Alessandro Morbidelli (astronomer)

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]

For the footballer of the same name, see Alessandro Morbidelli (footballer).
Alessandro Morbidelli
BornMay 2, 1966
Turin, Italy
NationalityItaly
CitizenshipItaly
Alma materUniversity of Namur (FUNDP)
Known forTheories on the early history of the Solar System
AwardsUrey 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
Scientific career
FieldsPlanetary science, astrophysics, astronomy
InstitutionsCNRS, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur

Morbidelli specialises 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.

On 17 November 2015, Morbidelli was elected a foreign member of the French Académie des Sciences.

Publications
  • Jewitt D., Morbidelli A., Rauer H., "Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets", Springer, 2008
gollark: There are something like... 16 stateless deterministic two-input binary logic gates, and maybe 81 or so ternary equivalents.
gollark: Many more logic gates, some of which are useful.
gollark: There are probably weird ternary logic gates too.
gollark: They have a bit of a monopolies problem I heard, though probably faster connections in some places.
gollark: Modern wired display connectors need at least gigabytes per second. The latest version of DisplayPort goes up to 80Gbps...

References
  1. "Alessandro Morbidelli". Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur. Archived from the original on 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-08-19.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.