Profile of Françoise Combes
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Françoise Combes’s childhood curiosity motivated her to pursue a career in science. Her studies in physics at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris eventually led her to focus on astrophysics. With help from mentors, such as astrophysicists Evry Schatzman and Pierre Encrenaz, Combes has had a distinguished career in astrophysics. She is renowned for her work studying the formation and evolution of galaxies and their dynamics and her research on dark matter. In her Inaugural Article, she describes her latest work exploring alternatives to dark matter.
Author: Sandeep Ravindran
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7225261445