Sofia Savvidou

Sofia Savvidou is a Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, affiliated with the Department of Planet and Star Formation. Her research focuses on planet formation mechanisms, protoplanetary discs, and exoplanet dynamics. She is part of the Planet Formation and Exoplanets research group and explores topics like dust dynamics, disk composition, and planet-disk interactions.

Her work addresses critical questions in astrophysics, such as the disk mass budget problem, giant planet formation via pebble accretion, and the role of water-ice lines in planetary birth. She has contributed to observational surveys like the EDEN Survey, which investigates planet occurrence rates around late-M dwarfs.

Key themes in her publications include the influence of pressure bumps, dust evolution, and grain growth on disc structures and planetary systems. Her research bridges theoretical modeling with observational data to advance understanding of how planets form and evolve in protoplanetary environments.

Her studies on disk substructures, such as gaps and rings, shed light on planet-disc interactions and composition gradients. Recent work emphasizes distinguishing disc features to better interpret observations from telescopes like the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).