Alessandro Morbidelli (astronomer)

For the footballer of the same name, see Alessandro Morbidelli (footballer).

Alessandro Morbidelli
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

1. "Alessandro Morbidelli". Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur. Archived from the original on 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
2. "Citation for the 2018 RAS Harold Jeffreys Lecturer" (PDF). Royal Astronomical Society . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
3. "Prix Jules Janssen" . Retrieved 13 August 2022.

External links

• Talk of Alessandro Morbidelli at the Origins 2011 congress