!!Yan Lavallée - Biography
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Yan Lavalée is one of the most productive and influential earth scientists of his generation. He has played a leading role in redefining the physical nature of the transition from magma to rock in volcanic and magmatic systems. \\
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Amongst many other prizes and distinctions, he has been awarded:
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*the James B. MACELWANE Award of the American Geophysical Union\\
*the Richard WAGER Medal of the International Association of Volcanology and Geochemistry of the Earth´s Interior \\
*the Leopold GELINAS Gold Medal of the Geological Association of CANADA.\\
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He held a Starting Grant from the European Research Council on Strain Localisation in Magma (2012-2018) and in 2020 he was awarded a Consolidator Grant on Magma Outgassing during Eruptions and Geothermal exploration.\\
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He has also been a primary architect of the Young Academy of Europe.\\ \\