Biography and expertise
• 2013: PhD in Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland [Thesis: Water vapor in protoplanetary disks: a probe of chemistry and physics of planet formation, advisors: Prof. Michael R. Meyer, Dr. Klaus Pontoppidan]
• 2009: Master in Physics summa cum laude, University of Milan, Italy [Thesis: Evolution of protoplanetary disks: first steps toward planet formation, advisors: Dr. Leonardo Testi, Prof. Marco Bersanelli]
• 2006: Bachelor in Physics, University of Milan, Italy [Thesis: The Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect, advisor: Prof. Giuseppe Bertin]
• 2009: Master in Physics summa cum laude, University of Milan, Italy [Thesis: Evolution of protoplanetary disks: first steps toward planet formation, advisors: Dr. Leonardo Testi, Prof. Marco Bersanelli]
• 2006: Bachelor in Physics, University of Milan, Italy [Thesis: The Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect, advisor: Prof. Giuseppe Bertin]
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Science
ETH Zurich, 2014
Master's Degree
MS in Physics
University of Milan, 2009
Bachelor's Degree
BS in Physics
University of Milan, 2006
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Banzatti, Andrea. JWST-MIRI GO program #7292 in Cycle 4, NASA, Federal, $49935. (Submitted: 2025, Funded: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2028). Grant.
- Banzatti, Andrea. JWST-MIRI GO program #4727 in Cycle 3, NASA, Federal, $204587. (Submitted: 2024, Funded: September 2024 - August 31, 2027). Grant.
- Banzatti, Andrea (Principal). JWST-MIRI GO program #4427 in Cycle 1, NASA, Federal, $34396. (Submitted: May 2023, Funded: June 2023 - May 2025). Grant.
- Banzatti, Andrea (Principal), Kalyaan, Anusha (Supporting). JWST-MIRI GO program #1640 in Cycle 1, NASA, Federal, $285811. (Submitted: December 3, 2020, Funded: June 2022 - May 2025). Grant.
- Banzatti, Andrea. HST-COS program in Cycle 24, NASA, Federal, $162000. (Funded: 2017 - 2020). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Banzatti, A., Salyk, C., Pontoppidan, K. M., Carr, J. S., Zhang, K., Arulanantham, N., … Collaboration, T. J. (2025). Water in Protoplanetary Disks with JWST-MIRI: Spectral Excitation Atlas and Radial Distribution from Temperature Diagnostic Diagrams and Doppler Mapping. The Astronomical Journal, 169(3), 165. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ada962
- Banzatti, A., Pontoppidan, K. M., Carr, J. S., Jellison, E., Pascucci, I., Najita, J. R., … Bruderer, S. (2023). JWST Reveals Excess Cool Water near the Snow Line in Compact Disks, Consistent with Pebble Drift. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 957(2), L22. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acf5ec
- Banzatti, A., Abernathy, K. M., Brittain, S., Bosman, A. D., Pontoppidan, K. M., Boogert, A., … Rayner, J. T. (2022). Scanning Disk Rings and Winds in CO at 0.01–10 au: A High-resolution M-band Spectroscopy Survey with IRTF-iSHELL. The Astronomical Journal, 163(4), 174. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ac52f0
- Banzatti, A., Pascucci, I., Bosman, A. D., Pinilla, P., Salyk, C., Herczeg, G. J., … others. (2020). Hints for icy pebble migration feeding an oxygen-rich chemistry in the inner planet-forming region of disks. The Astrophysical Journal, 903(2), 124.
- Banzatti, A., Pascucci, I., Edwards, S., Fang, M., Gorti, U., & Flock, M. (2019). Kinematic Links and the Coevolution of MHD Winds, Jets, and Inner Disks from a High-resolution Optical [OI] Survey. The Astrophysical Journal, 870(2), 76.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2025 Presidential Seminar Award, Texas State University. September 2025 - January 2026
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2025 Presidential Distinction for Excellence in Scholarly Activity, Texas State University - College of Science and Engineering. September 2025
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2025 Valero Award for Excellence, Texas State University. August 2025
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2024 Presidential Distinction for Excellence in Scholarly Activity, Texas State University - College of Science and Engineering. May 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2023 College Achievement for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University - College of Science and Engineering. 2023
Featured service activities
- Reviewer / Referee
Nature Astronomy
- Chair
Review panel on Planets and Planet Formation - NASA James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 2 observations
- Coordinator / Organizer
First Science Results from the James Webb Science Telescope
- Reviewer / Referee
NOAO Time Allocation Committee
- Reviewer / Referee
NASA Keck Time Allocation Committee
- Chair
STScI workshop “Linking Exoplanets and Disks Compositions”