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CURRICULUM VITAE
(English translated version, 2007) François Farges |
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Tenure full professor and mineral collection curator in chief
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
USM 201 (MNHN's jargon for mineralogy because things just cannot be that simple .. )
61 rue Buffon
75005 PARIS, France
Consulting full Professor
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2115, USA
Research Director
("Directeur de Recherches")
Centre de géologie de l'Ingénieur, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (School of Mines, Paris)
Member (junior) of the Institut Universitaire de France
Telephone: MNHN: (France: 33) 1 40 79 35 29
Fax: MNHN: (France: 33) 1 40 79 38 76
Electronic Email: farges AT mnhn DOT fr
WWW http://www2.mnhn.fr/hdt201/info/farges.php
Papers and Communications : click here to get the list
Personal
Data
Birth Date and Place: Friday, 18:30 pm; August 4th, 1962.
Illiers-Combray (Eure et Loir, Central France)
Education
US. Year Title / Contents
equiv.
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B.S. 1981 Baccalauréat D Major
in natural sciences and mathematics
Lycée A. Schweitzer, Le Raincy, France. Average rating: 13.9 / 20.
1982 DEUG SNV, Université de Paris 7
Major
in Natural Sciences, University of Paris 7
dissertation in "Physical modeling of the Earth Environment".
Title: Thermodynamic study of the atmosphere above Paris.
M.S. 1985 Double Maitrise de Sciences Physiques de la Terre, Université Paris 7
Major in Physical sciences applied to the Earth and Major in Geology - Université Paris 7
a) Major in Geochemistry and geophysics.
Dissertation in "Aqueous geochemistry "
Title: "Tracing Pb in dolomitic systems from central France.
Scientific advisor: G. Michard, professor, Université Paris 7.
b) Major in Deep earth geology.
Dissertation in "Heat and mass transfer":
Title: "A computed thermodynamic model for the formation of strategic
ores bodies."
Scientific advisor: C. Jaupart, professor, Université Paris 7.
Ph.D. 1989 Thèse de Géochimie Fondamentale, Université Paris 7
thesis
in Fondamental Geochemistry, University of Paris 7
Dissertation:
Title: Organisation locale autour de Zr, Th et U dans des silicates
amorphes:
minéraux métamictes et verres silicatés.
Local
structures around Zr, Th and U in amorphous silicates:
metamict minerals and glasses
Scientific advisor: G. Calas, professor, Université Paris 7.
Pedagogic advisor: C.J. Allègre, professor, Université Paris 7.
1995 Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches, Université de Marne-la-Vallée
Habilitation
for PhD student supervision, University of Marne-la-Vallée
Evaluation committee:
Université Marne-la-Vallée,
Université Paris 7,
CNRS,
University of New-Mexico at Albuquerque,
Saint-Gobain Recherche Inc.
CEA (French Nuclear Agency).
Professional
Experience
2007 Full Professor (1st class) at the Muséum d'Histoire naturelle (Paris)
2007 Curator in chief, mineralogy collection of the MNHN
2007 Hawley award; best 2006 paper in "Canadian Mineralogist"
2006 Full Professor (2nd class) at the Muséum d'Histoire naturelle (Paris)
2005 Blaustein award, Stanford University
2004 Invited professor, Swiss Light Source, PSI-ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
2001 Laureate
of the Cox chair, Stanford University
2000 Full consulting professor at Stanford University
1999 Laureate of the Institut Universitaire de France
1998 Full professor (2nd class), Université de Marne la Vallée
1997-pres. Research Director, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines (Paris).
1996-2000 Associate Consulting Professor, Stanford University.
1996-pres. Member of the designing team of GESCARS at APS (Chicago, USA).
1996-1998 Associate professor (1st class), Université de Marne la Vallée
1996 President for the Lacroix award committee of the French Mineralogical Society.
1995 Scientific board of the French Mineralogical Society.
1995-pres. Qualified for PhD/thesis student supervision.
1994 Tenure assistant professor (2nd class) in geophysics, Université de Marne la vallée.
1991 Non-tenure associate professor in geophysics, Université de Marne la vallée.
1991 Scientific consultant at the Science and Technology Museum in Paris.
1991 Non-permanent scientific research fellow at the French Museums Direction.
Scientific advisor: M. Menu, LRMF, Louvre Museum, Paris.
1990 Recipient (#2) of the Lavoisier fellowship of the French Foreign Office.
1989 Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Geology, Stanford University, USA.
Scientific advisor: G.E. Brown, Jr, professor, Stanford University.
Pedagogic advisors: H. Curien, J.-F. Petroff, and G. Calas, Universities Paris 6-7.
1989 Recipient of the Lavoisier fellowship of the French Foreign Office.
1989 Recipient of the Société de Secours des Amis des Sciences.
1986-1989 Research fellow of the Minister for Education and Research.
Scientific advisor: G. Calas, professor Université Paris 7.
1983-1987 Independent writer for "Monde et Minéraux" (journal for mineral collectors).
Representatives
International Mineralogical Association (History and Teaching committee)
Société Française de Minéralogie et Cristallographie (Scientific advisor)
American Vivaldi Society (Scientific board)
Cercle Vivaldi de Belgique (Scientific board)
Professional Society Membership
Société Française de Minéralogie et Cristallographie
European Union of Geosciences
Mineralogical Society of America
American Vivaldi Society
Professional
Activities
Professional Research Interests
Crystal-chemistry of highly charged cations of strategic interest (actinides, Pt, Au, Zr, Mo) in Earth materials;
Structural studies of silicate glasses and melts; relationship between melt structure and properties;
Applications of synchrotron radiation to geochemical and mineralogical problems;
High temperature modelling of x-ray absorption fine structure spectra;
Spectroscopic studies of earth materials;
Solid state and quantum chemistry.
Teaching activities at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris :
Mineralogy; introduction to cristallography and modern applications
Environemental mineralogy ; from clivages to mining exploration
• Post-doctoral student advisor :
- Wu Zhonghua, Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Lab., Beijing, P.R. China. (1996-1997)
- Ralf Siewert, Göttingen Universität, Germany (1997-1998).
- Max Wilke, Hannover Universität, Germany (1999-2000).
- Paula Piilonen, Ottawa Canadian Museum of Nature (2000-2001)
- Nihed Chabaane, Commissariat à l'Energie atomique (2006-2007)
• PhD student advisor :
- Ingrid Berrodier (Sorption of Au on iron oxy-hydroxides) (1997-2001)
- Messaoud Harfouche (U and Th in radiation damaged ceramics)(1998-2002)
- Manuel Munoz (Ni and Fe in hydrous high pressure melts)(1999-2002)
- Emilie Chalmin (Mineralogy of the prehistorical paintings)(2000-2003)
- Sidoine de Wispaleare (Molecular dynamics of hydrous melts)(2001-2004)
- Amine Haddi (Neomineralogies in radiolyzed nuclear waste glasses)(2004-2007)
- Babou Magassouba (Weathering of medieval glasses)(2004-2007)
- Julien Dubrail (Mineralogy of the U/Pb system at the Å scale)(2005-2008)
• Co-PhD student advisor :
- Pierre-Emmanuel Petit (XAFS studies of olivines and perovskites) (1991-1996)
- Corinne Remy (Polymorphism of Ca2SiO4)(1995-1996)
Exhibitions
(as an co-organizer)
1982 Exposition Jussieu , City Hall (Vème district), Pari, France.
1986 Cristaux 86, Palais de l'Aubette, Strasbourg, France (100.000 visitors).
1987 Les Musées s'exposent , Grand-Palais, Paris, France (150.000 visitors).
1987 Bijoux, cailloux fous ! La Villette, Paris, France (50.000 visitors).
1988 GUAYANA : or, diamant au Vénézuéla, Centre Culturel de Jussieu, Paris, France.
1992 L'ile de France entre Clovis et Hugues Capet (Inauguration of the new Museum
for Historical Antiquities); Guiry en Vexin, France.
Associative life
• president and/or accounter of various associations promoting Earth Sciences :
- association of the students in Earth Sciences at the université Paris 7 (1986-1988)
- cultural center of the Paris suburb (1982-1988)
• help in the managment of several private and public mineral collections
(Sorbonne collection, Paris, université de Strasbourg...) (1982-1989).
Non
- professional research interests
• Italian baroque musicology
(catalog of the work of Antonio Vivaldi on Macintosh/IBM/Web) www.chez.com/avivaldi
• Early middle-age jewelry (geographical origins for the gemstones)