Alessandro Morbidelli
Born	(1966-05-02)May 2, 1966 (age 59) 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 Italianastronomer andplanetary scientist who is currently employed by theObservatoire de la Cote d'Azur inNice.^[1] Morbidelli specialises inSolar Systemdynamics,^[1] especiallyplanetary formation^[1] andmigration and the structure of theasteroid andKuiper belts.

• 2000Urey Prize from theDivision for Planetary Sciences of theAmerican Astronomical Society^{[citation needed]}
• 2015 elected a foreign member of the FrenchAcadémie des Sciences^{[citation needed]}
• 2018Harold Jeffreys Lectureship of theRoyal Astronomical Society^[2]
• 2018Prix Jules Janssen from theSociété astronomique de France.^[3]

• Jewitt D., Morbidelli A., Rauer H., "Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets",Springer, 2008

• Talk of Alessandro Morbidelli at the Origins 2011 congress

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