Cécile Renault (19 September 1970 – 5 April 2021) was a French astrophysicist who specialized in cosmology. She was widely known for her work on the Planck space observatory.[1][2]
Cécile Renault | |
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| Born | 19 September 1970 Amiens, France |
| Died | 5 April 2021 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Astrophysicist |
| Spouse | Aurélien Barrau |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Recherche de matiere noire galactique par effet de microlentille gravitationnelle sous forme d'objects compacts de faible masse (1996) |
Biography
editRenault studied astronomy under the direction of Jean-Pierre Chieze and Thibault Damour.[3] She started off working at the Saclay Nuclear Research Centre, the Max Planck Society, the Laboratory of nuclear and high energy physics, and the Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Cosmology in Grenoble.[4]
During the launch and operation of the Planck, Renault studied high frequencies and fossil radiation surrounding the spacecraft.[5] She became known to the public for her popular science works on the spacecraft.[6][7] She also contributed to the construction of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.[8]
Renault hosted the popular science blog "Cosmologiquement vôtre", which was renowned by Futura-Sciences and Florence Porcel.[9]
She was married to fellow astrophysicist Aurélien Barrau.[10] She was among the 200 people who contributed to the column Le Plus Grand Défi de l'histoire de l'humanité in Le Monde.[11] Cécile Renault died in a car accident on 5 April 2021.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Cécile Renault". Atlantico.fr (in French).
- ^ "BnF Catalogue". BnF. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Qui suis-je ?". Futura Sciences (in French). 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Comprendre la découverte sur le Big Bang en trois étapes". Franceinfo (in French). 19 March 2014.
- ^ "Cosmologiquement vôtre : le blog de Cécile Renault". Futura Sciences (in French). 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Planck: "Une chance sur cent que cette carte représente un modèle parfait de notre univers"". 20 Minutes (in French). 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Cécile Renault". France Inter (in French). 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Planck ébranle la découverte des ondes gravitationnelles du Big Bang". Futura Sciences (in French). 24 September 2014.
- ^ "[PODCAST] La folle histoire de l'Univers 39". La Galaxie de Florence Porcel (in French). 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Ecolo convaincu, astrophysicien et poète : 10 choses à savoir sur Aurélien Barrau". L'Obs (in French). 2 October 2018.
- ^ "" Le plus grand défi de l'histoire de l'humanité " : l'appel de 200 personnalités pour sauver la planète". Le Monde (in French). 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Cécile Renault". Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique & Cosmologie (in French).