Marie-Lise Chanin#


University Degrees
  • 1957 Licenciée ès Sciences Mathématiques (University of PARIS)
  • 1965 Docteur ès Sciences Physiques (University of PARIS)

Past and present positions
  • 1960-1968 Research position at CNRS
  • 1967-1968 Chargée de cours à l'Université de Paris (CPEM)
  • 1968- Staff Scientist at CNRS, (Director 1st Class since 1986)
  • 2000- Director Emeritus at CNRS

Scientific Awards
  • 1966 " Prix des Laboratoires " of the French Académie des Sciences.
  • 1974 Intercosmos Price of the Academy of Sciences of URSS
  • 1983 Silver Medal of CNRS
  • 1988 " Prix Deslandres " of the French Académie des Sciences.
  • 1991 Price " Science et Défense "
  • 1999 Médaille de Vermeil of the National Academy of Air and Space
  • 2000 ICLAS Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2003 Prix International Norbert Gerbier
  • 2006 Prix MUMM de l'OMM. Prix de l'International Academy of Aeronautics pour la science.
  • 2006 Prix de l'Académie Internationale d'Astronautique
  • 2006 NASA Group Achievement Award to UARS Team

Honours
  • 1984 "Chevalier dans l'Ordre National du Mérite"
  • 1986 Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Aeronautics
  • 1988 Founding Member of Academia Europeae
  • 1990 Corresponding Member of the French "Académie des Sciences"
  • 1990 Member of the International Academy of Aeronautics
  • 1992 "Officier dans l'ordre National du Mérite"
  • 1996 "Chevalier dans l'ordre de la Légion d'Honneur"
  • 2000 "Commandeur dans l'ordre National du Mérite"
  • 2000 Member of the French National Academy of Air and Space
  • 2001 Member of the French Academy of Technology
  • 2006 Officier dans l'Ordre de la légion d'Honneur

Present Functions
  • President of the COFUSI (Comité Français des Unions Scientifiques internationales de l'Académie des Sciences(since 2003)
  • Member of the Nomination Comittee of the Academia Europaea (2000- )
  • Member of the Comités de l'Académie des Sciences suivants: Environnement, Enseignement des Sciences, CORI, CARIST
  • Member of the Conseil consultatif conjoint franco-japonais. (since 2004)
  • Member of the Conseil supérieur de la Météorologie (since 2005)
  • Member of the Comité scientifique du programme OMM-PNUE sur l'état de l'ozone (2005- 2006)
  • Member of the Commission Française pour l'UNESCO (depuis 2002)
  • Member of the Conseil d'Administration de l'Institut d'Océanographie (since 2006)
  • Representative of France at the l'ICSU (since 2007)
  • Member of the Premier Comité Editorial de SAPIENS (since 2007)

Pasted functions
  • President of the Comité national français de géodésie et de géophysique (1986 - 1990)
  • Member of the Comité scientifique de la recherche et de la technologie (CSRT) (1987 - 1991)
  • Member of the Conseil scientifique de la défense (1986 - 1994)
  • Member of the Comité Scientifique du Programme International Géosphère Biosphère (1987-1993)
  • President of the Comité national français sur le changement global (1996-2002)
  • Co-présidente du Programme international SPARC/WCRP (1992- 2001)
  • Director of the Bureau international de SPARC (1992-2004)
  • Member (1994-1997), co-Présidente (1997-2004) of the Comité scientifique CONCORDIA
  • Member of l'European Space Science Committee de l'ESF (1998- 2002)
  • Member of the Bureau exécutif de l'ICSU (2002-2005)
  • President of the Comité du programme scientifique de COSPAR 2004 (2002-2004)
  • Member of the Groupe de stratégie de l'environnement de l'EASAC (2003-2005)

Research themes
  • Study of the Upper Atmosphere by rocket sounding
  • Observation and interpretation of the presence of alkali atoms in the mesosphere
  • Observation of the thermoluminescence of the lunar surface
  • Development of the technique of lidar soundings of the atmosphere (Resonance, Rayleigh, Raman, Doppler...)
  • Study of the temporal and spatial variability of the atmosphere and interpretation in terms of planetary waves, tides, gravity waves
  • Climatology of the Middle Atmosphere: First measurement of the cooling of the mesosphere due to the increase of greenhouse gases
  • Influence of the solar and volcanic activity on the Middle Atmosphere
  • Impact of aircraft on the environment
  • Role of the stratosphere on climate
  • Energy and Climate
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