After a doctorate at the [[University of Montpellier]] in November 1971 under the supervision of Robert Corriu,<ref>Bernard Meunier, Comportement des organosilanes fonctionnels vis-à -vis des réactifs de Grignard activés par des complexes de nickel, Université Montpellier 2, thèse de troisième cycle en sciences, 1971</ref> he obtained a state doctorate at the [[University of Paris-Sud]] in [[Orsay]] in June 1977 (with [[Hugh Felkin]] as thesis supervisor).
After a doctorate at the [[University of Montpellier]] in November 1971 under the supervision of Robert Corriu,<ref>Bernard Meunier, Comportement des organosilanes fonctionnels vis-à -vis des réactifs de Grignard activés par des complexes de nickel, Université Montpellier 2, thèse de troisième cycle en sciences, 1971</ref> he obtained a state doctorate at the [[University of Paris-Sud]] in [[Orsay]] in June 1977 (with [[Hugh Felkin]] as thesis supervisor).
After a post-doctoral fellowship at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]] (September 1977 – August 1978) he joined the [[Centre national de la recherche scientifique|CNRS]] Coordination Chemistry Laboratory in Toulouse in September 1979. He joined the CNRS in January 1973 in [[Gif-sur-Yvette]] at the [[Centre national de la recherche scientifique|CNRS]] Institute of Natural Substances Chemistry, where he rose through all levels to become Director of Research specialized in oxidation chemistry, particularly in the field of biology and therapeutic chemistry (antitumours, antiparasites and regulators of copper homeostasis in Alzheimer’s and Wilson’s diseases). He was the first to use NaOCl and KHSO5 as oxygen atom donors in epoxidation and hydroxylation reactions catalyzed by manganese complexes of porphyrins and Schiff bases. The chiral version of this later reaction has been developed by Eric Jacobsen.
After a post-doctoral fellowship at [[University of Oxford|Oxford University]] (September 1977 – August 1978) he joined the [[Centre national de la recherche scientifique|CNRS]] Coordination Chemistry Laboratory in Toulouse in September 1979. He joined the CNRS in January 1973 in [[Gif-sur-Yvette]] at the [[Centre national de la recherche scientifique|CNRS]] Institute of Natural Substances Chemistry, where he rose through all levels to become Director of Research in oxidation chemistry, particularly in the field of biology and therapeutic chemistry (antitumours, antiparasites and regulators of copper homeostasis in Alzheimer’s ).
From 1993 to 2006, he was associate professor at the [[École Polytechnique]]. He was appointed President of the CNRS on 20 October 2004, a position he held until his resignation on 5 January 2006. He has been Director of Research Emeritus at the CNRS since September 2012 and Visiting Professor at the [[Guangdong University of Technology]] (China) since the same date.
From 1993 to 2006, he was associate professor at the [[École Polytechnique]]. He was appointed President of the CNRS on 20 October 2004, a position he held until his resignation on 5 January 2006. He has been Director of Research Emeritus at the CNRS since September 2012 and Visiting Professor at the [[Guangdong University of Technology]] (China) since the same date.
*Elected on 18 November 2014 as President of the Académie des sciences for the period 2015-2016
*Elected on 18 November 2014 as President of the Académie des sciences for the period 2015-2016
*Prize of the Cercle d’Oc (Toulouse) in 2015
*Prize of the Cercle d’Oc (Toulouse) in 2015
*France-China Prize of the Chemical Society of China in 2024.
=== Honours ===
=== Honours ===
* Officier of the [[Legion of Honour|Légion d’honneur]]. He was promoted to officier by decree on April 3, 2015.<ref>{{Légifrance|base=JORF|numéro=PREX1507444D|texte=Décret du 3 avril 2015 portant promotion et nomination}}</ref> He was Chevalier on November 14, 2006.
* Officier of the [[Legion of Honour|Légion d’honneur]]. He was promoted to officier by decree on April 3, 2015.<ref>{{Légifrance|base=JORF|numéro=PREX1507444D|texte=Décret du 3 avril 2015 portant promotion et nomination}}</ref> He was Chevalier on November 14, 2006.
* Friendship Award of the R. P. of China in 2019.
== Publications ==
== Publications ==
French chemist (born 1947)
Bernard Meunier (born 11 March 1947) is a French chemist and academic. He has been a member of the Académie des sciences since 1999.
Career
After a doctorate at the University of Montpellier in November 1971 under the supervision of Robert Corriu,[1] he obtained a state doctorate at the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay in June 1977 (with Hugh Felkin as thesis supervisor).
After a post-doctoral fellowship at Oxford University (September 1977 – August 1978) he joined the CNRS Coordination Chemistry Laboratory in Toulouse in September 1979. He joined the CNRS in January 1973 in Gif-sur-Yvette at the CNRS Institute of Natural Substances Chemistry, where he rose through all levels to become Director of Research specialising in oxidation chemistry, particularly in the field of biology and therapeutic chemistry (antitumours, antiparasites and regulators of copper homeostasis in Alzheimer’s disease).
From 1993 to 2006, he was associate professor at the École Polytechnique. He was appointed President of the CNRS on 20 October 2004, a position he held until his resignation on 5 January 2006. He has been Director of Research Emeritus at the CNRS since September 2012 and Visiting Professor at the Guangdong University of Technology (China) since the same date.
He was invited professor at the Collège de France (2014-1015) on the Innovation Chair supported by the Liliane Bettencourt Foundation.
Distinctions
Prizes
Honours
- Member of the Académie des Sciences since 22 November 1999[2]
- Correspondant member of the Académie des sciences inscriptions et belles lettres of Toulouse (Science Class) in 2001[3]
- Foreign member of the Polish Academy of Sciences since 2005
- Full member of the Académie des sciences, inscriptions et belles lettres of Toulouse (Science Class) in 2009
- Associate member of the Académie national de Pharmacie since 4 December 2013
- Visiting professor at the Collège de France for the year 2014-2015 (Liliane Bettencourt Chair of Technological Innovation). His course is entitled “Therapeutic innovation: developments and trends”
Décorations
- Officier of the Légion d’honneur. He was promoted to officier by decree on April 3, 2015.[4] He was Chevalier on November 14, 2006.
Publications
- L’homme oublié du canal de Panama, Adolphe Godin de Lépinay, CNRS Éditions, Paris, 2018, ISBN 978-2-271-09516-9
- Chimique, vous osez dire chimique?, CNRS Éditions, Paris, 2022, ISBN 978-2-271-14167-5
- L’insoutenable dette publique de la France, Éditions l’Harmattan, Paris, 2024 ISBN 978-2-336-45829-8
References
Sources
- Bernard Meunier on the CNRS website
