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Javier Fresán is awarded a CNRS bronze medal
Research
03.04.23
Javier Fresán is awarded a CNRS bronze medal
The CNRS has awarded a bronze medal to Javier Fresán, Monge Professor at Ecole Polytechnique and researcher at the Laurent Schwartz Mathematics Centre, for his work on period theory.
Clouds' influence on climate change
Research
31.03.23
Clouds' influence on climate change
The MAESTRO project led by Sandrine Bony at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory has just received an Advanced grant from the European Research Council...
Plasma-assisted methanation for CO2 recycling
Innovation, Research
21.03.23
Plasma-assisted methanation for CO2 recycling
Edmond Baratte, a recent doctor from the Plasma Physics Laboratory, is leading a project combining plasma technologies to produce methane from carbon dioxide in the most carbon-neutral way possible. Thanks to funding from SATT Paris-Saclay, the aim is to design a prototype showing the process's efficiency
The Chair "Data Science & Industrial Processes" co-organizer of the TechInnov Days in Morocco
International, Chairs, Research
Facile
15.03.23
The Chair "Data Science & Industrial Processes" co-organizer of the TechInnov Days in Morocco
The TechInnov Days were held from January 26 to 27, 2023, in Ben Guerir, Morocco. This conference dedicated to data science and artificial intelligence was co-organized by the École Polytechnique through its Chair "Data Science & Industrial Processes".
Big and Fast Data Analytics
Research
15.03.23
Big and Fast Data Analytics
Yanlei Diao, a Professor at the Computer Science Laboratory of the École Polytechnique, develops new algorithms and methods to analyse and extract useful insights from data. Her work funded by the European Research Council is conducted in collaboration with major research institutions and industrial partners.
Attacking quantum field theories from first principles
Research
03.03.23
Attacking quantum field theories from first principles
Balt van Rees, a researcher at the Center for Theoretical Physics, is interested in the mathematical framework of quantum field theories, which are used in many areas of physics, still raises many questions. He is leading the QFTinAdS project funded by the European Research Council.
Optimizing the shape of shoe soles
Chairs, Research
Moyen
21.02.23
Optimizing the shape of shoe soles
As runners and walkers know, every stride generates shock and vibration. For their comfort, sports shoe manufacturers are particularly interested in reducing these vibrations. That is the challenge Antoni Joubert took up in his research in the framework of the Arkema Chair "Design and modeling of innovative materials".
Closing and award ceremony for the GenHack2 challenge
Chairs, Research
Facile
16.02.23
Closing and award ceremony for the GenHack2 challenge
The closing ceremony of the second edition of the GenHack student challenge, organised by the "Stress Test, Risk management and Financial Steering" chair, was held on Thursday 2 February 2023 in the presence of the five winning teams.
Call for applications for the "CFM Women in Quantitative Finance" PhD scholarship
Chairs, Research
Facile
11.02.23
Call for applications for the "CFM Women in Quantitative Finance" PhD scholarship
For the 4th consecutive year, the Chair "Econophysics and Complex Systems" is launching a call for applications for the "CFM Women in Quantitative Finance" PhD scholarship. This grant enables its laureates to finance their doctoral thesis in a field where women are still under-represented.
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.
École polytechnique releases an online dynamic digital brochure to present its Research and Laboratories
Research
16.01.23
École polytechnique releases an online dynamic digital brochure to present its Research and Laboratories
École Polytechnique has published online a dynamic digital presentation in French and English of its 23 laboratories, their teams and ambitions. École Polytechnique, a founding member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, has made the promotion of its research within IP Paris a cornerstone of its 2022-2026 development plan.
 Deflecting lightning with a laser lightning rod
Research
16.01.23
Deflecting lightning with a laser lightning rod
Thanks to a high-powered laser installed on the summit of Säntis (Switzerland), a European consortium led by the Laboratoire d’optique appliquée has succeeded in influencing the trajectory of lightning. These results are published in the journal Nature Photonics.