Georges Calas - Curriculum vitae#
Education
- 1980. Thèse d'Etat, University of Paris 6.
- 1972. Graduation Natural Sciences, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Saint Cloud (rank 1st)
Positions Held
- 2012 - 2016 Chair, Regional Priority Funding Network "Oxide materials", Ile de France Region
- 2014 - 2015. "Sustainable Development" Annual Chair, College de France, Paris
- 2010 - 2013, Member of the Board, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM-French Geological Survey).
- 2006 - present, Senior Member, University Institute of France, Chair of Mineralogy
- 2001 - 2008, Chair, CNRS/Industry Group of Research Laboratories 'Glassy materials'
- 2001 - present, Professor, Pierre et Marie Curie University
- 1997 - 2008, Deputy director, Mineralogy Department, Pierre & Marie Curie University
- 1993 - 1997, Adviser for 'Energy, environmental technologies and mineral resources', Ministry of Research and Higher Education
- 1992, Allan Cox Professor, Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University
- 1983 - 1988, Chairman, Department of Earth sciences, Paris Diderot University
- 1981 – 2001, Full Professor, University of Paris 7 (Paris Diderot University)
- 1974 - 1975, International Cooperation Volunteer, Instituto Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Mexico
- 1972 – 1981, CNRS Research Associate, Department of Mineralogy, University of Paris 6
Awards and Fellowships
- 2012 Elected member, Société Royale des Sciences de Liège (Belgium)
- 2011 Member of Academia Europaea,
- 2011 Schlumberger Medal, Mineralogical Society of Great Britain
- 2010 Fellow, Society of Glass Technology.
- 2009 Geochemistry Fellow, Geochemical Society et European Association for Geochemistry.
- 2007 Highlight, ISIS spallation neutron source, Didcot (UK).
- 2006-present, Senior Member, University Institute of France, Chair of Mineralogy.
- 2006 Léon Bertrand prize (Applied geology), French Geological Society.
- 2005 Highlight, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble.
- 2002 Yvan Peyches Grand Prize (Materials Sciences), French Academy of Sciences.
- 1999 Best paper award, The American Mineralogist, Mineralogical Society of America.
- 1992 NATO Fellow.
- 1992-1996 Elected Vice-president, European Mineralogical Union.
- 1991-1992 President-elect and President, Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie (French Mineralogical and Crystallographic Society, SFMC).
- 1989 Fellow, Mineralogical Society of America.
- 1988 Carrière award (Mineralogy), French Academy of Sciences.
Editorial Service
- 2011-2013 Principal Editor, Elements.
- 2004-present Scientific Editor, Terra Nova.
- 1996 – present, Editorial Board, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals.
- 1991-1994 Associate Editor, Canadian Mineralogist.
- Guest Editor: Bull. Miner. (1983); Eur. J. Miner. (2002); Elements (2006) ; C.R. Geoscience (2011); J. Non-Cryst. Solids (2011).
Professional Service (selected)
- 2012-2016 Chair, Regional Priority Funding Network "Oxide Materials", Ile de France Region.
- 2012-2016. Board of Fellows, Society of Glass Technology, Sheffield.
- 2010-2012 Advisory Committee, French Irradiation Facilities Network EMIR.
- 2006-2008 Managing Committee of the "CO2 Capture and storage" Program, National Research Agency (ANR).
- 2006-2007 Chair Scientific council, Earth Sciences Department, University Pierre & Marie Curie.
- 2005-2007 Co-chair, recruitment committee, University Pierre & Marie Curie.
- 2004-2008 Founding Director, "Continental environment & Hydrosciences", Master, University Pierre & Marie Curie.
- 1999-2003 Cabinet council on research, Ministry of Culture and Communication.
- 1999-2002 Chair, National Program on Soils and continental erosion.
- 1997-2000 Member of the Board, Institut de Physique du Globe.
- 1997-1998 Scientific Advisory Committee, ESRF.
- 1996-1997 Chair, Working Group on asbestos metrology, Ministry of Research and Higher Education.
- 1995-1999 Scientific council, French Organization for Overseas Research (IRD).
- 1993-1996 "Earth-Ocean-Atmosphere" steering committee, French Organization for Overseas Research (IRD).
- 1993 Chair, Committee on Crustal fluids, INSU/CNRS.
- 1992-1998 Scientific council, University, Paris Diderot University.
- 1991 Scientific Review Panel, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne (USA).
- 1990-1996 Chair, Physics of Minerals Commission, International Mineralogical Association.
- 1983-1988, Chairman, Department of Earth Sciences, Paris Diderot University.
Industry-related activities
- 2010-2015 Chair, Visiting Committee, National Technological Research Center "Nickel and its environment", Nouméa.
- 2009-2013 Founding Chair, Technical Committee TC22 "Structure-Property Relationships in glasses", International Commission on Glass.
- 2007-2011 Member of the Board, "Union Scientifique et Technique du Verre".
- 2005-2009 Managing committee, "Mineral processing" Division, Industrial Minerals Society, Paris.
- 2001-2008, Chair, CNRS/Industry Group of Research Laboratories 'Glassy materials'.
Organization of International Meetings
- 2014 "ELEMENTS: 10 years old", Goldschmidt 2014, Sacramento
- 2013 "Recent advances in imaging minerals and rocks: geochemical processes at the nanoscale". Goldschmidt 2013, Florence
- 2012 "Uranium: From a durable resource to its environmental Impact", Goldschmidt 2012, Montréal
- 2011 "Composition/Structure – Property Relationships in glasses", Lomonossov Conference 2011, Oxford
- 2011 " Recent advances in basic and applied mineralogy", 23rd Colloquium on African Geology, Johannesburg
- 2011 "Radionuclides in the Environment I and II", AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco
- 2010 "Structure-property relationships in glasses", 22nd International Glass Congress, Salvador da Bahia
- 2010 Chair, 11th International Conference on the "Structure of Non-Crystalline Materials-NCM11", Paris
- 2010 "Applied Mineralogy" and "Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Nuclear Fuel cycle", 20th General Assembly, IMA, Budapest
- 2009 International Meeting "Environmental Mineralogy/Minéralogie environnementale", Académie des Sciences, Paris
- 2008 "Combined analysis of micro- nano-structures and chemistry of geomaterials: advanced imaging and microanalysis", European Geophysical Union (EGU), Vienna
- 2007. 21th International Glass Congress, Strasbourg
- 2006. "New applications of spectroscopy in mineral sciences" and "Crystals, ceramics and glasses with advanced physico-chemical properties", 19th General Assembly, IMA, Kobe
- 2003. "Nano-scale properties of materials", Goldschmidt Conference, Copenhagen
- 2002 "Amorphous geomaterials: structure, properties and durability", 18th General Assembly, IMA, Edimburgh
- 2002 "Environmental Mineralogy, including the molecular perspective”, EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly, Nice
- 2001 "Environmental mineralogy and geochemistry", EUG XI, Strasbourg
- 2001 Workshop "Unlocking the potential of Diamond and Soleil in Environmental Sciences", Molsheim
- 1998 Organizing Committee, 17th General Assembly, IMA, Toronto
- 1998 "Breakthroughs in Synchrotron Radiation applications to Mineralogy", 17th General Assembly, IMA, Toronto
- 1997 "Special Session in Honor of C.T. Prewitt", AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco
- 1994 "Advances in Spectroscopic methods in Mineralogy", 16th General Assembly, IMA, Pise
- 1993 Sessions "Synchro-tron radiation applications in Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry", and "Mineral Physics and Chemistry", EUG-VII, Strasbourg
- 1992 "Recent advances in structure determination and modelling of minerals and glasses", AGU Spring Meeting, Montréal
- 1991 "High Pressure Mineralogy", EUG-VI, Strasbourg
- 1990 "Synchrotron Radiation in Earth Sciences: latest achievements", American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco
- 1989 Session "Synchrotron Radiation in Mineralogy", European Union of Geosciences (EUG) V, Strasbourg
- 1987 "Element Partition" Spring School, European Association of Geochemistry, Strasbourg
- 1982 Organizing Committee, 13th General Assembly, IMA, Varna
- 1980 Chair, "Physics of Minerals" Section, Organizing Committee, 12th General Assembly, International Mineralogical Association (IMA), Orléans
Scientific Committees in International Meetings
- 2016 International Advisory Board, 13th International Conference on the "Structure of Non-Crystalline Materials-NCM13", Halifax
- 2015 Organization of the International Symposium" Mineral Resources and sustainable development: mutations preparing the future ", Collège de France, Paris.
- 2013 International Advisory Committee, "Light and Particle Beams in Materials Science", Tsukuba.
- 2014 IMA2014, Johannesburg
- 2013 Theme team "Mineralogy", Goldschmidt 2013, Florence
- 2013 23rd International Glass Congress, Prague
- 2013 12th International Conference on the "Structure of Non-Crystalline Materials-NCM12", Trento
- 2010 Vice-Chair, Scientific Program Committee, 20th General Assembly, IMA, Budapest
- 2009 - 2010 International Program Committee and co-leader "Physics and Chemistry of Earth Materials" and "Synchrotron and neutron applications in Geosciences" themes. Goldschmidt 2010, Knoxville
- 2007 21th International Glass Congress, Strasbourg
- 2006 19th General Assembly, IMA, Kobe
- 2006 10th International Conference "Structure of Non-Crystalline Materials-NCM10", Prague
- 2003 EUROMAT 2003, Genève
- 2002 "2002 Glass Odyssey", European Society of Glass Science and Technology, Montpellier
- 2001 Chair, Scientific Committee 3rd European Conference on Mineral Spectroscopy, Paris
- 1999 International Symposium "Exploration Geochemistry and Mineralogy", Santiago de Chile
- 1994 1st "Synchrotron Radiation in Materials Science" Conference, Chester
- 1984 3rd International Conference on the"Structure of Non-Crystalline Materials-NCM3", Grenoble
- 1986 1st International Congress "Experimental Mineralogy and Geochemistry", Nancy
- 1985 1st Symposium "Geochemistry of the Earth Surface and Processes of Mineral Formation", Granada