Space Café WebTalk - REGIONAL Italy 4 - 21. July 2022

he fourth episode of Space Café Italy has featured Cinzia Zuffada, NASA’s JPL Deputy Chief Scientist and President of the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF). The episode was hosted by Dr. Emma Gatti, Senior Editor and correspondent of SpaceWatch.Global for Italy, in the SpaceWatch.Global TV studios in Postdam, Germany. New Opportunities for Washington and Rome. Cinzia Zuffada is a veteran of the Space sector and one of the most illustrious representatives of Italian excellence abroad. Electromagnetic engineer, NASA JPL’s Deputy Scientist, principal investigator of two NASA ROSES awards, leading scientist for the Global Navigation Satellite Systems reflectometry (GNSS-R) project and President of the Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation (ISSNAF), Cinzia discussed with us the evolving role of several US-Italy partnerships in the space sector (like for example in the MAIA mission), the differences between the two markets, and the upcoming opportunities for the new generations interested in studying in North America. In particular she sees herself as a facilitator of the integration of the Italian scientific community abroad. Her approach as President of ISSNAF includes focusing on increasing the number of highly trained Italian personnel via promotion of international mobility, and supporting exchange between academia and private sector at the global level.