Marc Fontecave

[2] Marc Fontecave has deepened his understanding of the structure and reactivity of the metal centres present in metalloproteins.

2015: Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur[8] 2011: Achille-Le-Bel Grand Prize of the Société Chimique de France[9] 2010: Chevalier of the Ordre National du Mérite[8] 2009: Sir Raman Chair of the Indian Academy of Sciences 2005: Member of the French Academy of Sciences[10] 2005: Senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF)[11] 2004: CNRS Silver medal[12] 1996: Policart-Lacassagne Prize of the French Academy of Sciences 1991–1996: Junior member of IUF.

[15] During the reflection on the energy transition, with his colleagues from the French Academy of Sciences,[16] he encouraged the use of nuclear and shale gas.

[19] On 29 December 2018, he strongly criticised L'Affaire du siècle, a successful petition in a World Forum calling for the French State to be condemned for its failure to respect climate commitments, as "unfair, stupid, and ineffective".

[20] Chemistry of biological processes: an introduction, Paris, Éditions Fayard, "Collège de France" series, 2009, 60 p. (ISBN 9782213654225, LCCN 2010-363521) Ecology: "There is no chance of a revolution happening "2 on lemonde.fr on 3 September 2018 Nicolas Hulot a quitté son poste en déplorant la faiblesse des moyens engagés pour l’écologie, mais la sauvegarde de l’environnement exige des avancées technologiques et politiques qui ne se décrètent pas

Marc Fontecave, Member of the French Academy of Sciences