Loïc Paul Le Ribault. Born in Vannes (Morbihan, France) on 18 April 1947. Died on 7 June 2007 in Dinard, on the bay of Saint-Malo.
Degrees and titles
- Degree in Letters, Sorbonne, Paris, 1970.
- Certificates in Oceanography, Ecology and Soil Science, Paris, 1971.
- Master’s degree in Physical Geography, Paris, 1971.
- Doctorate in Sedimentology, University of Paris-Sud (Orsay), 1973.
- State Doctorate in Science, University of Paris-Sud (Orsay), 1980.
- Expert in microanalysis before the Bordeaux Court of Appeal, 1984-1991.
- Expert in microanalysis accredited by the Court of Cassation, Paris, 1988-1991.
Distinctions
- Laureate of the Fondation de la Vocation (scientific research), 1972.
- First national prize for innovative business creation, 1983.
- Laureate of the European Forum of Business Founders, 1984.
- Aquitaine Man of the Year, 1987.
Career
- 1970-1973: researcher at the Oceanography laboratory of the University of Orsay (Paris).
- 1973-1981: head of the electron microscopy department at Total’s central laboratory in Bordeaux.
- 1981-1990: founder and chairman and chief executive of the C.A.R.M.E. laboratory (Center d’Applications et de Recherches en Microscopie Électronique), La Teste (Gironde).
- 1990-1993: independent forensic expert; founder of Le Ribault Expertises.
- 1993-1999: independent researcher.
- 1999-2004: research and development work on organic silicon in Ireland.
- 2004-2007: collaboration with Silicium España Laboratorios on the development of new organic silicon formulations. Independent researcher.
Publications and lectures
Eleven books and some fifty scientific publications, notably for the Academy of Sciences, on sedimentology, the exoscopy of quartz and microanalysis applied to forensic science. About three hundred lectures in Europe, the United States, Canada and Africa, at universities, police and gendarmerie units, courts of law and scientific associations.