Robert Aymar awarded the Légion d'honneur
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On 24 May, Robert Aymar, CERN Director-General from 2004 to 2008, was awarded the Légion d’honneur by the French authorities in recognition of his outstanding scientific career. A renowned French physicist, he was Director of the superconducting tokamak Tore Supra from 1977 to 1988, Director of Material Sciences at the CEA in 1990 and Director of the ITER project in 1994. His term of office as CERN Director-General was marked in particular by the commissioning and start-up of the LHC machine, which he inaugurated on 21 October 2008.
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Le 24 mai dernier, Robert Aymar, Directeur général du CERN de 2004 à 2008, s’est vu décerner la Légion d’honneur par les autorités françaises en hommage à sa carrière scientifique remarquable. Physicien français renommé, il a été directeur du tokamak supraconducteur Tore Supra de 1977 à 1988, directeur des Sciences de la matière au CEA en 1990 et du projet ITER en 1994. Durant son directorat au CERN, il a notamment soutenu l'accomplissement du projet LHC, qu'il a inauguré le 21 octobre 2008.
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- 1357353
- CDS Report Number
- BUL-NA-2011-148
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- Periodical issue: tyvem-47e39 (CDS)
- Periodical issue: n16h6-g1v14 (CDS)