Background
Viénot, Jean-Charles Alfred was born on June 22, 1930 in l'Isle sur le Doubs, France. Son of René Jacques Viénot and Denise Charlotte Bouhélier.
Viénot, Jean-Charles Alfred was born on June 22, 1930 in l'Isle sur le Doubs, France. Son of René Jacques Viénot and Denise Charlotte Bouhélier.
Licence in mathematics, University Besançon, 1949. Licence in physics, University Besançon, 1950. Student, Ecole Supérieure d'Optique, Paris, 1953.
Diploma, Imperial College of Science, London, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1958. Doctor of Science, University Sorbonne, Paris, 1960.
Engineer in industry, LIP S.A., Besançon, France, 1953-1954;
senior research associate, U. London, 1956-1958;
lecturer, U. Besançon, 1958-1960;
senior lecturer in physics, U. Besançon, 1961-1963;
physicist, associate, Ecole Polytechnic, Paris, 1960-1961;
professor, chairman physics, head department optics, U. Franche-Comté, Besançon, 1963-1987;
general director, Institute Science Matière et Rayonnement, Caen, France, 1987-1995;
professor emeritus, Institute Science Matière et Rayonnement, Caen, France, since 1995. Host Academy Sciences Moscow, Russia, 1971. Honorary professor of University Laval, Quebec, Canada, 1970, U. La Plata, Argentina, 1983.
Honorary guest Academy Sinica, Beijing, 1983, 84. Professor honorario Institute National Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica, Puebla, Mexico, 1985. Visiting professor U. York, London, 1966, U. Quebec,1970, U. Moscow, 1971, 73, 76, 78, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1964-1965, U. Rochester, Minnesota, 1970, U. Tokyo, 1972, U. Columbia, 1978, 80, U. Venezuela, 1973, 79, 80, 83.
Secretary general International Committee Optics, 1969-1978. Vice president U. Franche Comté, 1975-1977. Member of national committee Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
Chargé mission United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1973, advanced science program, China, 1982, 83. Examiner Ecole Polytechnic, 1986-1990. Member Conseil National des.
Universités; member various advisory and science councils. Consultant in field; judicial expert to the Court of Appeal, since 1996.
Member economic council Society of Normandie, 1992-1995. President Technopole of Caen, 1987-1991, honorary part, since 1991. Lieutenant French Army, 1954-1956.
Fellow Optical Society of America. Member Academy of Sciences, Arts, Belles Lettres de Franche-Comté, New York Academy of Sciences, Science and Defense Association (1st vice president, president delegate 1988-1994, president since 1994).
Married Liliane Danièle Dulle. Children: Marie-Christine, Nathalie, Emmanuelle, Stéphane-Jean, Claire.