A biography in brief

Lunar Laser Ranging on the Plateau de Calern

A Professional Life in Short

• Born in Paris on 23 July 1949
• Educated at the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the University of Paris
• Joined CERGA in 1974 and CNRS in 1975
• PhD in 1980 : Tidal effects in the solar system
• Post Doc 1981 : Cornell University (USA)
• Director of CERGA 1992-2003.
• Hipparcos mission and Hipparcos Science Team 1983-1997
• Preparation of the exploitation of the Gaia ESA mission (2000- ?)
• Presently Director of Research in CNRS at the Observatory of Côte d'Azur in the Dept Cassiopée.

Research responsabilities

• Associate member of the Bureau des Longitudes
• Member of the French National Committee of Scientific Research (Astronomy)
• Member of the Science Council of the Institut de Mécanique Céleste
• Member Administrative Council of the Observatory of Strasbourg
• Member of the CNES advisory committee on fundamental physics
• Member of the GAIA Science Team (ESA)
• Chair of the Gaia DPAC (Data Processing and Analysis Consortium)

Overview of the Plateau de Calern