Valerio Carruba

Graduated in Physics from Universitá degli Studi La Sapienza, Rome, Italy (1997), Ph.d. in Astronomy from Cornell University (2004), and Free Doctor (Livre docente) in Orbital Dynamics (UNESP, 2014). Asteroid (10741) Valeriocarruba has been named after this researcher. Currently is assistant professor level 2 at the department of Mathematics of the São Paulo State University (UNESP), in Guaratinguetá, SP. Has experience in Astronomy, focusing on Dynamical Astronomy, and acting on the following subjects: asteroid families, celestial mechanics, dynamical astronomy, and irregular satellites. Referee for the NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics (PGG) research program, Science, the Czech Science Foundation, Prague Charles University, FAPESP, FAPEMIG, CNPq, MNRAS, Icarus, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Planetary and Space Science, The Astronomical Journal, The Astrophysica Journal, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Boletín de la Asociación Argentina de Astronomía, Serbian Astronomical Journal, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Stardust 2016, and Meteoritics and Planetary Sciences.

Possui graduação em Fisica - Universita degli Studi La Sapienza (1997), doutorado em Astronomia - Cornell University (2004), e Livre Docência em Dinâmica Orbital (UNESP, 2014) . O asteroide (10741) Valeriocarruba tem o nome deste pesquisador. Atualmente é professor assistente II no departamento de Matemática da Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) e pesquisador com bolsa de produtividade nível 1D do CNPq. Revisor para o NASA Planetary Geology and Geophysics (PGG) research program, Science, a Czech Science Foundation, Prague Charles University, a FAPESP, a FAPEMIG e o CNPq, MNRAS, Icarus, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Planetary and Space Science, The Astronomical Journal, The Astrophysica Journal, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Boletín de la Asociación Argentina de Astronomía, Serbian Astronomical Journal, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Stardust 2016, e Meteoritics and Planetary Sciences. Tem experiência na área de Astronomia, com ênfase em Astronomia Dinâmica, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: famílias de asteroides, satellites irregulares, astronomia dinâmica, e mecânica celeste.