Jean-Pol Vigneron (5 March 1950 – 24 June 2013) was a Belgian physics professor. Jean-Pol started his career working on semi-conductor physics, however he is best known for his later work on the physics of animal colours, photonic crystals, and naturally occurring optical structures.[1]
Jean-Pol Vigneron | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1950 |
| Died | 24 June 2013 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Université de Namur, University of Ouagadougou |
In 2007, he was elected a member of the prestigious Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium,[2] he was also a professor at the Université de Namur and lectured at the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and in Morocco. A conference in his honour was held in Namur in April 2014.[3]
He is also known for having initiated the Living Light Conference series with the 2009 meeting in San Sebastian (Basque countries, Spain).
References
edit- ^ "Fireflies Mimicked for Brighter LEDs". Photonics. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Jean Pol Vigneron : observer, calculer, rêver... pour une science qui se renouvelle". Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "International conference "Living Light: Uniting biology and photonics -- A memorial meeting in honour of Prof Jean-Pol Vigneron", April 10-12, 2014 - University of Namur, Belgium". Living Light. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.