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Five Ecole Polytechnique researchers awarded the CNRS bronze medal
Research
15.02.24
Five Ecole Polytechnique researchers awarded the CNRS bronze medal
Every year, the CNRS medals are awarded to researchers and staff who have made an outstanding contribution to the institution's dynamism and reputation.
Pauline Rossi and Pierre Boyer, professors at L'X, nominees of the 2023 Best Young Economist Award
Research
22.05.23
Pauline Rossi and Pierre Boyer, professors at L'X, nominees of the 2023 Best Young Economist Award
The Best Young Economist Award, created in 2000 by the French newspaper Le Monde and the Cercle des économistes, singles out the work of a French economist, or an economist working in France, under the age of 41. It acknowledges the academic excellence of the candidates, but also aims to highlight their ability to address the present economic and social realities, and to provide solutions to the most pressing issues.
ECB’s Christine Lagarde delivers a conference at École Polytechnique
Institution
21.04.23
ECB’s Christine Lagarde delivers a conference at École Polytechnique
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), discussed with students of École Polytechnique and of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. She underlined three key challenges for the coming years : the ongoing transformation of globalization, the consequences, including for monetary policy, of digital technologies and global warming.
Four ERC Consolidator grant recipients
Research
31.01.23
Four ERC Consolidator grant recipients
Camille Duprat (Hydrodynamics Laboratory), Roland Rathelot (Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics), Balt Van Rees (Centre for Theoretical Physics) and Maks Ovsjanikov (Computer Science Laboratory of the École Polytechnique) are carrying out projects funded by the European Research Council.
Companies Day at the Computer Science Department of École polytechnique
Education
05.12.22
Companies Day at the Computer Science Department of École polytechnique
On December 5th, École Polytechnique's Computer Science Department (DIX) organized a companies day for its students. The event allowed the School's computer science students to meet with a panel of companies, most of which are partners of the Department and its Laboratory (LIX). The companies presented their activities as well as the major operational and research challenges they face.
The European Research Council funds three young researchers
Research
22.11.22
The European Research Council funds three young researchers
Fabian Cadiz of the Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Adrien Leblanc of the Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée and Félix Tropf of the Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics have been awarded ERC Starting Grants by the European Research Council to set up research teams in their respective fields.
Genetics in social models
Research
22.11.22
Genetics in social models
How much of the inequalities in our wealth, health, and family planning can we explain with our current statistical models and data? This is one of the questions that Felix Tropf, Assistant Professor at the Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST*) wishes to answer with his FINDME project, funded by a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
COP27: École Polytechnique as observer
Sustainable Development, Education, Research
Facile
18.11.22
COP27: École Polytechnique as observer
A delegation of researchers and students from École Polytechnique and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris attended COP27, the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The conference took place from 6 to 18 November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Six winners of the l'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science are linked to l'X
Education, Research
11.10.22
Six winners of the l'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science are linked to l'X
Victoire Cachoux (X2013), Flore Sentenac (X2014), Lucile Vigué (X2015), Anne Nguyen (X2014), Marie Cherasse, PhD student at the Irradiated Solids Laboratory, and Angèle Niclas, post-doctoral student at the Centre for Applied Mathematics, are among the laureates of the l'Oréal-UNESCO 2022 Prize for Women in Science, which rewards their research work conducted during their PhD.
Two X students receive prestigious awards for their research in responsible finance
Sustainable Development, Education, Research
05.10.22
Two X students receive prestigious awards for their research in responsible finance
The research papers of two École Polytechnique students in the field of responsible investment has been distinguished by the Forum for Responsible Investment - Principles for Responsible Investment Awards, which recognize outstanding academic research in the field of finance and sustainable development.
Researchers from CREST rewarded by the Financial Times
Research
25.01.22
Researchers from CREST rewarded by the Financial Times
As part of the "Responsible Business Education Awards", the Financial Times has rewarded Alexis Louaas and Pierre Picard for their work on insurance mechanisms to help farmers in developing countries.
ERC grant on the role of social interactions in demography
Research
Facile
10.01.22
ERC grant on the role of social interactions in demography
Pauline Rossi, associate professor of economics at the Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant which will enable her to set up a research team on the role of social interactions in population dynamics.