oxford Space Systems.
To learn more click here