Please join us in congratulating Prof. Jean-Luc Margot on his election as an Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.
Founded in 1772, the Academy is one of the oldest scientific societies in the world. Its Classe des Sciences maintains a highly selective membership, limited to 60 resident members based in Belgium and 50 associate (international) members worldwide. This year, only two associate member positions were available globally.
Associate members are distinguished scientists from outside Belgium or Belgian scientists residing abroad. The Academy has included influential figures in science, such as André-Marie Ampère (French, discovered Ampère’s law relating electricity and magnetism), Charles Darwin (English, discovered natural selection), Georges Lemaître (Belgian, discovered expansion of the universe), and Harold Urey (American, discovered deuterium, Nobel laureate in chemistry). Members of the Academy play an important role in advancing science through international representation, public lectures, organization of scientific meetings and conferences, awarding prizes, and contributing scholarly reports.
Prof. Margot’s election to the Academy is a testament to the significance of his scientific contributions. We are proud to celebrate his well-deserved recognition among such an esteemed community of scholars.
For more information about the Academy, please visit: https://academieroyale.be/fr/accueil/