
The environmental organization PUMA is pleased to welcome climatologist Jean JOUZEL (CV below) to Martinique from January 22 to 24, 2018. He will lead a conference and discussion on Wednesday, January 24 2018, with the theme ”Global Warming and Its Impact on Our Islands.”.
The conference will take place at Espace Sonate at 6 p.m.
Register at: assopuma@orange.fr
We would like to inform you that we at PUMA are working on this issue with Guadeloupe to ensure that all necessary measures are taken to protect our islands from rising sea levels. We are being assisted by lawyers, engineers, economists, and other scientists to carry out this program.
Florent Grabin (PUMA)
Resume: Jean Jouzel
- Born on March 5, 1947, in Janzé (35150); married and the father of two children
- Address: 4 Rue Théophile Roussel, 75012, Paris; Tel: 0684759682
Degrees
- Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry Education: Faculty of Sciences, Lyon, 1967
- Master's Degree in Physical Chemistry: Faculty of Sciences, Lyon, 1968
- Chemical Engineer: École Supérieure de Chimie Industrielle de Lyon, 1968
- Master's Degree in Physical Chemistry: Faculty of Sciences, Paris, 1969.
- Doctoral Dissertation: «Measurements of Tritium in Small Volumes of Water at Natural Concentrations» Thesis defended at the Faculty of Orsay, 1973
- Doctor of Science: Orsay Faculty: «Complementarity of Deuterium and Tritium Measurements in the Study of Hailstone Formation,» 1974.
Professional Experience
- Ph.D. fellow (1968), engineer (1975), then Director of Research at the C.E.A. (since 1994)
- Engineer at the Isotopic Geochemistry Laboratory (CEA/Saclay) beginning in 1974, then director of that laboratory from 1986 to 1991
- Deputy Director of the LGGE (CNRS/Grenoble) (1989–1995)
- Deputy Director (1991–1996) and then Director (1997) of the Laboratory for Climate and Environmental Modeling (LMCE)
- Head of the Climate Group at the Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences (1998–2000)
- Director of the Pierre Simon Laplace Institute from 2001 to 2008.
- Researcher at the LSCE (UMR CEA/CNRS/UVSQ and part of the IPSL) since January 2009, and serving as Research Director Emeritus since the 1ster January 2015.
National and International Committees
- Paris Institute of Earth Physics (1990–1993) and from 2005 to 2007; member of the CS
- Member of the CEA Scientific Council from 1995 to 2006.
- Scientific Committee of the PAGES/IGBP Program (1988–1995)
- IPCC expert since 1994 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Vice Chair of the Scientific Group from 2002 to 2015. The IPCC was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.
- Chair of the EPICA project (1995–2001), Vice Chair from 2002 to 2006. In 2008, EPICA was awarded the Descartes Prize for Science by the European Union.
- CLIVAR/WCRP (Climate Variability and Predictability), 1996–2001 (member).
- Life and Environmental Sciences of the European Science Foundation (1995–2000) – member.
- Member of the Advisory Committee on Earth Sciences (CCSPE), (1999–2002)
- Member of the exhibition's scientific committee Climax (Cité des sciences) 2003–2005.
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Polar Institute (IPEV) from 2000 to 2009
- Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Météo-France, from 2004 to 2007
- Member of the ONERC Advisory Board from 2004 to 2015
- Chairman of the Environment Council of Électricité de France from 2005 to 2011
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the IDDRI Foundation (FONDDRI) since 2005
- Member of the BRGM Board of Directors from 2005 to 2009.
- Member of the Steering Committee for the OME Presidential Meeting (2007)
- Member of the ENS Board of Directors, 2006–2007
- Member of the High Council for Science and Technology (HCST) from 2006 to 2013
- Chair of this HCST committee from 2009 to 2013
- Member of the Executive Committee of GIS R2DS Île-de-France “Regional Network for Sustainable Development”
- Co-Curator of the exhibition “Destination Pôle Air” (Musée National des Arts et Métiers)
- Member of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation’s Environmental Monitoring Committee (since 2007)
- Member of the OPECST Scientific Council (2007–2010)
- Member of Crédit Agricole’s Scientific Council (from 2007 to 2010) and subsequently of the Médicis Committee
- Grenelle Environment Forum: Co-Chair of Group I (Climate and Energy), 2007–2008.
- Member of the ADEME Board of Directors (2008–2012)
- Member of the Steering Committee of the SNRI (National Strategy for Research and Innovation), 2008.
- Member of the Governing Board of the EIT (European Institute of Technology) project from 2010 to 2015
- Chair of the thematic group on climate change adaptation (2010), responsible for coordinating climate scenarios for France in the 21st centuryth century (2010–2015).
- Member of the Economic, Social, and Environmental Council (CESE) since 2010; reappointed in 2015.
- Member of the ANR Board of Directors (2010–2013)
- Chair of the OSUR (Rennes Observatory of Universe Sciences) Board from 2011 to 2016.
- Member of the Steering Committee for the National Energy Debate (2012–2013)
- ERC (European Research Council): Chair of the «Earth Sciences» Panel, 2009–2013
- Alstom: Chair of the International «Science and Technology» Committee from 2013 to 2015
- Member of the Strategic Research Council (CSR) since 2013
- Member of the Paris Climate 2015 Steering Committee
Other Activities
- President of ASCEA Soccer (1975–1982)
- Member of the jury for the Prud’Homme Award presented by the SMF from 1999 to 2006.
- President of MURS (Universal Movement for Scientific Responsibility) since 2006
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Méditerranée 2000 from 2008 to 2012
- Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Maison de l’Environnement in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
(2008-2012)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the French Meteorological Society since 2009 and of «Météo et Climat» since 2012
- Chair of the Ouest-France Jury for “Seas and Oceans: Major Threats,” 2009
- Member of the Book Award, Veolia Environnement, 2009
- President of the Villa des Compositeurs since 2011
- Professor at Sciences Po Paris (since 2010)
Scientific Awards
- Co-Recipient of the 1992 Philip Morris Prize in Climatology
- Prize of the Academy of Sciences (1999 CEA Prize), shared with D. Raynaud
- Selby Fellowship (Australian Academy of Sciences) – 2001
- Co-winner of the Louis D Prize – 2006
- 2008 Descartes Prize for Science Awarded by the European Union for the EPICA Project
- 2012 Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Award (Climate Change)
- 2012 Vetlesen Prize (shared with Susan Solomon)
- «Science for All» Award Presented by High School Students for the Book by Jean Jouzel and Olivier Nouallias
Awards
- Member of the Academia Europea since 1990
- Knight of the National Order of Merit, 1993
- Honorary Doctorate from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1997
- Milankovitch Medal (European Geophysical Society), 1997
- Ippolito Award (Italian Academy of Sciences), 2000
- CNRS Gold Medal (Joint Recipient with C. Lorius), 2002
- Roger Revelle Medal (American Geophysical Union), 2003
- Knight of the Legion of Honor, 2003
- Entry in *Le Petit Larousse Illustré*, 2006
- IPCC, co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, 2007 (I was then vice-chair of its scientific panel)
- Medal from the City of Guyancourt, 2008
- Medal of the City of Igny, 2008
- Medal from the City of Mantes-en-Yvelines, 2008
- Medal from the City of Châteaubriant, 2008
- Officer of the National Order of Merit, 2008
- Nonino Prize (Italy), 2010
- Officer of the Legion of Honor (2012)
- Jean Jouzel University Residence Hall (opened in 2013 in La Rochelle)
- Commander of the National Order of Merit (2015)
- Corresponding Member of the Academy of Agriculture (2016)
- Foreign Associate Member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) since 2016.
- Member of the Academy of Sciences since 2017



