Pierre Joliot

Pierre Adrien Joliot-Curie
Born (1932-03-12) 12 March 1932 (age 92)
Paris, France
SpouseAnne Joliot-Curie
ChildrenMarc, Alain
AwardsOrdre National du Mérite, Légion d'honneur
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsFrench National Centre for Scientific Research

Pierre Adrien Joliot-Curie (born 12 March 1932) is a French biologist and researcher for the French National Centre for Scientific Research. A researcher there since 1956, he became a Director of Research in 1974 and a member of their scientific council in 1992.[1] He was a scientific advisor to the French Prime Minister from 1985 to 1986 and is a member of Academia Europæa. He was made a commander of the Ordre National du Mérite (English: the National Order of Merit) in 1982 and of the Légion d'honneur (English: Legion of Honor) in 1984.[2]

Pierre Joliot held the Chair of Cellular Bioenergetics (1981–2002) at the Collège de France and is now emeritus professor. He is also a member of the Academy of Science of France. He won the Prize «Lombardia è Ricerca» 2021[3] and the Prize «Lombardia è Ricerca» 2019.[4] In 2002, he published a paper presenting the design of the research, 'La Recherche Passionnément' (English: Research Passionately).

  1. ^ "Biography @ Evene" (in French). 12 March 1932. Retrieved 2007-01-24. Google translation
  2. ^ "Career Timeline" (in French). College of France. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2007-01-24. Google translation
  3. ^ "Brupbacher Preis – Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher Stiftung". Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  4. ^ "PremioInternazionale Lombardia Ricerca".