Guy Perrin#
| Membership Number: | 7592 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Affiliated section(s): | PHYSICS |
| Elected: | 2026 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.academie-sciences.fr/guy-perrin |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-0680-0167 |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/guy-perrin-40124811b/ |
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Present and Previous Positions
- 2022 - present Scientific Advisor for Astronomy and Space Research at the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space
- 2017 - 2021 Head of the Astronomy Division at CNRS/INSU
- 2011-2016 Vice-president of Paris Observatory
- 1999 - present Full Astronomer position at Paris Observatory
- 1997 - 1999 Shared activities at Paris Observatory and French Ministry of Defense as Military Engineer
- 1993 - 1996 PhD defense « Astrophysics and Space techniques », University Paris 7, Supervisor Jean-Marie Mariotti
- 1992 - 1993 Master thesis with A. Vidal-Madjar et R. Ferlet
Fields of Scholarship
- Optical astronomy
- High dynamic range imaging using pupil masking
- DARWIN mission
- Discovery of the MOLsphere of Mira stars
- Solution for the Fourier Transform of functions with non-equispaced data
- Optical polarimetric interferometry
- Single-mode fibers for near and thermal infrared
Honours and Awards
- 1992 Research Prize of École polytechnique with Alain Lecavelier des Étangs-Levallois
- 2005 Young Researcher Award from the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics (SF2A)
- 2015 Del Duca Award from the Institut de France
- 2019 La Recherche Award, with his team
- 2019 Knight of the National Order of Merit
- 2020 Fizeau Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2022 Elected at the French Science Academy
- 2025 Medal of Honor of CNRS
- 2025 Officer of the National Order of Merit
