Jean-Marie André#

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


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