Paul Clavin is a
French scientist at
Aix-Marseille University
Aix-Marseille University (AMU; ; formally incorporated as ) is a Public university, public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II of Anjou, List of rulers of Provence, Count of ...
, working in the field of
combustion
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and
statistical mechanics
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. He is the founder of Institute for Research on Nonequilibrium Phenomena (IRPHE).
Biography
Paul Clavin obtained his first degree at
ENSMA and then a Master's degree in Mathematics and Plasma Physics. For his PhD, he joined
Ilya Prigogine
Viscount Ilya Romanovich Prigogine (; ; 28 May 2003) was a Belgian physical chemist of Russian-Jewish origin, noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility.
Prigogine's work most notably earned him the 19 ...
in
Brussels
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from 1967 to 1970 and then returned to
Poitiers
Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune in France, commune, the capital of the Vienne (department), Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou, Poitou Province. In 2021, it had a population of 9 ...
. Paul Clavin moved to
Aix-Marseille University
Aix-Marseille University (AMU; ; formally incorporated as ) is a Public university, public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II of Anjou, List of rulers of Provence, Count of ...
in the late 1970s and created the combustion research group.
Clavin served as the chair of the Physical Mechanics at
Institut Universitaire de France
The Institut Universitaire de France (IUF, Academic Institute of France), is a service of the French Ministry of Higher Education that annually distinguishes a small number of university professors for their research excellence, as evidenced by t ...
from 1993 to 2004 and the administrator from 2000 to 2005. He received Ya.B. Zeldovich Gold Medal from
The Combustion Institute
The Combustion Institute is an educational non-profit, international, scientific and engineering society whose purpose is to promote research in combustion science. The institute was established in 1954, and its headquarters are in Pittsburgh, Pen ...
in 2014 and a fellow of
The Combustion Institute
The Combustion Institute is an educational non-profit, international, scientific and engineering society whose purpose is to promote research in combustion science. The institute was established in 1954, and its headquarters are in Pittsburgh, Pen ...
. A workshop titled ''Out-of-Equilibrium Dynamics'' was conducted in 2012 in honor of Clavin's 70th birthday. He is the recipient of Grand Prix award from
French Academy of Sciences
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in 1998 and received Plumey award from
Société Française de Physique
The Société Française de Physique (SFP), or the French Physical Society, is the main professional society of French physicists. It was founded in 1873 by Joseph-Charles d'Almeida.
History
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in 1988. He was elected membre correspondant at the
French Academy of sciences
The French Academy of Sciences (, ) is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French Scientific method, scientific research. It was at the forefron ...
in 1997.
Books
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See also
References
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French fluid dynamicists
Living people
Fellows of the Combustion Institute
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of Poitiers alumni
Members of the French Academy of Sciences