{"id":269,"date":"2026-02-03T16:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.lesia.obspm.fr\/pierre-lena\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:05:07","slug":"carriere-et-cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.lesia.obspm.fr\/pierre-lena\/en\/carriere-et-cv\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional career & CV"},"content":{"rendered":"

FULL CV<\/strong><\/p>\n

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EDUCATION \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lyc\u00e9e Janson-de-Sailly, Paris (1948-1956)<\/p>\n

\u00c9cole normale sup\u00e9rieure, Paris (1956-1960)<\/p>\n

Agr\u00e9gation de sciences physiques (1960)<\/p>\n

Doctorat d\u2019\u00c9tat en physique, Sorbonne, Paris (1969)<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Research on the <\/em>continuous<\/em> radiation of the Sun between 1.5 and 500 <\/em>micrometers<\/em>\u00ab\u00a0, directed by Jean-Claude Pecker<\/p>\n

POSITIONS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

2004-present: Emeritus Professor, Observatoire de Paris & Universit\u00e9 Paris-Cit\u00e9<\/p>\n

1973-2004: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Full Professor, Universit\u00e9 Paris-Diderot (Paris 7, today Paris-Cit\u00e9)<\/p>\n

1975-1976: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Visiting Scientist, Kitt Peak National Observatory (Tucson, Arizona, USA<\/p>\n

1972-1973: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Professor, Universit\u00e9 Paris 7<\/p>\n

1970-1971: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant Professor, Sorbonne (Orsay Center)<\/p>\n

1969-1970: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lecturer (Astrophysics), Sorbonne, Paris<\/p>\n

1968-1969: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ma\u00eetre-Assistant, Sorbonne (Orsay Center)<\/p>\n

1966-1968: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research Associate, Kitt Peak National Observatory (Arizona, USA), then Visiting Scientist, High Altitude Observatory (Boulder, Colorado, USA)<\/p>\n

1960-1965: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ma\u00eetre-Assistant, Sorbonne (Orsay Center)<\/p>\n

ACADEMIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

2005: <\/strong>Member, Academia Europaea<\/p>\n

2001: <\/strong>Member, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, The Vatican<\/p>\n

1991: <\/strong>Member, Acad\u00e9mie des sciences, France<\/p>\n

Foreign Member of:<\/p>\n

the Royal Society of Sciences<\/em> (Li\u00e8ge, Belgium), the Academia de Educacion<\/em> (Argentina), the National Academy of Exact, Physical, and Natural Sciences<\/em> (Argentina), the Academy of Physical, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences<\/em> (Venezuela), the Academia Chilena de Ciencias<\/em> (Chile), the National Academy of educational sciences of Ukraine <\/em>(Kyiv),<\/em> the Serbian academy of sciences and arts <\/em>(Serbia)<\/p>\n

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

TEACHING & SUPPORT TO EDUCATION<\/em><\/p>\n

2018-2022: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Founder & President, Office for Climate Education<\/em> (OCE), Paris,<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 then 2022-present: Honorary President<\/p>\n

2010-2014: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Co-Founder & President, Fondation La main \u00e0 la p\u00e2te, <\/em>Paris, then 2022-present: Honorary President<\/p>\n

2005-2011: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Delegate for Education and Training, Acad\u00e9mie des sciences, Paris<\/p>\n

1991-1997: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 President, INRP (National Institute of Educational Research), Paris<\/p>\n

1996-2004: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Head (with some breaks), Graduate School \u201cAstronomie & Astrophysique d\u2019Ile-de-France<\/em>\u201d (Universit\u00e9 Paris VII, then Observatoire de Paris)<\/p>\n

1976-1996:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Head,\u00a0DEA \u00ab\u00a0Astrophysique & Techniques spatiales<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb (Graduate studies), Univ. Paris 7<\/p>\n

1986-1994\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Professor, Magist\u00e8re interuniversitaire, \u00c9cole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure, Paris<\/p>\n

OTHER PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

POLICIES in EDUCATION, ASTRONOMY & PHYSICS<\/em><\/p>\n

2004-2010: Member, Fachbeirat<\/em>, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (Heidelberg) &\u00a0 Max Planck\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching (Germany)<\/p>\n

2003-2007: President, Ethics Committee for Science<\/em>, CNRS, Paris<\/p>\n

2005-2010: Chair, Global Education Council<\/em>, InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), Trieste (Italy)<\/p>\n

2002-2007: Vice-President, Association Bernard-Gregory, Paris<\/p>\n

1994-1998: Head, National Research Program Haute r\u00e9solution angulaire en astrophysique<\/em>,<\/p>\n

CNRS\/INSU<\/p>\n

1991-1993: Member, Scientific Council, Observatoire de Paris<\/p>\n

1989-1993: Chair, Committee for PhDs\u2019 support (Natural Environments), Research Ministry, Paris<\/p>\n

1986-1993: Member, Committee of Major Research Facilities, Research Ministry, Paris<\/p>\n

1989-1992: Member, Editorial Board, Astronomy & Astrophysics Review<\/em><\/p>\n

1989-1990: Member, French UNESCO National Commission<\/em>, Paris<\/p>\n

1989-1990: President, French Physical Society<\/em> (Vice-President in 1988 and 1990)<\/p>\n

1988-1992: Member, Scientific Council, CNRS, Paris<\/p>\n

1987-1990: Member, \u201cWorld Development in Astronomy<\/em>\u201d Working group, International<\/p>\n

Astronomical Union<\/p>\n

1987-1991: Member, Council, French Society of Astronomy Specialists<\/em> (SF2A), Paris<\/p>\n

1986-1993: Scientific representative of France, Council <\/em>of the European Southern<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Observatory, Garching (Germany)<\/p>\n

1986-1990: President, French European Southern Observatory Committee<\/em>, Ministry of Foreign<\/p>\n

Affairs, Paris<\/p>\n

1986-1989: President, Committee for the Selection of Cooperants<\/em> (VSNA), Institut national<\/p>\n

d\u2019astronomie et de g\u00e9ophysique (INAG\/CNRS), Paris<\/p>\n

1986-1988 and 1992-1994: Inter-University Degree in Physics,<\/em> \u00c9cole Normale Sup\u00e9rieure<\/p>\n

1984-1988: Member, Fachbeirat<\/em>, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (Bonn, Germany)<\/p>\n

1984-1987: Chairman, Interferometry Working Group<\/em>, European Southern Observatory, Garching<\/p>\n

(Germany)<\/p>\n

1983-1986: Member, VLT Advisory Committee<\/em>, European Southern Observatory, Garching<\/p>\n

(Germany)<\/p>\n

1981-1986: Advisor, Mission de la recherche<\/em>, Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00e9ducation nationale, Paris<\/p>\n

1981-1986: Member, Scientific Programs Committee<\/em>, Centre national d\u2019\u00e9tudes spatiales (CNES),<\/p>\n

Paris<\/p>\n

1980-1986: Member, National Committee for Universe Sciences<\/em>, Section (7,18), CNRS, Paris<\/p>\n

1978-1984: Member, Council<\/em>, Institut national d\u2019astronomie et de g\u00e9ophysique (INAG\/CNRS), Paris<\/p>\n

1978-1983: Member, Council of Observatories and Institutes of Earth Physics,<\/em> Minist\u00e8re de<\/p>\n

l\u2019\u00e9ducation nationale, Paris<\/p>\n

1977-1982: President, then Member, Scientific & Technical Committee<\/em>, European<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Southern Observatory, Garching, (Germany)<\/p>\n

1976-1980: Member, Astronomy Working Group,<\/u><\/em> European Space Agency, Paris<\/p>\n

1975-1977: Member, University Advisory Committee<\/em> & 1992-1996: National Council of<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Universities<\/em> (CNU), Paris<\/p>\n

1973-1975: Member, Space Shuttle Management Working Group<\/em>, European Space<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Agency & NASA, Paris & Washington D.C.<\/p>\n

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PUBLIC OUTREACH OF SCIENCE<\/em><\/p>\n

2000-2005: Scientific Committee, Fondation des Treilles<\/em>, Tourtour (Var, France)<\/p>\n

1996-2015: Member, Editorial Committee of \u201cScience au Present<\/em>\u201d yearly encyclopedia, Encyclopedia<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Universalis, Paris<\/p>\n

1992-1995: Member, Advisory Program Committee, ARTE France-Germany Television channel,<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Strasbourg<\/p>\n

1989-1993: Member, Scientific Committee, Science magazine La Recherche, <\/em>Paris<\/p>\n

1978-1984:\u00a0 Member, Scientific Committee<\/em> design of the Cit\u00e9 des sciences, then Scientific advisor, Public Establishment La Villette\/Cit\u00e9 des sciences et de l\u2019industrie, Paris<\/p>\n

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