Manell Elias Zakharia

Background

Zakharia, Manell Elias was born on February 8, 1955 in Beirut. Arrived in France, 1976. Son of Elias and Mountaha (Abouchahine) Zakharia.

Education

Bachelor, College Notre-Dame, Jamhour, Lebanon, 1972. Diploma in engineering, Institute Chimie et Physique Industrielles, Lyon, France, 1978. Diploma in acoustics, Laboratory Mechanics and Acoustics, Marseille, 1979.

Docteur-Ingénieur en Acoustique (honorary), University d'Aix-Marseille, 1982. Habitation, National Institute Sciences, Lyon, France, 2000.

Career

Scientist Catholic University Lyon, 1980-1984. Scientist, educator Institute Chimie Physique Industriclles, Lyon, 1984-2000, Ecole Supérieure de Chimie, Physique Electronique, CPE Lyon. Professor Ecole Navale, Brest, France, since 2001.

Director laboratory Acoustique, Systemes, Signaux et SOnar, since 1991. Chairman 1st French conference on acoustics, 1989. Chairman 5th European conference on underwater acoustics, Lyons, France, 2000.

Achievements

• Manell Elias Zakharia has been listed as a notable underwater acoustics scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, European Acoustics Association (board directors), Society Francaise d'Acoustique (president 1991-1995), Acoustical Society American, Society des Electriciens et des Electroniciens, Acoustical Society Japan, Institute Acoustics.

Interests

• Avocations: music, fine arts, photography, sightseeing.

Connections

Married Dominique Brac de la Perriere, 1995.

Father:

Elias Zakharia

Mother:

Mountaha (Abouchahine) Zakharia

Spouse:

Dominique Brac de la Perriere