Two LKB members appointed to the IUF
L’Institut Universitaire de France has named two members of the LKB for the class of 2022. They are Sylvain Nascimbene, associate professor (École Normale Supérieure), appointed junior member, and Julien Laurat, professor (Sorbonne University), appointed senior member.
This prestigious appointment, for a period of 5 years, rewards the high quality of their research work.
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