Eric Lambin Receives Prix Franqui

Eric Lambin has developed a method that allows to detect modifications in our vegetation and the dynamism of land ecosystems with the help of earth observation satellites. His research has made it possible to analyse the impact of human activity and the climate on the environment, by integrating biophysical, socioeconomic and anthropological data, as well as information obtained through space physics.

Professor at the Department of Geology and Geography at UCL, Eric Lambin has also worked at Boston University and has been invited as a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study at Stanford University (California) in 2002-2003. It is between the latter university and UCL that Professor Lambin will divide his time the coming academic year.

Eric Lambin is member of numerous academies and he was recently elected to the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Sciences as Foreign Associate. He has also published two books addressed to a wide audience: "La terre sur un fil" (2004) and "Une écologie du bonheur" (to appear at the end of summer).

The Prix Francqui is awarded since 1933 by the Fondation Francqui to Belgian scientists under the age of 50, for their innovative and original research. The prize significantly contributes to science, besides increasing the prestige of Belgium.