Ghislain de Marsily#
| Membership Number: | 1941 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1999 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.academie-sciences.fr/fr/Liste-des-membres-de-l-Academie-des-sciences-/-M/ghislain-de-marsily.html |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1988 - 2005 Professor of Applied Geology Univ. Paris VI
- 1967 - 1987 Researcher at the Paris School of Mines and Professor of Hydrogeology
- 1964 - 1966 Drilling Engineer, Contracting firm
- 1978 Science Doctoral Thesis, Univ. of Paris VI
- 1963 Engineering degree, Paris School of Mines
Fields of Scholarship
- Applied geology
- Hydrogeology
- Hydrology
- Environmental geology
- Waste disposal
- Nuclear waste disposal
- Geologic and hydrologic modelling
- Water resources management
- Energy storage in aquifers
- Gaz storage in aquifers
- CO%%sup 2/% sequestration
Honours and Awards
- 1989 "Fellow" of the American Geophysical Union
- 1991 Gosselet Award, Société Géologique de France
- 1992 Foundation Körber Award, Hamburg, Germany
- 1993 Spa Fondation Award, Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique, Belgium
- 1994 Docteur Honoris Causa, Université du Québec
- 1995 Horton Award, American Geophysical Union
- 2000 John Dalton Award, European Geophysical Society
- 2000 Roubault Award, Union Française des Géologues
- 2001 Grand Prix de la Académie des Sciences (Prix IFP)
- 2004 Meintzer Award, Geological Society of America
- 2005 Fellow of the Geological Society of America
- Member, French Academy of Sciences, Academy of Technology, Academy of Agriculture
- Foreign Associate, US National Academy of Engineering
- Member, Academia Europaea,
- Member, International Water Academy
