Background
Calas, Georges was born on November 21, 1948 in Paris.
geology and mineralogy educator
Calas, Georges was born on November 21, 1948 in Paris.
M. Geology, Ecole Normale Supérieure, St. Cloud, France, 1969. Doctor of Science, University Paris, 1980.
Research associate Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris, 1972-1981. Professor mineralogy University Paris, since 1981, chairman department geology, 1983-1988, deputy director department minerology and crystalography, since 1997. Consultant Secretary for Research and Universities, France, 1993-1998.
Member Science Council, University Paris, 1992-1998. Member National Committee for Science Research, France, 1991-1995. A. Cox visiting professor Stanford (California) University, 1992.
Member science council ORTON, 1995-1999. Member science advisory committee ESRF, 1997-1998, member administration council IPGP, since 1997.
Fellow Mineralogical Society of America. Member French Mineralogy Society (president 1992), European Mineralogical Union (vice president 1992-1998), International Mineralogical Association (chairman commission on mineral physics 1990-1995).
Married Josette Legall, December 29, 1979. Children: Julien, Laure, Guillaume.