Françoise Combes Explained

Françoise Combes
Birth Date:12 August 1952
Birth Place:Montpellier, France
Nationality:French
Field:Astrophysics
Workplaces:Observatoire de Paris
Alma Mater:École Normale Supérieure, Paris Diderot University
Doctoral Students:Fabienne Casoli
Prizes:CNRS Gold medal, L'Oréal-UNESCO International Prize for Women in Science

Françoise Combes (in French pronounced as /fʁɑ̃swaz kɔ̃b/; born 12 August 1952) is a French astrophysicist at the Paris Observatory and a professor at the Collège de France where she has been the chair of Galaxies and cosmology since 2014.[1]

On 15 September 2017 the 'City of Success' school at Montpellier was renamed as 'High school Françoise Combes'.[2]

Education

Françoise Combes studied at the École Normale Supérieure from 1971 to 1975. In 1975, she obtained the Agrégation and a PhD in Physics from Paris Diderot University, writing her thesis on the dynamics and structure of galaxies.

Research

Her research works are about galaxy formation and evolution, in a cosmological context. This work includes: galaxy dynamics, their spiral and barred structures, and interactions between galaxies, studied both through multi-wavelength observations and by numerical simulations.[3] Additionally, she has published extensively on the interstellar medium of galaxies. In particular, the molecular gas which gives birth to new stars in nearby galaxies, such as Andromeda, and which can be found in high redshift systems. She has published numerous reviews that range in her areas of interest.[4]

Françoise Combes has contributed to various models of dark matter, and is also interested in alternative solutions, such as modified gravity. She collaborated with Daniel Pfenniger in developing a model to account under the form of cold molecular gas for a large fraction of the dark baryons, which have not yet been identified.[5]

Awards and honors

Bibliography

Françoise Combes is the author of over a thousand articles,[28] a number of books, and has participated in collective works. Her English-language books include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le problème de la matière noire : galaxies spirales. www.college-de-france.fr. 15 September 2014 . fr.
  2. Web site: La cité scolaire de la réussite rebaptisée cité scolaire Françoise Combes. September 2017. www.ac-montpellier.fr. 2017-10-03. 2017-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004034807/http://www.ac-montpellier.fr/cid120081/la-cite-scolaire-de-la-reussite-rebaptisee-cite-scolaire-francoise-combes.html. dead. .
  3. Web site: An extragalactic award to the star of astrophysics. www.chalmers.se. en-us. 2018-05-16.
  4. Web site: Françoise Combes (some reviews). aramis.obspm.fr. 2018-09-06.
  5. Web site: Françoise Combes home page. aramis.obspm.fr. 2018-05-16.
  6. https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2023/09/oort-lecture-2023
  7. https://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/2023-nas-election.html
  8. Web site: Nick Kylafis Lectureship. 2022-08-09 . FORTH Institute of Astrophysics . en-US.
  9. Web site: French Astronomer Honored as 2022 Jansky Lecturer . 2022-08-05 . National Radio Astronomy Observatory . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2021-02-11. L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards honour five women researchers in mathematics, astrophysics, chemistry and informatics. 2021-02-11. UNESCO. en.
  11. Web site: AAS Names 31 New Fellows for 2021 American Astronomical Society. 2021-02-05. aas.org.
  12. Web site: The astrophysicist Françoise Combes receives the CNRS 2020 Gold Medal. 2020-09-10. CNRS News. en.
  13. Web site: Décret du 30 novembre 2019 portant promotion et nomination. 2020-09-13. www.legifrance.gouv.fr.
  14. Web site: La cité scolaire de la réussite rebaptisée cité scolaire Françoise Combes. September 2017. www.ac-montpellier.fr. 2017-10-03. 2017-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004034807/http://www.ac-montpellier.fr/cid120081/la-cite-scolaire-de-la-reussite-rebaptisee-cite-scolaire-francoise-combes.html. dead. .
  15. Web site: Award ceremony for the Janssen Prize . 10 August 2022 . Société astronomique de France.
  16. Web site: Ceremony and lecture – Gothenburg Lise Meitner Award 2017 Chalmers. 2017-08-24. www.chalmers.se. en-us.
  17. Web site: An extragalactic award to the star of astrophysics. www.chalmers.se. en-us. 2018-05-16.
  18. Web site: Honorary Members American Astronomical Society. aas.org. en.
  19. Web site: Présidence de la République ORDRE NATIONAL DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR. 2015-04-05. www.legiondhonneur.fr. french.
  20. Web site: R.M. Petrie Prize Lecture - CASCA. casca.ca. en-US.
  21. Web site: Winners of the 2013 awards, medals and prizes - full details. Smith. Keith. www.ras.org.uk. en-gb. https://web.archive.org/web/20130209060652/http://www.ras.org.uk/awards-and-grants/awards/2210-winners-of-the-2013-awards-medals-and-prizes. 2013-02-09. dead.
  22. http://www.phys.ens.fr/spip.php?article820
  23. [Academia Europaea]
  24. Web site: Winners of the 2013 awards, medals and prizes - full details. Smith. Keith. www.ras.org.uk. 7 June 2023 . en-gb.
  25. Web site: Tycho Brahe Prize. Switzerland. Marc Türler and Mathias Beck, ISDC, Observatory of the University of Geneva. eas.unige.ch.
  26. http://www.academie-sciences.fr/academie/membre/Combes_Francoise.htm
  27. Web site: CNRS - CNRS silver medals for 2001. CNRS. www.cnrs.fr. fr.
  28. Web site: Francoise Combes - Google Scholar Citations. scholar.google.com. 2018-08-06.
  29. https://iste.co.uk/book.php?id=1907
  30. https://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-3035-0
  31. https://www.istegroup.com/fr/produit/galaxies/
  32. https://www.cnrseditions.fr/catalogue/physique-et-astrophysique/livre-audio-trous-noirs-et-quasars/

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