ies ▁of ▁the ▁Pierre ▁and ▁Marie ▁Cur ie ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁research ▁at ▁the ▁Centre ▁national ▁de ▁la ▁recherche ▁scient ifique . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Research ▁in ▁App lied ▁Ep ist em ology ▁of ▁the ▁É cole ▁Poly te chni que ▁( CRE A ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁Sciences ▁Po . ▁ ▁Serge ▁Gal am ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁field ▁of ▁soci oph ys ics . ▁His ▁work ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁dynamics ▁of ▁group ▁decision ▁making ▁and ▁how ▁minor ity ▁opinions ▁can ▁s way ▁public ▁opinion . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁using ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁soci oph ys ics , ▁he ▁predicted ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Donald ▁Trump . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁N ass im ▁Nicholas ▁T ale b ▁ ▁Social ▁Physics ▁ ▁Domin ant ▁minor ity ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : So cial ▁physics ▁Category : F rench ▁phys ic ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁phys ic ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁phys ic ists ▁Category : T el ▁Av iv ▁University ▁Category : New ▁York ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Par s ons ▁College ▁was ▁a ▁private ▁liberal ▁arts ▁college ▁located ▁in ▁Fair field , ▁Iowa