
Rosanna Molinaro studied aeronautical engineering at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Since 1997, she has worked as a fatigue specialist in the Helicopters Division of Leonardo, Italy, where her work supports the structural integrity and fatigue substantiation of helicopter components.
Leonardo Helicopters’ 20-year, 650+ test campaign characterizing tooth-root bending fatigue strength across gear materials, heat treatments, and finishing processes (notably shot peening and superfinishing) to support aerospace gear design.