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Alain Fuchs

Swiss-born French chemist (1953–2024)

Alain Fuchs (10 April 1953 – 8 December 2024) was a Swiss-born French chemist. A Doctor of Science and Professor of Chemistry, he specialised in molecular simulation.²

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Born Apr 10, 1953, died Dec 8, 2024.¹

About

Fuchs served as the president of Chimie ParisTech - PSL from 2006 to 2010. He also served as the president of the French National Centre for Scientific Research from 2010 to 2017.' Fuchs became an Officer of the Legion of Honour in 2014.

From 24 October 2017 until 26 June 2024, Fuchs was president of PSL University (Paris Sciences & Lettres).

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Companies

National Center for Scientific ResearchChair Jan 21, 2010 to Oct 23, 2017²¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedÉcole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne chemical engineering³
Date not recordedUniversity of Paris-Sud Doctor of Philosophy^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: university teacher, chemist.¹²

2017 to 2024President of PSL University⁹
2017 to 2024Chair, PSL Research University¹¹
Until 2017Worked at National Center for Scientific Research^{5 6}
2010 to 2017President of CNRS⁹
2010 to 2017Chair, National Center for Scientific Research¹⁰
2006 to 2010Professor, Pierre and Marie Curie University^{5 8}
1996 to 2005Professor, University of Paris-Sud^{5 7}
1995 to 2005Worked at Paris-Saclay University⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Chimie ParisTech⁵

Fuchs joined CNRS in 1985 as a research fellow. He became a research director in 1991. In 1995, he became chemistry professor at Université Paris-Sud. Between 2000 and 2005, he set up and directed the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry (UMR 8000) at Campus d'Orsay. He also worked as the President of the agrégation in chemistry from 1998 to 2001 and he directed the Section 13 of the Comité national de la recherche scientifique between 2004 and 2008. He was also Professor at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) in thermodynamics and statistical thermodynamics, intermolecular and surface forces, molecular simulation techniques, history of chemistry and physical chemistry. He served as the president of Chimie ParisTech from 2006 to 2010.

In January 2010, he was appointed President of the CNRS, succeeding Catherine Bréchignac (former President) d'Arnold Migus (former managing director). Fuchs's mandate ended in 2014. After holding the position in interim for one month, he was appointed again by the Ministry of Higher Education.

In October 2017, Fuchs quit the position of CNRS President and became the President of Université PSL (collegiate university including 9 members and 10 associate members). He left the position for personal reasons in June 2024.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alain Fuchs (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornApr 10, 1953, Lausanne^{13 14}
DiedDec 8, 2024, 5th arrondissement of Paris^{15 16}
CitizenshipSwitzerland, France¹⁷

Awards

2018Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star^{18 20}
2014Officer of the National Order of Merit¹⁸
2014Officer of the National Order of Quebec^{18 19}
Date not recordedKnight of the French Order of Academic Palms¹⁸
Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour¹⁸

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WikidataAlain Fuchs: President of CNRS, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Fuchs: Chair, PSL Research University, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Who's Who in France
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Wikimedia CommonsAlain Fuchs photo by Marie Sorribas, CC BY-SA 4.0