Dr. Hélène Langevin-Joliot

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hélène Langevin-Joliot Born 17 September 1927 (age 86) Paris, France Residence France Citizenship France Nationality French Fields Physics Institutions CNRS Notes Parents: Irène Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot Grandparents: Marie and Pierre Curie

Hélène Langevin-Joliot (born 17 September 1927) is a French nuclear physicist. She was educated at the Institut de physique nucléaire (English: Institute of Nuclear Physics) at Orsay, a laboratory which was set up by her parents Irène Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot-Curie. She is a member of the French government's advisory committee.[1] Currently, she is a professor of nuclear physics at the Institute of Nuclear Physics at the University of Paris and a Director of Research at the CNRS. She is also known for her work in actively encouraging women to pursue careers in scientific fields.[2][3] She is Chairperson of the panel that awards the Marie Curie Excellence award, a prize given to outstanding European researchers.[4] She is President of the French Rationalist Union.[5] Family

Her husband, Michel Langevin, was grandson of the famous physicist Paul Langevin (who had an affair with the widowed Marie Curie, Hélène's grandmother, in 1910) and was also a nuclear physicist at the Institute; her son, Yves (b. 1951), is an astrophysicist.[6][7]

Langevin-Joliot also comes from a family largely of well-known scientists.

   Her maternal grandparents were Marie and Pierre Curie, famous for their study of radioactivity, for which they won a Nobel Prize in physics with Henri Becquerel in 1903. (Marie Curie was also the first person to win a Nobel Prize in two sciences, the second being for chemistry (1911) with her discovery of radium and polonium.)

   Her parents, Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie (né Joliot) (who was mentored by Marie) and Irène Joliot-Curie (née Curie), won a Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity.

   Her brother Pierre Joliot is a noted biophysicist who has made contributions to the study of photosynthesis.

In response to her family's legacy, Langevin-Joliot regularly grants interviews and gives talks about their history.[3][6] Her knowledge of her family's history led to her writing the introduction to Radiation and Modern Life: Fulfilling Marie Curie's Dream, including a brief history of the Curies.[8] References

   "Rencontre avec Hélène Langevin-Joliot" (in French). canslup.unilim.fr. Retrieved 2010-02-03. Google translation

   "Madam {sic} Curie's Legacy". best.me.berkely.edu. Retrieved 2007-01-17.

   "An Interview with Hélène Langevin-Joliot, the Granddaughter of Pierre and Marie Curie". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-06.

   "First EU Marie Curie Awards in recognition of world-class achievements in European research". Retrieved 2007-04-06.

   "Union rationaliste – Qui sommes-nous ?" (in French). union-rationaliste.org. Retrieved 2007-04-12.

   "Marie & Pierre Curie’s granddaughter, Hélène Langevin-Joliot, visits the United States". Eurekalert.org. Retrieved 2007-01-17.

   "Family Records". Retrieved 2007-01-24.[dead link]

   "Radiation and modern life Fulfilling Marie Curie’s dream". Retrieved 2007-04-06.

Hélène Langevin-Joliot (born 19 September 1927) is a French nuclear physicist. She was educated at the IN2P3 (English: Institute of Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics) at Orsay, a laboratory which was set up by her parents Irène Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot-Curie. She is a member of the French government's advisory committee.[2] Currently, she is a professor of nuclear physics at the Institute of Nuclear Physics at the University of Paris and a Director of Research at the CNRS. She is also known for her work in actively encouraging women to pursue careers in scientific fields.[3][4] She is Chairperson of the panel that awards the Marie Curie Excellence award, a prize given to outstanding European researchers.[5] She was President of the French Rationalist Union from 2004 to 2012.[6]

Family

Langevin-Joliot comes from a family of well-known scientists.

Her maternal grandparents were Marie and Pierre Curie, famous for their study of radioactivity, for which they won a Nobel Prize in physics with Henri Becquerel in 1903. Marie Curie is the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences, her second was awarded in chemistry in (1911) for her discoveries of radium and polonium. Her parents, Jean Frédéric Joliot-Curie (born Jean Frédéric Joliot) (who was mentored by Marie) and Irène Joliot-Curie (born Irène Curie), won a Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. Her brother Pierre Joliot is a noted biophysicist who has made contributions to the study of photosynthesis. In response to her family's legacy, Langevin-Joliot regularly grants interviews and gives talks about their history.[4][7] Her knowledge of her family's history led to her writing the introduction to Radiation and Modern Life: Fulfilling Marie Curie's Dream, including a brief history of the Curies.[8]

Her husband, Michel Langevin, was grandson of the famous physicist Paul Langevin (who had an affair with the widowed Marie Curie, Hélène's grandmother, in 1910) and was also a nuclear physicist at the Institute; her son, Yves (b. 1951), is an astrophysicist.

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Gabrielle Hélène Joliot-Curie, devenue Hélène Langevin-Joliot, née le 19 septembre 1927 à Paris, est une physicienne française.

Biographie

Hélène Langevin-Joliot est la fille de Frédéric et Irène Joliot-Curie (prix Nobel de chimie en 1935) et la petite-fille de Pierre Curie (prix Nobel de physique en 1903) et de Marie Curie (prix Nobel de physique en 1903 et prix Nobel de chimie en 1911). Elle est la sœur de Pierre Joliot, biologiste, membre de l'Académie des sciences. Elle a épousé civilement, en 1948, Michel Langevin, physicien nucléaire (petit-fils de Paul Langevin). Décédé prématurément, Michel Langevin était un syndicaliste actif et membre du PCF (parti communiste français). Ils ont eu deux enfants, Françoise née le 21 mai 1950, ancienne directrice adjointe d'établissement public (aujourd'hui Agrimer) et Yves né le 25 juillet 1951, astrophysicien à Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS).

Formation

Comme son père Frédéric Joliot-Curie (39e promotion, diplômé en 1923) et son mari Michel Langevin (64e promotion, diplômé en 1949), Hélène Langevin-Joliot est ingénieur de l'École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI ParisTech) (64e promotion, diplômée major en 1949)3, école où ses grands-parents, Pierre et Marie Curie, découvrirent le radium et le polonium. Elle soutient sa thèse de doctorat d'État en 1956.

Carrière

Chercheuse en physique nucléaire fondamentale au CNRS à Orsay, elle est chargée de recherche en 1956, maître de recherche en 1959, puis directrice de recherche en 1969. Elle dirige la division de physique nucléaire de l'Institut de physique nucléaire d'Orsay de 1979 à 1983 et préside la commission de physique nucléaire de 1981 à 19854. C'est une physicienne réputée pour ses travaux sur les réactions nucléaires à moyenne énergie et les états des noyaux révélant les mouvements individuels de nucléons à haute énergie d’excitation5.

Membre du conseil scientifique de l'office parlementaire pour les choix scientifiques et techniques de 1985 à 1992, elle est aujourd'hui directrice de recherche émérite au CNRS .

Suivant l'exemple de ses parents, elle fait preuve d'un important engagement militant, notamment sur l'utilisation pacifiste de l'énergie atomique. De 2004 à 2012, elle assume la présidence de l'Union rationaliste créée par Paul Langevin, et que présida son père Frédéric Joliot de 1946 à 1955.

Hélène Langevin-Joliot est commandeur de la Légion d'honneur

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