Matteo Berti

	Title: Research Engineer, High Power Electric Propulsion Thruster Team Place of birth: Pontedera (PISA), Italy Date of birth: 06/09/1976 Phone: +39 050 985072 Fax: +39 050 974863 E-mail: m.berti@cpr.it
Education	December 2001 -  Degree Thesis in Aerospace Engineering, University of Pisa. The title of the thesis is  " Design and Magnetic Characterization of a 5kW Hall Effect Thruster". The thesis work concerned the preliminary sizing of the thruster through semi-empirical correlations, the numerical simulation of the thermal and magnetic behaviour of the thruster and the experimental investigation of the magnetic field to validate the numerical code.
Professional experience	January 2003 - Present: Centrospazio (Pisa, Italy). Research Engineer. The main activities concerned the test of the Ros2000, the development of a low power Hall Effect Thruster and the development of an advanced 5 kW Hall Effect Thruster. January 2002-December 2002: ALTA (Pisa, Italy). Research Engineer. The main activities concerned the experimental investigation of the Ros2000 ( 2kW Hall Effect Thruster ) and of the HET5kW ( 5kW Hall Effect Thruster), and the arrangement of the test facility (software and hardware).
Main work interests	Hall Effect Thruster Vacuum technology
Languages	Italian, mother tongue English
Hobbies	Volleyball, reading books.

CENTROSPAZIO
Via A. Gherardesca, 5 - 56014 Ospedaletto, Pisa, Italy
Tel: +39 050 985097 / 985072 - Fax: +39 050 974863
E-mail: centrospazio@cpr.it