For Science Day 2025, École Polytechnique paid tribute to women. Four female scientists from l’X recounted their career journeys and shared their passion with secondary school students. Take a look back at this inspiring event!
École Polytechnique welcomed a delegation from the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute of the National Technical University of Ukraine on campus on September 22nd, 2025. To deepen their collaboration, Laura Chaubard, President of École Polytechnique, and Anatolii Melnychenko, Rector of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at fostering academic and scientific cooperation. École Polytechnique has also secured Erasmus+ funding to support international mobility with the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, further strengthening this new partnership.
In the journal Nature Communications, the QCMX team at the Laboratory of Condensed Matter for Physics (PMC*) demonstrates the operation of the first superconducting quantum circuit to feature a carbon nanotube. This hybrid system is a first step in the exploration of exotic low-dimensional physical phenomena.
Scientists from the Center for Applied Mathematics (CMAP*) co-organized a scientific program at NASA Ames Research Center, combining applied mathematics and aerospace. They collaborated on projects involving about entry systems modeling.
Chairs, Corporate relations, Innovation, Institution, Research
Since 2003, École Polytechnique, faithful to its historic mission of training scientists to address major societal challenges, has brought together nearly 35 endowed chairs and 37 active partners. From sustainable development to artificial intelligence, these chairs combine research, training and openness, illustrating the school's academic excellence and concrete impact on society.
French artificial intelligence champion Mistral has almost doubled its valuation to €11.7 billion following a new round of fundraising that saw Dutch semiconductor manufacturing equipment giant ASML acquire a stake in the company.
Anna Korba, Vignesh Kannan, Thomas Debris-Alazard, and Alejandro Alvarez Laguna have just been awarded Starting Grants from the European Research Council (ERC). These grants enable young researchers to set up research teams working on cutting-edge topics.
“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.
Marc Gillmann is the new Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at École Polytechnique. His mission is to consolidate the success, appeal, and influence of the X-Novation Center, which includes École Polytechnique's incubator, as well as a Fablab, and multiple services related to innovation.
As part of a joint research project with Christophe Josserand, Deputy Director of the Hydrodynamics Laboratory (LadHyX) and lecturer at the École Polytechnique and the CNRS, École Polytechnique welcomed a visit from Sergio Rica, a researcher from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC). This international mobility was supported by the Erasmus+ program was granted for its application to foster collaborations with partner universities in Chile.
From July 18 to 21, École Polytechnique hosted the International Physics Olympiad, the first time this event has been held in France since its inception in 1967. The event was an acknowledgement of École Polytechnique's eminent role in physics research and transmission. The event was also an opportunity to highlight the role played by women in key advancements of this scientific discipline.
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