Citizen / General public
Researcher
Student / Future student
Company
Public partner
Journalist
Teacher / Pupil

Frédéric Moynier elected AGU Fellow 2024

Each year, AGU bestows this honor to individuals recognized for their scientific eminence, demonstrated through breakthroughs, discoveries or innovations that advance the Earth and space sciences. Since its inception in 1962, less than 0.1% of AGU members have been selected as Fellows.

Frédéric Moynier elected AGU Fellow 2024

Publication date: 20/09/2024

Awards and Distinctions, Press

Frédéric Moynier is a member of the Cosmochemistry, Astrophysics and Experimental Geophysics (CAGE) team at the IPGP. He develops and uses high-precision isotope measurements on extraterrestrial samples to study the formation and differentiation of telluric planets. In particular, his work on the stable isotopes of metals such as Zn and Cu led to the first isotopic evidence of the origin of the volatile evaporation depletion of the Moon, when it was completely melted following its formation in a giant impact on the Earth. These isotopic measurements have now become a reference for studying the origin of volatile elements in the various bodies of the Solar System.

« I am extremely honoured by this distinction, while at the same time aware of the humility that comes with joining the ranks of the most eminent scientists who have shaped the sciences of the Earth and the Universe. »

Frédéric Moynier

Latest news
Jean-Philippe Avouac featured at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences annual meeting
Jean-Philippe Avouac featured at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences annual meeting
Jean-Philippe Avouac, Director of the Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP) and Professor at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech),...
Non-biological organic carbon recycled in Earth’s depths
Non-biological organic carbon recycled in Earth’s depths
A study published in Nature Communications, involving teams from the Institut de physique du globe de Paris, reveals a major and previously underestim...
Geoffrey C. P. King (1943 - 2026)
Geoffrey C. P. King (1943 - 2026)
With great sadness that we are sharing the news that Geoffrey C. P. King, who worked at the Institut de physique du globe de Paris from 1995 until his...
Tribute from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris to Dr. Miguel Eduardo Bosch Blumenfeld (1959–2026)
Tribute from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris to Dr. Miguel Eduardo Bosch Blumenfeld (1959–2026)
The Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris pays tribute to Dr. Miguel Eduardo Bosch Blumenfeld, an esteemed geophysicist and distinguished alumnus of ...