Luciano Iess is a Full Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome. He has led or contributed to numerous scientific investigations on European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA planetary missions, including Cassini, Juno, BepiColombo, JUICE and VERITAS.
His research focuses on planetary geodesy, deep space tracking systems, and spacecraft navigation. In recognition of his contributions, he has received NASA’s Exceptional Public Service Medal, NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, and the Jean-Dominique Cassini Medal from the European Geosciences Union.
[2015–Current] Full professor of Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome
[1992–2015] Associate professor of Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome
[1982–1992] Research scientist at Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario, CNR (Italian National Research Council)
[1981] Laurea in physics, with honors, University of Pavia
[1995-1996] Visiting Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology