Prof. Paul Lecoq has spent his entire scientific career at CERN. He received his diploma in Physics Instrumentation Engineering from the École Polytechnique de Grenoble in 1972, under the supervision of Nobel Laureate Louis Néel, and earned his PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University of Montreal (Canada) in 1974. He subsequently joined CERN, where he participated in five major international particle physics experiments, including one led by Nobel Laureate Samuel Ting.

Prof. Lecoq was responsible for the construction of the scintillator-based electromagnetic calorimeter of the CMS experiment, a key component in the discovery of the Higgs boson. In 1990, he initiated the creation of the Crystal Clear international and multidisciplinary collaboration, hosted by CERN, as well as the SCINT conference series, dedicated to advancing new inorganic scintillators for both scientific and industrial applications.

Prof. Lecoq has served as Head of the Physics Division of the European Academy of Sciences since March 2017:

• First mandate: March 2017 – March 2020

• Second mandate: March 2020 – March 2023 (extended to March 2024 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

• Third and final mandate: May 1st, 2025 – April 30th, 2028, following his re-election during the By-Elections Divisions 2025.