Overview
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Dense matter physics
- Compact objects (white dwarfs, neutron stars)
- Stellar and planetary physics
- Galactic physics (mass functions; baryonic matter; microlensing)
- Star and planet formation
PRIZES. AWARDS. DISTINCTIONS
2024: Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
2019: "Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize" of the Institute of Physics (IOP)
2014 : Grand Prix « Ampère » of the French Academy of Sciences
(highest scientific prize in France in EMPS (Engineering - Mathematics - Physical Sciences))
2011 : Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
(awarded once every 2 years to one single laureate for “outstanding merit in theoretical astrophysics”)
2010 : Grand Prix “Jean Ricard” of the Société Française de Physique (SFP, French Physical Society)
(highest prize of the SFP)
2009: Salpeter lecturer (Cornell University)
2006: Silver Medal of CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research)
( http://www.cnrs.fr/en/research/awards/silvermedals.htm)
2004: Johann Wempe prize, Astronomikalisches Institut Potsdam (Germany)
(awarded anually to an outstanding scientist, in recognition of his/her life's work)
1999: Miller Professor Chair, Berkeley University
1996: Lalande-Benjamin-Valz Prize, Académie des Sciences
1987: Fulbright fellowship (very selective US fellowship for young researchers)
