Bernard Bigot

Bernard Bigot
Bigot in 2013
Born(1950-01-24)24 January 1950
Blois, France
Died14 May 2022(2022-05-14) (aged 72)
France
Alma materÉcole normale supérieure de lettres et sciences humaines
Pierre and Marie Curie University
SpouseChantal Bigot-Martin (née Martin)
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear physics
InstitutionsÉcole normale supérieure de Lyon
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
ITER
Thesis
Doctoral advisorLionel Salem

Bernard Bigot (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnar biɡo]; 24 January 1950 – 14 May 2022) was a French academic and civil servant. He served as the Director-General of the ITER organization between 2015 and 2022. He was the president of the École normale supérieure de Lyon and director of the French Commission for Atomic Energy.