Jean-Marie Basset
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Jean-Marie Basset is a French
chemist
, currently the director of KAUST catalysis research center.
Professor Basset received his PhD
in 1969 from the University of Lyon
, France. After a postdoctoral position in Toronto
he moved to the Institute of Catalysis in Lyon
where he became vice-director.
Then he created the Laboratory of Surface Organometallic Chemistry (LCOMS) at CPE Lyon
.
In 1991, he earned together with Prof. Wolfgang A. Herrmann the renowned scientific research award from the Max Planck Society
.
He is the author of 319 publications and 45 patents. His main research interests are the relations between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, the metathesis of olefins and alkane
s as well as Ziegler–Natta depolymerization.
France
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chemist
Chemist
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, currently the director of KAUST catalysis research center.
Professor Basset received his PhD
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in 1969 from the University of Lyon
University of Lyon
The University of Lyon , located in Lyon and Saint Etienne, France, is a center for higher education and research comprising 16 institutions of higher education...
, France. After a postdoctoral position in Toronto
Toronto
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he moved to the Institute of Catalysis in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
where he became vice-director.
Then he created the Laboratory of Surface Organometallic Chemistry (LCOMS) at CPE Lyon
CPE Lyon
École Supérieure de Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon or CPE Lyon is a french engineering school.It is located in Villeurbanne, near Lyon.CPE Lyon offers a high level of teaching in two different disciplines :...
.
In 1991, he earned together with Prof. Wolfgang A. Herrmann the renowned scientific research award from the Max Planck Society
Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes publicly funded by the federal and the 16 state governments of Germany....
.
He is the author of 319 publications and 45 patents. His main research interests are the relations between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, the metathesis of olefins and alkane
Alkane
Alkanes are chemical compounds that consist only of hydrogen and carbon atoms and are bonded exclusively by single bonds without any cycles...
s as well as Ziegler–Natta depolymerization.