Mioara Mandea displays the Dolomieu Prize she was awarded on 15 October 2024.
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The French Academy of Sciences’ Dolomieu 2024 Prize, endowed by BRGM, was awarded to Mioara Mandea, research director at CNES, in recognition of her outstanding research work in the field of geophysics.
Innovative contributions to the study of the Earth's magnetic field
Mioara Mandea's research focuses on the dynamics of the Earth's magnetic field, an essential phenomenon for understanding deep geodynamic processes and for practical applications in navigation and Earth observation.
Through her work, she has considerably improved our knowledge of the interactions between our planet Earth's core and its surface, also contributing to the mapping of magnetic anomalies and the study of their evolution over time.
Mioara Mandea, internationally renowned geophysicist
Mioara Mandea is a research director at the French Space Agency, CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales), and a member of several leading international scientific organisations. Her research has led her to publish numerous noteworthy articles in international scientific journals and to play a key role in satellite observation missions, such as ESA's Swarm missions, dedicated to observing the Earth's magnetic field.
Miora Mandea was born in Romania, and began her studies at the University of Bucharest, where she obtained a degree in geophysics. She went on to obtain a doctorate from the IPGP (Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris) and a qualification to direct research, which enabled her to pursue a wide-ranging academic and research career.
The BRGM Dolomieu Prize for Earth Science research
The Dolomieu Prize, created and endowed in 1998 by BRGM, is awarded to encourage scientific excellence in the disciplines of Earth sciences and its applications. This prestigious award reflects BRGM's commitment to supporting and promoting scientific research that contributes to a better understanding of our terrestrial environment.
Created as a tribute to the geologist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, the prize is one of the most eminent distinctions in the field of Earth sciences. It is awarded each year by the French Academy of Sciences in recognition of outstanding scientific research in the geosciences, alternating between fundamental (as this year) and applied (as will be the case in 2025).
