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Aerospace & Systems Engineer
"Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars" ‒ Oscar Wilde
- Birthday: 12 September 1996
- City: Noordwijk, Netherlands
- Main strength: Creativity
- Main hero: Neil Armstrong
- Degree: Double Master
- Email: romain.fonteyne@esa.int
- Phone: +33 782-545-440
- Job offer: Available from September 2022
I am a rover operations preparator on the ExoMars program at the European Space Agency (ESA). In 2021, I was recognized by Forbes for their 30 Under 30 Europe ranking, then became a recipient of the International Giuseppe Sciacca Award for Science and Research. To top it all off, the Royal Aeronautical Society (the world's most respected aeronautical society) commended me for promise in the aerospace industry. In 2019, I graduated from the Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées (IPSA) with a Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering. In 2020, I graduated from Politecnico di Torino with a Master's degree in Systems Engineering.
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Interests
Drawing
Scuba Diving
Science Fiction
Hiking
Football
Running
Astronomy
Exploration
Sightseeing
Science
Music
Cinema
Selected Awards
Selected Affiliations
Foresight Institute Fellowship, 2021
Foresight Institute (2021-Now)
Royal Aeronautical Society Young Person's Achievement Commendation, 2021
EuroMoonMars Member (2020-Now)
International Giuseppe Sciacca Award for Research and Science, 2021
ESA's Young Professional Advisory Council (2020-now)
Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe, 2021
Space Generation Advisory Council (2018-Now)
Politecnico di Torino Excellence Bursary, 2020
Royal Aeronautical Society (2015-2019)
Politecnico di Torino Best Applicants Scholarship, 2020
IPSAVega (2015-2018)
Research Engineer of the Future Commendation, 2019
Erasmus+ Scholarship, 2017
Testimonials
Romain is a person with a strong leadership and driving for results all the time. He is creative, diligent, solutions oriented and highly motivated with great programming and communication skills. He will be an asset to any company he will work for.
Antoine Broc
Student at SUPINFO International University
I was the supervisor of the scientific work done by Romain. Although he had not followed any machine learning course previously, his hard work and motivation allowed him to learn autonomously and take over the research project I gave him.
Joana Fronteras-Pons
Professor & Scientist at CEA
I supervised and taught Romain, both as Head of the Foreign Languages Department and as his own English teacher, and I consider him as one of my most serious and motivated students. Always showing an open personality and an active contribution in class.
Philippe Guidi
Head of Department at IPSA
Romain is exceptionally diligent and hard working. His choice of taking on difficult topics and handling them well demonstrates his ability. Moreover, Romain is very good at working with other people. He is exceptionally nice, considerate and sensitive.
Anica Lekic
Professor of Physics at IPSA
I worked with Romain as his manager, and he has been instrumental in helping my team conduct the appropriate missions in time. Romain showed a strong sense of responsibilities and quickly became an important member of our teams.
