Raimond Castaing

Raimond Bernard René Castaing
Born(1921-12-28)December 28, 1921
DiedApril 10, 1998(1998-04-10) (aged 76)
EducationÉcole normale supérieure
University of Paris
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Toulouse
University of Paris
Paris-Sud University
ThesisApplication of electron probes to local chemical and crystallographic analysis (1951)
Doctoral advisorAndré Guinier

Raimond Bernard René Castaing (December 28, 1921 – April 10, 1998), also spelt as Raymond Castaing, was a French solid state physicist and inventor of various materials characterization methods. He was the founder of the French school of microanalysis and is referred to as the father of microanalysis.