BIOGRAPHY

Henry V. Kehiaian
Research Director CNRS (retired), University of Paris VII, France
kehiaian@paris7.jussieu.fr

Education:
MSc Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania, degree 1954
PhD Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, degree 1967

Positions:
Assistant, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania, 1952-1956
Researcher, Academy of Sciences, Bucharest, Romania, 1956-1960
Researcher, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, 1960-1970
Research Director, CNRS, Marseille, France, 1970-1981
Researcher Director, CNRS-University, Paris, France, 1982-1994

Career-related activities:
1969 Elected Associated Member of the IUPAC Commission I.2 on Thermodynamics
1971 Nominated Member of the CODATA Task Group on Primary Data Publications
1973 Elected Member of the IUPAC Subcommittee on Thermodynamic Tables
1979 Elected Chairman of the IUPAC Subcommittee on Thermodynamic Tables
1982 Nominated Observer Member of the CODATA Task Group on Critically Evaluated Phase Equilibrium Data
1985 Elected Titular Member and Secretary of the IUPAC Commission I.2 on Thermodynamics
1985 Elected Chairman of the IUPAC Subcommittee on Thermodynamic Tables
1985 Nominated Corresponding Member of the CODATA Task Group on Property Data of High Pressure Phases
1989 Elected Member of the IUPAC Committee on Chemical Databases
1996 Nominated IUPAC Representative to CODATA
1998 Nominated Chairman of the IUPAC-CODATA Task Group on Standard Electronic Datafiles
2000 Nominated Member of the CODATA Publication Committee

Creative Works:
Author of ca. 150 scientific papers, invited lectures, author or editor of scientific books and conference proceedings
Organizer or member of the organizing/scientific committee of many conferences
Coordinator of several international research projects
Editor or member of the Editorial Board of several scientific journals

Honors:
Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy

Professional Memberships:
American Chemical Society
Deutsche Bunsengesellschaft
DECHEMA
Societe Francaise de Chimie