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Spanish researcher
Évariste Sanchez-Palencia
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Spanish researcher
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Male
Place of birth
Madrid, Spain
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Age
84 years
Awards
CNRS bronze medal
(1969)
CNRS silver medal
(1981)
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Biography
Évariste Sanchez-Palencia (born 1941 in Madrid), is a French researcher in theoretical mechanics, applied mathematics and epistemology, Emeritus Research Director at the CNRS. He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences since 12 November 2001. He is also a member of the board of the union rationalist.
Distinction and prizes
- 1981, CNRS Silver Medal (Physics for Engineers)
- 1987, Elected Corresponding Member of the French Academy of Sciences (Division of Mechanical Sciences).
- 1995, Award French Institute of Petroleum, awarded by the French Academy of Sciences.
- 2001, elected Full Member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Main research topics
(1970-1985) Homogenization method for continuous media with fine structure. (1985-2010) Asymptotic study and numerical computation of very thin elastic shells. (From 2005) epistemology, along the axes: -Essentially approximate nature and evolution of scientific knowledge. -Dynamical systems theory provides an intelligible basis to dialectic movement of nature (dynamic interaction, constructive aspects of evolution, etc.)
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