Background
Chadid, Merieme was born on October 11, 1969 in Casablanca, Morocco. Daughter of Abdellah Chadid and Zohra Tahiri Idrissi.
Chadid, Merieme was born on October 11, 1969 in Casablanca, Morocco. Daughter of Abdellah Chadid and Zohra Tahiri Idrissi.
Master of Science, University Nice Sophia Antipolis, France, 1993. Master of Science (honorary), University Nice Sophia Antipolis, France, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, 1996.
In 2006 she led an international scientific program to install a major astronomical observatory in Antarctica. Chadid received her Doctor of Philosophy from the Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, in 1996, discovering and explaining hypersonic shock waves in pulsating stars. She then joined the Centre national de la recherche scientifique in Montpelier.
From 1998 to 2001 she worked on installation of the Very Large Telescope in Chile and in 2002 joined the Observatoire de la côte d"azur.
In 2006 Chadid was appointed by the Institut polaire français Paul-Émile Victor to lead an expedition to install telescopes for a new astronomical observatory at the Concordia Research Station in Antarctica. She was the first woman astronomer, and first Moroccan, to set foot in Antarctica.
Master: AAVSO, INSU, Institut Polaire Paul Emile Victoe IPEV, European Southern Observatory, International Astronomical Union International Astronomical Union. Member: World Economic Forum (Young Global Leader 2008).
Married Jean Vernin, March 31, 2001. Children: Leyla Vernin, Felix Tycho Vernin.
