Pietro Bernasconi

Dr. Pietro Bernasconi has extensive background in physics, computer programming, optics, project management, and systems engineering. His main field of expertise is solar physics, and his experience includes developing optical instrumentation for measuring solar surface magnetic fields and imaging solar irradiance, processing images and analyzing data, and designing and managing stratospheric balloon-borne science missions. Specifically, Dr. Bernasconi’s experience on stratospheric balloon missions includes developing the observing platform and scientific instruments, as well as managing and leading the integration, testing, and flight and designing and implementing real-time command and control software.