Αναστάσιος Τζανιδάκης

Astronomy Ph.D. Candidate | Science Communicator

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Seattle, WA

Hello, I’m Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis 👋

I’m a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington and the former director for the University of Washington Planetarium. My academic interests include data analysis of large-scale astronomical surveys, stellar variability, time-domain astronomy, and the classification of transient phenomena.

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.
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!