Janine Connes
Janine Connes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Janine Roux 19 May 1926 |
| Died | 28 November 2024 (aged 98) |
| Known for | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy Connes' advantage |
| Spouse |
Pierre Connes (m. 1951–2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Laboratoire Aimé-Cotton Centre inter-régional de calcul électronique (CIRCÉ) |
| Academic advisors | Pierre Jacquinot |
Janine Connes (née Roux, 19 May 1926 – 28 November 2024) was a French astronomer whose research led to the establishment of the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy method, which was of major significance and laid the foundations of what was to grow into a significant new field.
Connes was married to Pierre Connes, a fellow astronomer, until his death in 2019. The couple often conducted research together. Together with her husband and Robert B. Leighton, they were nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970.