Bernard Bigot

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Bernard Bigot
Bigot in 2013
Born(1950-01-24)24 January 1950
Blois, France
Died14 May 2022(2022-05-14) (aged 72)
France
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure de lettres et sciences humaines
Pierre and Marie Curie University
SpouseChantal Bigot-Martin (née Martin)
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear physics
InstitutionsÉcole normale supérieure de Lyon
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
ITER
Thesis
Doctoral advisorLionel Salem

Bernard Bigot (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnar biɡo]; 24 January 1950 – 14 May 2022) was an academic, civil servant.[1] He served as the Director-General of the ITER organization between 2015 and 2022.[2] He was the president of the École normale supérieure de Lyon, and director of the French Commission for Atomic Energy.[3]

Education[edit]

Bigot completed his doctoral thesis in 1979 at Orsay with Lionel Salem as his supervisor, titled Étude théorique de la réactivité des états excités des molécules organiques par la méthode des corrélations naturelles.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Bigot married Chantal Martin in 1975.[1]

Bigot died on May 14, 2022, at the age of 72.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b scingsimu.canalblog.com/archives/2022/05/27/39724672.html
  2. ^ New ITER boss promises to streamline management and repair ties with the U.S.. Science Magazine
  3. ^ Bernard Bigot, directeur général d'ITER Organization. iter.org
  4. ^ Bigot, Bernard (1979). Étude théorique de la réactivité des états excités des molécules organiques par la méthode des corrélations naturelles (Ph.D.). Université d'Orsay. OCLC 863642861.
  5. ^ "French scientist leading nuclear fusion project dies at 72". ABC News. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ^ Passing of the ITER Director-General, Dr Bernard Bigot, European Commission, May 14 2022

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