Catherine Bréchignac
Catherine Bréchignac (; born 12 June 1946) is a
French physicist. She is a commander of the
Légion d'honneur, "secrétaire perpétuel honoraire" of the
Académie des sciences and former president of the
CNRS ("National Centre for Scientific Research"). ''
The Times'' says she has "a formidable reputation for determination, decisiveness and an aptitude for analysing and clarifying complex matters." As a president of the
CNRS, she was responsible for 25,000 employees, 12,000 of whom are researchers, and a budget of 2.42 billion
Euros.
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