Support l'X PhD students from École polytechnique laboratories in the spotlight at MT180
From left to right and top to bottom: Marie-Sophie Dias Fernandes, Xavier Xancho, Alexandre Tan-Lhernould, Ange Bernardin Chambissie Kameni, Laure Corazza, Amélie Kies, Sarah Tachet, Louis Berthier, Tristan Nemoz, Maxime Vigoureux.
Those present in the Poincaré amphitheatre at the École Polytechnique witnessed an event combining science, eloquence and a lively atmosphere on Wednesday April 2. Ten young researchers working on their PhDs in the laboratories of the member schools of Institut Polytechnique de Paris took to the stage one after the other to present their research topics in a clear, easy-to-understand and compelling way, in less than three minutes - and not a second longer, under threat of disqualification! All the candidates, trained in advance by communications professionals, performed this difficult trick brilliantly under the watchful eye of the audience and the jury presided by Kees van der Beek, Director of Research at École polytechnique.
Beyond celebrating science in an original way, the aim of Ma Thèse en 180 secondes (MT180) is to show that scientific research is not meant to remain confined to a technical language far removed from the general public. As Kees van der Beck points out, in these times, promoting science and the beneficial impact it can have on society is all the more important. In its deliberations, the jury was primarily concerned with judging the scientific content of the participants' explanations, before taking into account their performance, stage presence, body language and other humorous or metaphorical touches. The public voted for their favorite performance, while high school students from the Cordées de la réussite program also awarded a prize.
First Jury Prize: Amélie Kies (LOA)
Thesis title: Ultrafast dynamics in diamond NV centers subjected to a magnetic field.
Second Jury Prize and High School Prize: Laure Corazza (LMD)
Thesis title: Estimation of greenhouse gas concentration from space using Machine Learning.
Third Jury Prize: Maxime Vigoureux (LSO)
Thesis title: When atom economy and step economy merge: fragment and radical cyclization approaches to the total synthesis of bridged natural substances.
Public Prize: Louis Berthier (CMAP)
Thesis title: Robust real-time quality monitoring and reliable adaptation of manufacturing processes in the tire industry.
*LOA: a joint research unit CNRS, École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France
*LMD: a joint research unit CNRS, ENS - PSL, Sorbonne Université, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France
*LSO: a joint research unit CNRS, ENSTA Paris, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France
*CMAP: a joint research unit CNRS, Inria, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France