“Air quality modeling in South America: context and Franco–South American collaborations” was at the center of the lecture given by Sylvain Mailler, researcher (ENPC ) at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory of École Polytechnique, during his visit to the National Polytechnic School of Quito this summer. Renowned for its high level of scientific excellence, the institution is an international partner of École Polytechnique in Ecuador.
The Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory (LMD*) is involved in scientific projects on two satellites launched this summer within weeks of each other, MicroCarb and Metop-SG. Explanations from Cyril Crevoisier and Laure Corazza, scientists at the LMD.
Stefania Cacovich, a researcher at the Institut Photovoltaïque d'Île-de-France (IPVF*), is to receive a bronze medal from the CNRS. Laurent Bopp of the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory (LMD*) has been awarded a silver medal.
The final of Institut Polytechnique de Paris' Ma Thèse en 180 secondes competition took place on Wednesday April 2 at École Polytechnique. Amélie Kies, doctoral student at the Applied Optics Laboratory (LOA*), Laure Corazza, doctoral student at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory (LMD*), Maxime Vigoureux from the Organic Synthesis Laboratory (LSO*) and Louis Berthier, from the Center for Applied Mathematics (CMAP*) were rewarded.
Josselin Garnier, researcher at the Centre for Applied Mathematics (CMAP) and Sandrine Bony, Research Director at the CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique within the Laboratory of Dynamic Meteorology (LMD) are among the 18 scientists newly elected to the French Academy of Sciences.
The WHIRLS project, which studies the role of ocean eddies on climate, is one of 37 Synergy grant projects announced on October 26 by the European Research Council (ERC). Sabrina Speich from École Normale Supérieure de Paris and researcher at the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD) is leading this project with three other researchers.
The Chair "Science and Video Games" Chair and the education sponsorship "Space: the sciences and challenges of space" join forces with student associations Réseau and AstronautiX to contribute to the "Explor'Espace" public astronomy festival on 3, 4 and 5 November 2023 at the Beffroi de Montrouge.
For the first time, the three Bachelor's classes welcomed to Ecole Polytechnique at the start of the 2023-2024 academic year all benefited from training in the challenges of ecological transition. The BX26 class attended a "sustainability day" while 2nd and 3rd year students (BX25-24) uderwent a two-day seminar. As part of its Climate Plan, Ecole Polytechnique is committed to providing sustainability training for all students in its various programs.
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Stéphane (X93) and Agnès Ifker have renewed their commitment to Polytechnique through an exceptional donation to support research on the energy transition. In this way, they are helping to position the Energy4 Climate interdisciplinary center as a world reference. This donation underlines the decisive role of the Polytechnique community for the future of l’X and its strong involvement in solving major new societal challenges.
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