Étienne Roth
| Étienne Roth | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 5, 1922 Strasbourg |
| Died |
March 19, 2009 (aged 86) Sèvres |
| Citizenship | France |
| Fields | Nuclear chemistry |
| Institutions | Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
| Notable awards |
Legion of Honour Ordre des Palmes Académiques |
Étienne Georges Alfred Roth (born 5 June 1922 in Strasbourg, died 19 March 2009 in Sevres) was a French nuclear chemist, son of Professor George Roth and Marguerite Neymarck.[1]
From 1980-87 Roth served as the Director of Research for the separations and isotopic studies of Physical Chemistry Division (1980-87) at the Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission. During his scientific career he was a visiting Scientist at US Brookhaven National Laboratory (1957-1958), Chairman of the Atomic Weights Commission (1976-1979). In his career, Roth has authored more than one hundred and fifty scientific articles and several books on applied nuclear chemistry, and has invented several methods for industrial separation of isotopes.[2]
The Prix Étienne Roth was established in his honour.[3]
References
- ↑ "Etienne Roth - Who's who in France".
- ↑ "Etienne Roth (1922-2009)". L'Actualité Chimique. June 2009. pp. 63–64.
- ↑ Jérôme Gaillardet, lauréat 2004 Prix Étienne Roth du CEA Jérôme Gaillardet, professeur à l’Institut de physique du globe (UMR 7154) reçoit le Prix Étienne Roth du Commissariat à l’énergie atomique pour l’année 2004.
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