Guy Laval
Guy Laval (born November 17, 1935 ) is a French physicist.
Laval studied from 1956 at the École polytechnique (graduation 1958) and at the École des Ponts (graduation 1961). He received his doctorate in physics from the Sorbonne in 1967. He became research director of the CNRS and was professor at the École polytechnique from 1982 to 1989, where he headed the Center for Theoretical Physics from 1985 to 1995 and was deputy general director in 1995/96. In 2002 he retired.
In 1993 he received the Prix Jean Ricard . In 2003 he became a member of the Académie des sciences (corresponding member from 1997). From 2008 to 2011 he was its Vice President responsible for international relations. In 1972 he received the CNRS silver medal.
He dealt with plasma physics, for example for fusion, in astrophysics and in near-earth space.
From 1976 he was a visiting scientist at the Institute for Advanced Study for over five years .
Fonts (selection)
- L'énergie bleue: une histoire de la fusion nucléaire, Éditions Odile Jacob, Paris, 2007.
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| SURNAME | Laval, Guy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1935 |