Pierre Gaspard (born 6 December 1959)[2] is a Belgian physicist and professor at the Interdisciplinary Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems and the Service de Physique Non-Linéaire and Mécanique Statistique of the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). His research interests are on nonlinear physics, statistical physics, and chemical physics.
Pierre Gaspard | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Belgian |
Alma mater | Free University of Brussels (PhD, 1987) |
Known for | Statistical physics Chemical physics |
Parent(s) | Walter Gaspard and Julia Jedwab |
Awards | 2006 Francqui Prize |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Free University of Brussels |
Thesis | Tangences homoclines dans les systèmes dynamiques dissipatifs: chaos et structure fractale de bifurcations (1987) |
Doctoral advisor | Grégoire Nicolis |
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 . 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
edit- ^ a b c d "Pierre Gaspard". Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Gaspard, Pierre". Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "2006 – Rapport Jury Pierre Gaspard". Francqui Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2018.