Antonio Viviani
Antonio Viviani has a graduate degree in Aeronautical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Naples, Italy. He is a full professor in the Engineering Department, University of Campania, Italy. He is a member of several organizations including the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the American Association for Advancement of Sciences (AAAS), the European Low Gravity Research Association (ELGRA), and the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). He also serves on many committees of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and the International Council of Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS). Prof. Viviani has held several positions including vice president of ELGRA (1999–2003), vice chairman of the Committee of IAF Microgravity Sciences and Processes (2003–2006), and chairman of the Committee of IAF Microgravity Sciences and Processes (2006–2012). He is presently an IAA board of trustees member and IAA regional secretary for Italy; a representative for Italy in the ICAS member societies council; co-editor of Acta Astronautica; and on the editorial board of the International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. He was co-investigator of the experiment “Onset of Oscillatory Marangoni Flows,” Spacelab D2 - Space-Shuttle Columbia STS-55 (1993), and principal investigator of the experiments “Bubble Behavior under Low Gravity,” Mission Spacelab IML-2 - Space-Shuttle Columbia, STS-65 (1994); and “Non-linear Surface Tension Driven Bubble Migration,” Mission Spacelab LMS – Space Shuttle Columbia STS-78 (1996).