Background
Petroff, Yves was born on January 16, 1937 in Mortagne, Orne, France. Son of Thomas and Yvonne (Pelletier) Petroff.
Petroff, Yves was born on January 16, 1937 in Mortagne, Orne, France. Son of Thomas and Yvonne (Pelletier) Petroff.
Doctor of Science, University Paris, 1970.
Maitre-assistant, U. Pasteur and Marie Curie, Paris, 1964-1970; research physicist, University of California, Berkeley, 1971-1973; National Science Foundation fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1973-1975; associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1975; maitre de recherches, U. Orsay, France., 1976-1980; director de recherches, U. Orsay, France., 1980-1992; director-general, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France, since 1993. Deputy director LURE, Orsay, France, 1977-1980, director, 1980-1990.
Member French Academy of Sciences (Prix Becquerel 1984), French Physical Society (Prix Robin 1994).
Married Mariana Martins, June 20, 1963. Children: Frederic, Alexander.