Background
Provost, Christian Albert Le was born on June 1, 1943 in Chateaubriant, France. Son of Albert Jean and Germaine (Delaporte) LeProvost.
consultant physical oceanographer
Provost, Christian Albert Le was born on June 1, 1943 in Chateaubriant, France. Son of Albert Jean and Germaine (Delaporte) LeProvost.
Degree in engineering, Hydraulics and Mechanics, Grenoble, France, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France, 1974.
Research engineer, Center National Recherche Scientifique, Grenoble, France, 1967-1974; researcher, Center National Recherche Scientifique, Grenoble, France, 1974-1981; research director, Center National Recherche Scientifique, Grenoble, France, since 1981. Consultant WOCE Scientific Steering Group, 1990-1994, Gloss/Coi-Unesco expert, 1988-1995. President Commission IFREMER d'Oceanographie Physique, Chimipue et Biologique, Paris, 1990-1995, IAPSO Commission Mean Sea Level and Tides, since 1995.
Member American Geophysical Union, European Geophysical Society, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics.
Married Denise Georgette Bourgonnier LeProvost, July 20, 1967. Children: Elisabeth, Claire, Bertrand.