Jean-Marie André#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 2609 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2009 |
| Main Country of Residence: | BELGIUM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.academieroyale.be/n58/Jean-Marie.André |
Jean-Marie André passed away January 3, 2023.
Present and Previous Positions
- 1974 Full Professor, Chemistry Department, Univ. Namur (Belgium)
- 1971 Lecturer, Chemistry Department, Univ. Namur (Belgium)
- 1968 Ph.D. Science, Univ. Louvain (Belgium)
Fields of Scholarship
- Theoretical design of highly conducting organic polymers and molecular engineering of polymeric materials
- Theoretical interpretation of X-Ray (ESCA) or UV-induced photoelectron spectra of polymers
- Development of original methodologies to determine the asymptotic electronic and vibrational (hyper)polarizabilities of the infinite polymer chains
- Methodological research on the electronic properties of polymers and development of computer programmes
- Role of long-range electrostatic interactions
Honours and Awards
- 1969 Pierre Bruylants Prize, Chemici Lovanienses, University of Louvain
- 1970 Jean Stas Prize, Royal Academy of Belgium
- 1970 Prize of the Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters of Hainaut
- 1970 Louis Empain Prize, Belgian University Foundation
- Agathon de Potter Prize, Royal Academy of Belgium
- Corresponding Member (1981) and Full Member (1995) of the European Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters
- 1983 Triennial Prize of the Belgian Royal Chemical Society
- 1984 Annual Medal of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science
- 1986 Honorary member of the Polish Chemical Society
- 1991 Francqui Prize, Francqui Foundation
- Corresponding Member (1992) and the Full Member (2000) of the Royal Academy of Belgium
- 1995 Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Warsaw
- 1990 Officier de l’ordre de Léopold
- 2003 Grand officier de l’ordre de Léopold II
- 2005 Grand officier de l’ordre de la couronne
- 2008 President of the Royal Academy of Belgium
- 2009 - 2011 President of the Collège Belgique
