Frederic Moynier - Curriculum Vitae#

Research Interests

Stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry; origin, differentiation and early evolution of the Earth, Moon and terrestrial planets; metallomics.

Education

• 2011 Habilitation (HDR), ENS Lyon, France
  
• 2006 PhD, ENS Lyon, France
  
• 2002 BS & MS, ENS Lyon, France

Academic Positions

• 2014 - present Professor (CE2 since 2023), Université Paris Cité, IPGP
  
• 2013 - present Honorary Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
  
• 2013 Paternity Leave of one semester
  
• 2008 - 2013 Assistant to Associate Professor (tenured 2013), Washington University
  
• 2006 - 2007 Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Davis

Editorial Service

• Funding Editor, Earth and Planetary Science Advances (2026)
  
• Guest Editor, PNAS (2020 - present)
  
• Editor-in-Chief, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2016 - 2024)
  
• Associate Editor, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2010 - present)

Major Scientific Contributions

• Volatile depletion of terrestrial planets and the Moon linked to magma ocean episodes
  
• Silicon and chromium budgets of Earth’s core and implications for planetary differentiation
  
• First isotopic evidence for Ca-perovskite in the lower mantle
  
• Archean granitoids from melting of subducted oceanic crust; subduction before 4 Ga
  
• Rapid formation of an oxidized andesitic crust on Mars and implications for early habitability
  
• Initial abundances of 26Al and 53Mn; timing of first solids and planet formation
  
• Development of metallic isotope tracers for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis

Honors and Awards

• AGU Fellow (2024); Meteoritical Society Fellow (2022)
  
• Grand Prix Mme Victor Noury, Institut de France (2020)
  
• Institut Universitaire de France (2014–2019)
  
• Kuno Medal (AGU, 2013); Alfred O. Nier Prize (2012); Houtermans Medal (2012)
  
• Chair of Excellence, Sorbonne Paris Cité (2013)

International Responsibilities

• AGU VGP Fellow Selection Committee (2025)
  
• Co-I JAXA MMX (Phobos) and Hayabusa2 missions
  
• Chang’e-5 lunar samples selection
  
• Co-I NASA Mars 2020
  
• 3 ERC grants : Starting (2015), Consolidator (2020) and Proof of Concept (2021)

Academic Service

• Deputy Director for Research, IPGP (2026-)
  
• Co-lead, “Origins” research theme, IPGP (2016– )
  
• Scientific Council member, Université Paris Cité Foundation

Publications & Supervision

h-index 67; >16,000 citations; 323 peer-reviewed papers, 42 as 1st author, 85 with PhD student and 35 with post-docs
(3 Nature, 2 Science, 15 PNAS, 3 Nature Astro, 3 Nature Geo, 15 Science Advances, 8 Nature Communications)

Supervised 20 PhD students and 11 postdoctoral researchers.