Valérie Masson-Delmotte elected to the Academy of Sciences!
Valérie Masson-Delmotte, research director at the CEA and climate specialist, was recently elected a member of the French Academy of Sciences. Recognized for her work on climate change, she is committed to supporting research and science diplomacy.
Graduate engineer and doctor from CentraleSupélec, elle is currently a research director at the CEA in the Climate and Environmental Sciences Laboratory (LSCE) of the Pierre-Simon Laplace Institute.
A member of the High Council for Climate and head of the Climate-Society Center at the Pierre-Simon Laplace Institute, Valérie Masson-Delmotte co-chaired IPCC Group I from 2015 to 2023. Her research focuses on quantifying and understanding the mechanisms of past, current, and future climate and water cycle changes. Her work is based on paleoclimate reconstructions from natural archives (ice cores, tree rings), using stable water isotope monitoring in the atmospheric water cycle, particularly in polar regions, and atmospheric modeling, notably through the ERC AWACA project, which she co-leads.
Between fundamental research in climate science, expertise on climate change and sharing knowledge with the general public, Valérie Masson-Delmotte has been awarded numerous prizes and honorary doctorates.
