Dave Baiocchi
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.
Research Focus
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
