Alessandro Morbidelli (astronomer)
Appearance
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Born | May 2, 1966 Turin, Italy |
Alma mater | University of Namur (FUNDP) |
Known for | Theories on the early history of the Solar System |
Awards | Urey Prize of the American Astronomical Society |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Planetary science, astrophysics, astronomy |
Institutions | CNRS, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur |
Alessandro Morbidelli (born May 2, 1966)[1] is an Italian astronomer and planetary scientist who is currently employed by the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur in Nice.[1] Morbidelli specialises in Solar System dynamics,[1] especially planetary formation[1] and migration and the structure of the asteroid and Kuiper belts.
Awards
- 2000 Urey Prize from the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society[citation needed]
- 2015 elected a foreign member of the French Académie des Sciences[citation needed]
- 2018 Harold Jeffreys Lectureship of the Royal Astronomical Society[2]
- 2018 Prix Jules Janssen from the Société astronomique de France.[3]
Publications
- Jewitt D., Morbidelli A., Rauer H., "Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets", Springer, 2008
References
- ^ a b c d "Alessandro Morbidelli". Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur. Archived from the original on 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ "Citation for the 2018 RAS Harold Jeffreys Lecturer" (PDF). Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Prix Jules Janssen". Retrieved 13 August 2022.