Alessandro Morbidelli (astronomer)

Alessandro Morbidelli
Born	May 2, 1966 Turin, Italy
Residence	France
Nationality	Italy
Citizenship	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, asteroid 5596 1991PQ10 named Morbidelli, Grand Prix Mergier-Bourdeix of the French Academy of Science, Member of the Belgian Academy of Science
Scientific career
Fields	Planetary Science, Astrophysics, Astronomy
Institutions	CNRS, Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur

Alessandro Morbidelli (born May 2, 1966), is an Italian astronomer and planetary scientist currently employed by the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur in Nice.

Morbidelli specializes in solar system dynamics, especially planetary formation and migration and the structure of the asteroid and Kuiper belts.