Dave Baiocchi

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Engineer
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. and M.S. in optical sciences, University of Arizona; B.S. in physics, DePaul University

Overview

Biography

Dave Baiocchi is an engineer and defense analyst at the RAND Corporation. Baiocchi's work is split between technology development for the U.S. Air Force and manpower analysis for the U.S. Army. His current research portfolio includes work on space-based remote sensing systems, technology and policy for space debris remediation, and characterizing Army deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Prior to joining RAND, Baiocchi worked at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a senior member of the technical staff. Baiocchi received his B.S. in physics from DePaul University and his Ph.D. in optical sciences from the University of Arizona.

Recent Projects

  • Strategies for improving space-based situational awareness
  • Technology policy for space debris remediation
  • Understanding the Army's deployments to OEF/OIF

Selected Publications

Dave Baiocchi and William Welser IV, Confronting Space Debris, RAND (MG-1042), 2010

Tim Bonds, Dave Baiocchi, and Laurie McDonald, Army Deployments to OIF and OEF, RAND (DB-587), 2009

Honors & Awards

  • RAND Bronze Award, RAND Corporation, 2010