Xavier Le Pichon
Xavier Le Pichon (born June 18, 1937) is a French geophysicist.[1] Among many other contributions, he is known for his comprehensive model of plate tectonics (1968).
He is professor at the Collège de France, holder of the Chair of Geodynamics (1986-2008).[1]
Biography
Le Pichon holds a doctorate in physics. Professional career:[1]
- 1963: He began his scientific career as a scientific assistant at Columbia University, New York, United States.
- In 1969, he became head of the marine geology department of the oceanologic center of Brittany in Brest, France.
- In 1978, he became professor at Université P. et M. Curie (University of Paris VI).
- In 1984, he was head of the geology department at the École Normale Supérieure.
- In 1986, he became a professor at the Collège de France.
Prizes and memberships of learned societies
- In 1973, he won the CNRS Silver medal.
- 1984: Maurice Ewing Medal from the American Geophysical Union
- 1985: member of the French Academy of Sciences; made knight of the Legion of Honour
- 1990: Japan Prize; made officer of the National Order of Merit
- 1991: Wollaston Medal, Geological Society of London[2]
- 1995: foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- 2002: Balzan Prize[3]
Works
- Riffaud, Claude; Le Pichon, Xavier (1976). Expédition 'Famous' à 3000 m sous l'Atlantique. Paris: Albin Michel.
- Le Pichon, Xavier (1986). kaiko voyage aux extremites de la mer. Le Seuil: Odile Jacob. ISBN 978-2738113238.
- Yijie, Tang; Le Pichon, Xavier (1999). La mort. Paris: Desclée de Brouwer. ISBN 978-2220044026.
- Le Pichon, Xavier; Francheteau, Jean; Bonnin, Jean (2013). Plate Tectonics (revised ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 9781483257273.
References
- 1 2 3 "Biography of Xavier Le Pichon". Collège de France. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "Wollaston Medal". Award Winners since 1831. Geological Society of London. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ↑ "Xavier Le Pichon". International Balzan Prize Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- "Co-chairs: Xavier Le Pichon". Learning from the disabled. John Templeton Foundation.
- Ballard, Robert D.; Hively, Will (2002). The eternal darkness : a personal history of deep-sea exploration. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691095547.
- Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources; Ocean Studies Board; National Research Council (2000). 50 years of ocean discovery: National Science Foundation 1950-2000. National Academies Press. pp. 71–72. ISBN 9780309172578.
- Frankel, Henry R. (2012). The continental drift controversy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107019942.
- Levin, Tanya (25 May 1998). "Interview of Xavier Le Pichon by Tanya Levin". Niels Bohr Library & Archives. American Institute of Physics. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
External links
- home page at Collège de France
- Interview with Le Pichon, "Fragility and the Evolution of Our Humanity" - Speaking of Faith (June 25, 2009)
- Xavier Le Pichon International Balzan Prize Foundation
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