Brigitte Zanda

Brigitte Zanda
Born (1958-07-29) July 29, 1958 (age 66)
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure de jeunes filles, École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, Université Paris-Diderot
Scientific career
FieldsMeteoriticist, astrophysicist, cosmochemist
Thesis Les réactions nucléaires induites par le rayonnement cosmique dans les météorites de fer  (1988)
Doctoral advisorJean Audouze

Brigitte Zanda (born July 29, 1958) is a French meteoriticist, astrophysicist, and cosmochemist. She is an associate professor at the National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) in Paris, affiliated with the Institut de minéralogie, de physique des matériaux et de cosmochimie. As a teacher-researcher, she specializes in primitive meteorites: chondrites.[1][2] In 2019–2020, she served as the vice president of the Meteoritical Society.[3] Additionally, she is the co-director of the FRIPON[4] observation network and the coordinator-manager of the participatory science project Vigie-Ciel.[5]

  1. ^ "Brigitte Zanda". Expertes France (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ "Brigitte Zanda, experte en pierres extraterrestres, "source unique d'informations"". La Croix (in French). 2015-01-28. ISSN 0242-6056. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ "Officers and Council". meteoritical.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ "L'équipe – Vigie-ciel" (in French). 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  5. ^ "Avec qui ? - FRIPON". fripon.org. 2016-06-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2024-02-21.