Philippe Freyssinet

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About Philippe Freyssinet

Dr. Philippe Freyssinet serves as Scientific Director at BRGM (French Geological Survey) since January 2025. Previously Director of research and programs since 2017. He is also a Fellow of the French Academy of Technologies since Dec. He was Scientific Director for Energy and Environment at Qatar National Research Fund, a member of Qatar Foundation to design and implement the R&D policies and initiatives of Qatar Foundation in the field of energy and environment. He experienced R&D management and scientific strategies planning, as a member of ANR (French National Research Agency) from 2005 at the inception phase of the funding agency, first as Head of the Department on Sustainable Energies and Environment, then from 2009 to 2004 as Deputy General Director in charge of scientific programs. He had before successive research and management positions at the French Geological Survey (BRGM). His scientific career, as geochemist, focused mineral exploration, pollution management and environmental technologies. In his early career he held a junior research scientist at ANDRA (National radioactive wastes management agency) and a postdoc in CSIRO (Perth, Western Australia). Philippe Freyssinet was member of various scientific advisory boards or board member in France of abroad like He served on various scientific committees of academics and governmental institutions in France and abroad (ANRT, ENSG, INERIS, CEREMA) and expert panels for European Commission, UKRI, NSF in the US, NSERC in Canada, Ministry of research in Spain.). He was editor of the journal "Geochemistry" and is the past-president of the Association of Applied Geochemists Philippe Freyssinet earned his PhD in 1988 from University of Strasbourg (France) in Earth Sciences. He published more than 100 papers and communications.