Yves Chauvin(French:[ivʃovɛ̃]; 10 October 1930 – 27 January 2015) was a Frenchchemistand Nobel Prize laureate. He was honorary research director at theInstitut français du pétroleand a member of theFrench Academy of Sciences. He was known for his work for deciphering the process ofolefin metathesisfor which he was awarded the 2005Nobel Prize in Chemistryalong withRobert H. GrubbsandRichard R. Schrock. Education: École supérieure de chimie physique électronique de Lyon