Αναστάσιος Τζανιδάκης
Astronomy Ph.D. | Science Communicator
📍 University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Hello, I’m Dr. Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis 👋
I’m a DiRAC Postdoctoral Fellow and eScience Institute Data Science Fellow at the University of Washington, and former director of the UW Planetarium. My research uses stellar variability in large time-domain surveys to understand how planets form.
Please contact me by email: atzanida@uw.edu.
news
| Mar 11, 2026 | I recently led the discovery of Gaia-GIC-1, a star undergoing planetary collisions. Our paper is now available in ApJL (Tzanidakis & Davenport 2026). Please read our latest press release about this system. |
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| Nov 15, 2025 | My AAS Journal Author Series interview is out now on YouTube. |
| Aug 7, 2025 | My latest paper, A Systematic Search for Main-Sequence Dipper Stars Using the Zwicky Transient Facility has been accepted for publication on The Astrophysical Journal and is available on arXiv! |
| Feb 2, 2024 | GaiaAlertsPy is officially live! |