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Name
  
Jean-Baptiste Donnet

Role
  
Journalist

Awards
  
Charles Goodyear Medal


Died
  
November 30, 2014, Sentheim, France

Books
  
Carbon Black: Physics, Chemistry, and Elastomer Reinforcement, Carbon Fibers, Third Edition,

Jean-Baptiste Donnet, was born on 28 September 1923 in Pontgibaud (Puy-de-Dôme) and died on 30 November 2014 in Sentheim (Haut-Rhin). He is a French chemist who is noted as a pioneer in the surface chemistry of carbon black and as a founder of the Upper Alsace University.

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He is the father of French journalist Pierre-Antoine Donnet.

Biography

Jean-Baptiste Donnet, from a modest background, received his secondary education by correspondence, while an apprentice craftsman. After World War II, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical engineering.

His scientific career began in CNRS at Strasbourg, then Mulhouse from 1953. He is one of the founders in 1970 of the academic center of Mulhouse, which in 1975 became the University of Haute-Alsace.

Career

  • Professor (emeritus) of the Upper Alsace University
  • former Research director at CNRS
  • former President of the Société française de chimie
  • former University president of the Upper Alsace University

    • Recognitions

  • Colwyn medal in 1988
  • Honorary Doctorate from the université de Neuchâtel (1993)
  • Honorary Doctorate from the Lodz University of Technology (1989)
  • Honorary President of the Upper Alsace University
  • Honorary President of the Société française de chimie
  • Commander of the Legion of Honor (decreed 19 April 2000)
  • Charles Goodyear Medal (1998)

    • References

    Jean-Baptiste Donnet Wikipedia
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