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Sylvain Petitgirard
FounderCo-founder | CSO at Forge Minerals
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
FoundedForge Minerals
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About
Sylvain Petitgirard is co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Forge Minerals. He holds a Ph.D. in Earth Science and is an experimental Earth scientist with over 15 years of research experience focused on the formation and evolution of planetary interiors and atmospheres, conducted at international research facilities.
Co-founder | CSO at Forge Minerals
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Co-founders at Forge Minerals
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Ian SpencerCo-founder | CEO | Economist
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Matthew VaughanCo-founder | COO
Experience
- Forge MineralsCo-founder | CSOcurrent2024 — presentEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Carbon13Founder | Cambridge Cohort 6current2024 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- ETH ZürichOberassistent2018 — 2024Zurich, Zurich, Suisse
- University of BayreuthPost-Doc at BGI Alexander von Humboldt fellow2013 — 2018Bayreuth
- ESRF - European Radiation Synchrotron FacilityPost-Doc2010 — 2013Grenoble
- Deutsches Elektronen-SynchrotronPost-Doc2009 — 2010Hamburg
Skills & more
Teaching2Earth Science2Mechanical Engineering1Project ManagementResearch and Development (R&D)material science1X-ray spectroscopy4Powder X-ray Diffraction4Méthode expérimentale4Science des matériaux4Spectroscopie4Diffraction X sur poudre2
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CaractérisationRechercheHigh Pressure experimentsLanguages Anglais · Français
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- Who is Sylvain Petitgirard?
- Sylvain Petitgirard is co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Forge Minerals. He holds a Ph.D. in Earth Science and is an experimental Earth scientist with over 15 years of research experience focused on the formation and evolution of planetary interiors and atmospheres, conducted at international research facilities.
- Where does Sylvain Petitgirard work?
- Sylvain Petitgirard is Co-founder | CSO of Forge Minerals.
- What companies did Sylvain Petitgirard found?
- Sylvain Petitgirard founded Forge Minerals.
- Where did Sylvain Petitgirard go to school?
- Sylvain Petitgirard studied at École normale supérieure de Lyon (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Earth Science); École normale supérieure de Lyon (Magistere des sciences de la terre (Master), Sciences géologiques et de la Terre / géosciences); Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble I) (Bachelor's degree (licence), Sciences géologiques et de la Terre / géosciences).
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