Alessandro Morbidelli (astronomer)

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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

References

1 2 3 4 "Alessandro Morbidelli". Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-19.

External links

Talk of Alessandro Morbidelli at the Origins 2011 congress

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 5254155 LCCN: no2002060056 ISNI: 0000 0000 4524 6697 GND: 173628958 SUDOC: 071327606 BNF: cb15621832c (data)

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