Janne Blichert-Toft
Janne Blichert-Toft | |
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 Janne Blichert-Toft in 2012 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Known for | application ofhafniumisotopes to the evolution of the Earth and the early solar system |
| Awards | PrixEtienne Rothof the French Académie des Sciences,[1]and theSteno Medalof the Danish Geological Society.[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geochemistry |
| Institutions | École normale supérieure de Lyon |
Janne Blichert-Toftis ageochemist,specializing in the use ofisotopeswith applications in understanding planetarymantle-crustevolution, as well as thechemical composition of matter in the universe.To further this research, Blichert-Toft has developed techniques for high-precisionIsotope-ratio mass spectrometrymeasurements.[1]
Biography
[edit]- 1988 to 1991: Visiting scientist at theLamont–Doherty Earth ObservatoryatColumbia University,as part of her degrees[3]
- 1996: Visiting scientist atUniversity of California at Berkeley[3]
- 2000: Visiting professor atHarvard University[3]
- 2003: Associate professor atCaltech[3]
Subsequently, Blichter-Toft was at theAustralian National Universityin 2004, atCambridge Universityin 2005, atTokyo Universityin 2006, and at theUniversity of Chicagoin 2011.[3]
From 2008 to 2015, she was also adjunct faculty and Distinguished Wiess Visiting Scholar atRice University.[4]
Education
[edit]- 1990: M.Sc.,University of Copenhagen[5]
- 1993: Ph.D., Earth Sciences,University of Copenhagen[5]
- 1996:École normale supérieure de Lyon,Marie-Curie Post-Doctoral Fellow[6]
- 2000: Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR),Université Claude Bernard,Lyon I.[5]
After her Marie-Curie post-doctorate, Blichert-Toft joined the CNRS in 1997 and became Director of Research in 2002 working at theÉcole normale supérieure de Lyon.
Work
[edit]After her Marie-Curie Post-Doctorate, Blichert-Toft joined theCentre national de la recherche scientifique(CNRS) in 1997 and became Director of Research in 2002, working at theÉcole normale supérieure de Lyon.
She pioneered the application ofhafniumisotopes to the evolution of the Earth and the early solar system.[7]
Publications
[edit]Blichert-Toft is currently on the Editorial Board of at least the following three publications:
- G-Cubed(Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems) published by theAmerican Geophysical Union[8]
- Geochemical Perspectivespublished by theEuropean Association of Geochemistry[9]
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Actapublished by theGeochemical Society[10]
She currently is the 2022–2024 geochemistry principal editor with the scientific magazine "Elements" and has previously served as Associate Editor for the Geochemical Society's newsletter "Geochemical News".[11][12]The magazine "Elements" is jointly published by the Mineralogical Society of America, the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the Mineralogical Association of Canada, the Geochemical Society, The Clay Minerals Society, the European Association of Geochemistry, the International Association of GeoChemistry, the Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, the Association of Applied Geochemists, the Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft, the Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, the International Association of Geoanalysts, the Polskie Towarzystwo Mineralogiczne (Mineralogical Society of Poland), the Sociedad Española de Mineralogía (Spanish Mineralogical Society), the Swiss Geological Society, the Meteoritical Society, the Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences and the International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits.[11]
Awards
[edit]- 2001: Bronze Medal,Centre national de la recherche scientifique(CNRS)
- 2005: PrixEtienne Rothdu Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (CEA),Académie des Sciences
- 2010: Geochemistry Fellow of theGeochemical Societyand theEuropean Association of Geochemistry
- 2010: The Medal of theEcole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
- 2012: Fellow of theAmerican Geophysical Union
- 2012: Silver Medal,Centre national de la recherche scientifique(CNRS)
- 2015: The Danish Geological Society'sSteno Medal[13]
- 2015: Invited Plenary Speaker at theGoldschmidt Conference,Prague[14]
- 2016: Member of theRoyal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters[5]
- 2018: TheMurchison Medalof theGeological Society of London[15]
- 2022: TheAmerican Geophysical Union's Harry Hess Medal[16][17]
- 2022: The BRGM Dolomieu Prize[18]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Goldschmidt2015: Details for: Janne Blichert-Toft".Goldschmidt.info.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-04-24.Retrieved2016-04-16.
- ^Dansk Geologisk Forening."Prizes - Geological Society of Denmark".2dgf.dk.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-04-21.Retrieved2016-04-16.
- ^abcde"Honors and Awards: Janne Blichert-Toft".ens-lyon.fr.Retrieved2023-03-12.
- ^"Wiess Visiting Professor: Janne Blichert-Toft".rice-edu.Retrieved2023-03-12.
- ^abcd"Welcome to my Website".Perso.ens-lyon.fr.Retrieved2016-04-16.
- ^"Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellowships - Marie Curie Post-doctoral Research Fellowships (RESPIRE 2) |".Ersnet.org.2015-07-31.Retrieved2016-04-16.
- ^"Blichert-Toft |".Honors.agu.org.Retrieved2016-04-16.
- ^"Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems - Editorial Board - Wiley Online Library".Agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com.doi:10.1002/(ISSN)1525-2027.Retrieved2016-04-16.
- ^"Editorial Board".Geochemical Perspectives.Retrieved2016-04-16.
- ^"Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta - Editorial Board - Elsevier Science".elsevier.com.Retrieved2023-03-12.
- ^ab"Elements Magazine".elementsmagazine.org.16 February 2022.Retrieved2023-03-12.
- ^"Geochemical News - Geochemical Society"(PDF).geochemsoc.org.Retrieved2023-03-12.
- ^"Janne Blichert-Toft awarded the Steno Medal".Nielssteensen.dk.2015-04-24.Retrieved2016-04-16.
- ^"Goldschmidt2015".Goldschmidt.info.Retrieved2016-04-16.
- ^"The Murchison Medal is awarded to Janne Blichert-Toft | Site Ens international".www.ens-lyon.fr.
- ^"Honors and Awards: Janne Blichert-Toft".ens-lyon.fr.Retrieved2023-03-12.
- ^"Medalists".agu.org.Retrieved2023-03-12.
- ^"Janne Blichert-Toft, first woman to win the BRGM Dolomieu Prize".brgm.fr.2022-10-19.Retrieved2023-03-12.
| International | |
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| Academics | |
| Other | |
- Mass spectrometrists
- French volcanologists
- French geophysicists
- Women geophysicists
- French geochemists
- Fellows of the American Geophysical Union
- Living people
- University of Copenhagen alumni
- 20th-century American women scientists
- 21st-century American women scientists
- Academic staff of the École Normale Supérieure
- American women academics
- Research directors of the French National Centre for Scientific Research
- Murchison Medal winners
- Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory people