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Brigitte Zanda
Born (1958-07-29) July 29, 1958 (age 66)
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure de jeunes filles, École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, Université Paris-Diderot
Scientific career
FieldsMeteoriticist, astrophysicist, cosmochemist
Thesis Les réactions nucléaires induites par le rayonnement cosmique dans les météorites de fer  (1988)
Doctoral advisorJean Audouze

Brigitte Zanda (born July 29, 1958) is a French meteoriticist, astrophysicist, and cosmochemist. She is an associate professor at the National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) in Paris, affiliated with the Institut de minéralogie, de physique des matériaux et de cosmochimie. As a teacher-researcher, she specializes in primitive meteorites: chondrites.[1][2] In 2019–2020, she served as the vice president of the Meteoritical Society.[3] Additionally, she is the co-director of the FRIPON[4] observation network and the coordinator-manager of the participatory science project Vigie-Ciel.[5]

Biography

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Brigitte Zanda was a student at the École normale supérieure de jeunes filles from 1978 to 1982.[6] She continued her education at the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris where she was a research fellow from 1982 to 1984. From 1984 to 1989, she worked as a research engineer at the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris, affiliated with the CNRS. She defended her doctoral thesis in fundamental geochemistry, entitled Les réactions nucléaires induites par le rayonnement cosmique dans les météorites de fer, at the University of Paris VII in 1988, under the supervision of Jean Audouze.[7] A year later, Brigitte Zanda became an associate professor at the National Museum of Natural History,[8] where she was responsible for the conservation of the national meteorite collection.[9] As part of her professional activities at the Museum, Brigitte Zanda is involved in the dissemination of scientific culture. She also works in the scientific direction of the Astronomy Festival of Fleurance[10] and is responsible for the scientific organization of the AstroNomades festival. She also co-pilots the ANR FRIPON project and directs the IA [fr]/ANRU [fr] project "Vigie-Ciel".[11][12]

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Honors

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  • The asteroid discovered by S.J. Bus on March 2, 1981, initially called "1981 EO42",[14] was named "(5047) Zanda"[15] in her honor.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Brigitte Zanda". Expertes France (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ "Brigitte Zanda, experte en pierres extraterrestres, "source unique d'informations"". La Croix (in French). 2015-01-28. ISSN 0242-6056. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ "Officers and Council". meteoritical.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ "L'équipe – Vigie-ciel" (in French). 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  5. ^ "Avec qui ? - FRIPON". fripon.org. 2016-06-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  6. ^ "L'annuaire | a-Ulm". www.archicubes.ens.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  7. ^ Zanda, Brigitte (1988). Les réactions nucléaires induites par le rayonnement cosmique dans les météorites de fer (Thèse de doctorat thesis). 1970-2019, France: Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7.{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  8. ^ "Institut de minéralogie, de physique des matériaux et de cosmochimie". impmc.sorbonne-universite.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  9. ^ "Météoritologue – Brigitte Zanda – Service Educatif" (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  10. ^ "Festival d'Astronomie de Fleurance". festival-astronomie.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  11. ^ Iglesis, Stéphane (2018-08-10). "Sciences : deux chercheuses témoignent d'un univers encore bien trop masculin". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  12. ^ "Vigie-ciel – Vigie-ciel" (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  13. ^ Gattacceca, J.; Rochette, P.; Lagroix, F.; Mathe, P. E.; Zanda, B. (2011). "Low temperature magnetic transition of chromite in ordinary chondrites" (PDF). Geophysical Research Letters. 38 (10): L10203. Bibcode:2011GeoRL..3810203G. doi:10.1029/2011GL047173.
  14. ^ "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (5001)-(10000)". www.minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  15. ^ "IAU Minor Planet Center". www.minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  16. ^ "Citation for (5047)". cgi.minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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