Gilles Chabrier | |
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Alma mater | École normale supérieure de Lyon (PhD) |
Awards | Prix Jean Ricard (2010) Eddington Medal (2012) Ampère Prize (2014) Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize (2019) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2024) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Institutions | |
Thesis | Contribution à l'étude des fluides coulombiens: application au cas des mélanges chargés alcalins-halogénures alcalins (1985) |
Doctoral advisor | Jean-Pierre Hansen |
Gilles Chabrier is a French astrophysicist who is best known for his work on brown dwarfs. He is currently a professor of astronomy at the University of Exeter.