About Marc Mézard
Born 1957. Marc Mézard is a French physicist, university teacher and scientist.
Marc Mézard (born 29 August 1957) is a French physicist and academic administrator. He was, from 2012 to 2022, the director of the École normale supérieure (ENS). He is the co-author of two books.
Early life Marc Mézard was born on 29 August 1957. He graduated from the École normale supérieure in 1976 and earned the agrégation in Physics. He earned a PhD in Physics from University of Paris 6 in 1980.
Career Mézard joined the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) as a researcher in 1981.
Mézard is the author of 170 academic articles and the co-author of two books. and the Lars Onsager Prize in 2016.
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Who is Marc Mézard?
French physicist
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Marc Mézard was born on 29 August 1957 in Aurillac.
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Marc Mézard is a physicist, university teacher and scientist.
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Marc Mézard is French.
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