Our Team Member

rogerio.deienno@swri.org

Rogerio Deienno

Lead Scientist
Solar System Science and Exploration Division

About

Rogerio Deienno’s expertise lies in celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy. His research includes planet formation and migration, planetary instability, the orbital evolution of asteroids and satellites, as well as the dynamics of near‑Earth objects. Dr. Deienno holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Space Technologies from the National Institute for Space Research (Brazil, 2014) and an M.Sc. in Physics from São Paulo State University (2010). He has authored numerous peer‑reviewed articles and book chapters with over thousands of combined citations and is proficient with major N‑body and solar system dynamical evolution codes. Dr. Deienno received the 2018 Wagner Sessin Prize for scientific & technologic contributions to Astronomy. He is also a member of the American Astronomical Society and served on committees for its Division on Dynamical Astronomy and for the Brazilian Colloquium on Orbital Dynamics.