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Creation Date
2019
Bio
Phillip M. Cunio has bachelor’s degrees in German, mechanical engineering, and aerospace engineering from the University of Florida, as well as an SM in Aeronautics and Astronautics and a PhD in Space Systems from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While at MIT, Phillip led a team in developing a hopping vehicle for planetary surface exploration, including building a prototype for use in Earth gravity, which was exercised over a months-long flight campaign. Phillip also worked for the Air Force Research Laboratory from 2012-2016, where he acquired experience in designing space systems for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) missions, and led field data collection and theoretical development for a novel method of understanding and characterizing jet turbine acoustic noise.
Phillip has served as a technical expert, head of flight operations, or frontline management for various research and development teams in his career, and has authored or co-authored over 25 technical publications in areas as diverse as human factors and Mars exploration. He currently works as a senior systems engineer at ExoAnalytic Solutions, Inc., where he focuses on developing new methods to collect SSA data and perform specialized analyses of resident space objects.
