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About Us - A3 CNRS

Our Association includes over 2,000 members in France.
  • Some are retired - the whole of their career was spent in CNRS, as scientists, engineers, technicians, administrative and other support staff;
  • Others are active in Universities, in private business and industry, in Government service…

Abroad, several thousand scientists from many countries have spent long periods in CNRS facilities in France as visiting Research Fellows. They are eligible to join the Association.

Anyone abroad who has worked, or been associated with, the CNRS is cordially invited to become a member of the Association : no subscription fee is required in France, but applicants should complete the form below and register with the Association, either on line or through the post.

Scientists from abroad currently in France as visiting professors or researchers are cordially invited either to contact our regional representative nearest to their place of residence or to register on line with us, so as to be able to take part in our activities during their stay in France. See entries : Activities in France and How to join.

When your application has been received and formally registered you will regularly receive three publications :
  • « Rayonnement du CNRS », the Association’s quarterly Journal (in French) ;
  • « Le Journal du CNRS », the CNRS’s monthly publication (in French) ;
  • « CNRS International Magazine », the CNRS’s quarterly publication in English.
Membres d'honneur:

Guy Aubert, CNRS President
Pierre Bauchet, President
Baruj Bénacerraf, Nobel Prize
Catherine Bréchignac, CNRS President
Edouard Brézin, CNRS President
Robert Chabbal, CNRS General Manager
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, CNRS Gold Medal, Nobel Prize
Yves Coppens
Henry de Lumley
Jean-Baptiste Donnet, President
Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, CNRS Gold Medal
Jacques Ducuing, CNRS General Manager
Cléopatre El Guindy
Serge Feneuille, CNRS General Manager
Albert Fert, CNRS Gold Medal, Nobel Prize
Jacques Friedel, CNRS Gold Medal
Andrew D. Hamilton,
Francois Jacob, Nobel Prize
François Kourilsky, CNRS General Manager
Nicole Le Douarin, CNRS Gold Medal
Jean-Marie Lehn, CNRS Gold Medal, Nobel Prize
Edmond A. Lisle, President
Bernard Meunier, CNRS President
Rudolph Mössbauer, Nobel Prize
Pierre Papon, CNRS General Manager
Jean-Jacques Payan, CNRS General Manager
Norman Ramsey, Nobel Prize
Charles Townes, Nobel Prize