Stavro Ivanovski

researcher INAF Astronomical Observatory of Trieste

Primo Ricercatore presso l’INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste e Professore Aggiunto all’Università di Trieste. Matematico e scienziato planetario, si occupa di piccoli corpi, dischi protoplanetari, pianeti e astrobiologia. Ha sviluppato il primo modello dinamico della polvere cometaria con particelle non sferiche, usato nella missione ESA Rosetta. È Co-Investigatore in missioni spaziali come Rosetta, BepiColombo, DART/LICIACube, Hera, Ariel e altre. Diplomato attore, è attivo nella divulgazione scientifica e ha ideato il concorso artistico InspiredByOtherWorlds. L’asteroide 11802 Ivanovski porta il suo nome. Ha fondato il gruppo “Sistemi Planetari e Origine della Vita” all’OATS ed è vicepresidente di Europlanet.

Senior Researcher at INAF – Astronomical Observatory of Trieste and Adjunct Professor at the University of Trieste, where he teaches “Planets and Astrobiology.” A mathematician and planetary scientist, his research spans small bodies, protoplanetary disks, planets, and astrobiology. He developed the first dust dynamics model using non-spherical particles applied to cometary atmospheres, used in ESA’s Rosetta mission. He is Co-Investigator in several space missions, including Rosetta, BepiColombo, DART/LICIACube, Hera, Ariel, and others. A trained actor, he is active in science communication and founded the InspiredByOtherWorlds art contest. Asteroid 11802 Ivanovski is named in his honor. He leads the “Planetary Systems and Origin of Life” group at OATS and is Vice President of Europlanet.

A panel with
Mayssa El Yazidi, postdoc INAF IRA Bologna
Paolo Simonetti, researcher INAF Astronomical Observatory of Trieste
Chaired by
Stavro Ivanovski, researcher INAF Astronomical Observatory of Trieste