Alessandro Morbidelli (astronomer)
For the footballer of the same name, see Alessandro Morbidelli (footballer).
| Alessandro Morbidelli | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 2, 1966 Turin, Italy |
| Residence | France |
| Citizenship | Italy |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Fields | Planetary Science, Astrophysics, Astronomy |
| Institutions | CNRS, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur |
| Alma mater | University of Namur (FUNDP) |
| Doctoral advisor | [[]] |
| Doctoral students | [[]] |
| Known for | Theories on the early history of the Solar System |
| Notable awards | Urey Prize of the American Astronomical Society, asteroid 5596 1991PQ10 named Morbidelli, Grand Prix Mergier-Bourdeix of the French Academy of Science, Member of the Belgian Academy of Science |
Alessandro Morbidelli (born May 2, 1966),[1] is an Italian astronomer and planetary scientist currently employed by the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur in Nice.[1]
Morbidelli specializes in solar system dynamics,[1] especially planetary formation[1] and migration and the structure of the asteroid and Kuiper belts.
In 2000, he received the Urey Prize from the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.
Publications
- Jewitt D., Morbidelli A., Rauer H., "Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets", Springer, 2008
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