Background
Omnes, Roland was born on February 18, 1931 in Clichy, France. Son of Lucien and Suzanne (Schmitt) Omnes.
Omnes, Roland was born on February 18, 1931 in Clichy, France. Son of Lucien and Suzanne (Schmitt) Omnes.
Agregation, Ecole Normale Superieure, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Paris University, 1957.
Engineer, Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique, Saclay, France, 1955-1961; fellow, European Organization of Nuclear Research, Geneva, 1956-1958; assistant professor physics, Ecole Polytechniques, Paris, 1961-1963; research fellow, Lawrence Rad Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 1963-1965; professor physics, U. Strasbourg, France, 1965-1967; professor physics, Universite de Paris SUD, Orsay, since 1967. President Common for High School Programs, 1974-1977.
President Universite de Paris SUD, 1978-1983, Conference des Presidents d'Universite, 1980-1982. Member American Astronomical Society, Societe Francaise de Physique.
Married Liliane Dieny, April 19, 1956. Children: Natacha, Franck, Corinne (deceased), Cecile.