Sébastien Candel

Sébastien Candel
Born (1946-04-21) 21 April 1946
France
Alma materÉcole Centrale Paris
California Institute of Technology
OccupationPresident of the French Academy of Sciences (since 2017)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Thesis Analytical studies of some acoustic problems of jet engines  (1971)
Doctoral advisorFrank E. Marble

Sébastien Candel (born 21 April 1946) is a French physicist, Emeritus Professor of École Centrale Paris.

He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2009 for significant contributions to solving multidisciplinary problems in the fields of combustion, fluid mechanics, aeroacoustics, and propulsion.

Candel is the current president of the French Academy of Sciences (2017-2018).