Pierre Gaspard

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Pierre Gaspard
Born (1959-12-06) 6 December 1959 (age 64)
Statistical physics
Chemical physics
Parent(s)Walter Gaspard and Julia Jedwab
Awards2006 Francqui Prize
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsFree University of Brussels
ThesisTangences homoclines dans les systèmes dynamiques dissipatifs: chaos et structure fractale de bifurcations (1987)
Doctoral advisorGrégoire Nicolis

Pierre Gaspard (born 6 December 1959)

statistical physics, and chemical physics
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Gaspard studied physics at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) from 1978 to 1982, and completed his doctorate in physics in 1987, directed by Grégoire Nicolis [de]. After postdoctoral studies at the University of Chicago he became a researcher with the National Fund for Scientific Research in 1989. He joined ULB as a lecturer in 1996; in 2004 he became a professor and gave up his researcher position.[1]

He won the Théophile De Donder Prize of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium in 1988 and the Adolphe Wetrems Prize in 1995.[1] In 2006, he was awarded the Francqui Prize on Exact Sciences for his work on statistical mechanics.[3] He has been a member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium since 2006.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pierre Gaspard". Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Gaspard, Pierre". Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "2006 – Rapport Jury Pierre Gaspard". Francqui Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

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