Jean Marie Basset

Dr Jean Marie Basset


Member of the French Academy of Sciences
Member of the French Academy of Technologies
Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Bâtiment 308 F  -  43, boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918
69616  Villeurbanne Cedex
Tel : (33) 04 72 43 17 92  -  Fax : (33) 04 72 43 17 93
Portable tel : +(33)613534584
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Present situation

- Director of Kaust Catalysis Centre,Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- Research Director at CNRS (DR Classe exceptionnelle)
- Director of the CNRS Laboratory:  “Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymer, Process”
- Head of the team: “surface organometallic chemistry” (LCOMS) UMR CNRS-CPE 5265 (100 researchers)
- Scientific director of CPE Lyon (450 students) plus 7 CNRS laboratories (about 400 reseachers)
- President of IDECAT (European network of excellence including 40 European laboratories)
- Member of the board of AXELERA (Pole of competitivenss Chemistry and Environement)
- Member of the board of CPE Lyon

Diplômae
Ingénieur ESCIL (1965),
Master in  Chemistry(1965),
PhD  (1969)

Emploiements
Assistant professor, University of Lyon             01.09.65 - 31.08.69
Post-Doctorate, University of Toronto                01.09.69 - 31.12.70
Professor, University of  Lyon                    01.01.71 - 31.09.71
« Chargé de Recherches »  CNRS                    01.10.71 - 01.10.72
« Maître de Recherches » CNRS                    01.10.77 - 01.10.83
« Directeur de Recherches » au CNRS (Classe exceptionnelle)     01.10.86 –

Publications 432   

Patents (23 may 2007) 45 (30 World pat.)

Edition of books or special issues 10

Invited Conferences at International meetings 165

Other invited conferences >300


Awards

2008        Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Xiamen                    (China
2008        Doctor Honoris Causa, TUM                         (Ger)
2006        Augustine Award of the ORCS                         (USA)
2005         Distinguished Achievements Award of IMPI                 (USA)
2003        Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite                     (Fr)
2003        Member of the European Academy of Sciences                (Eu)
2001        Member of the French Academy of Technologies                (Fr)
1999        “August-Wilhem-Von-Hofman-Vorselung“ Lecturer             (Ger)
1998        Academy of Sciences Award, «Prix de l’Institut Français du Pétrole»     (Fr)
1998    «Seaborg Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry» (Université de Berkeley)     (USA)
1997        «Procope» Award for French –German collaboration             (Fr)
1997        Société Française de Chimie (grand prix) «Prix Süe 1997»         (Fr)
1993        Corresponding member of the de French Academy of Sciences         (Fr)
1992        «Grammaticakis Neuman» Award of the French Academy of  Sciences     (Fr)
1991        «Max Plank Award» with W. Herrmann                     (Ger)
1987        «Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences» Award             (Jap)
1987        «Alexander Von Humboldt» Award                         (Ger)
1984.        « Pacific Coast Lecturer West Coast » (USA)

Other activities

2005-       
President of IDECAT (European Network of Excellence in catalysis)

1990 - 94   
Creation of CPE Lyon with J. Claude Charpentier and Scientific Director since that period

1987 - 94   
President of scientific council of 4 CNRS laboratories
Member of  the « Comité National de la Recherche Scientifique »

1986 - 92    
Director of the Consortium «Actane» on Activation and Functionalization of  alkanes (including 11 Laboratories and 6 Industrial companies)

Director of the International programme:  Scientific Cooperation between France and Venezuela in the field of catalysis.

« Advisory Board» member of the following international symposia:
     International Symposia on Homogeneous Catalysis
     International Symposia on the Relations between Homogeneous-Heterogeneous Catalysis
     International Symposia on the Olefin Metathesis and Related Chemistry
     European Symposia on Coordination Chemistry
     European Symposia on Organometallic chemistry
     NATO ARW on Homogeneous Catalysis in Aqueous Medium

Organizer of the following symposia:
    International Symposium on Olefin Metathesis,  Lyon (1980).
    NATO ARW on Surface Organometallic Chemistry, Le Rouret(1987).
    Symposium « Société Française de Chimie », Nancy: Approche Moléculaire de la Catalyse Hétérogène (1987)
    VIIth International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, Lyon (1990)
    Xth International symposium on the Relation between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis, Lyon (2001)
    To morrow toward a selected chemistry, Lyon (2006; 2007; 2008)
    Idecat Symposium on Catalysis, Porquerolles (2006; 2007; 2008)