Jean-Pol Vigneron
Born(1950-03-05)5 March 1950
Died24 June 2013(2013-06-24) (aged 63)
NationalityBelgian
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversité de Namur, University of Ouagadougou

Jean-Pol Vigneron (5 March 1950 – 24 June 2013) was a Belgian physics professor. Jean-Pol started his career working on semi-conductor physics, however he is best known for his later work on the physics of animal colours, photonic crystals, and naturally occurring optical structures.[1]

In 2007, he was elected a member of the prestigious Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium,[2] he was also a professor at the Université de Namur and lectured at the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and in Morocco. A conference in his honour was held in Namur in April 2014.[3]

He is also known for having initiated the Living Light Conference series with the 2009 meeting in San Sebastian (Basque countries, Spain).

References

  1. "Fireflies Mimicked for Brighter LEDs". Photonics. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "Jean Pol Vigneron : observer, calculer, rêver... pour une science qui se renouvelle". Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. "International conference "Living Light: Uniting biology and photonics -- A memorial meeting in honour of Prof Jean-Pol Vigneron", April 10-12, 2014 - University of Namur, Belgium". Living Light. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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