New Prize

A big congratulations to Kate Sorg, third prize IP Paris My Thesis in 180 Seconds

She will take part in the regional final of the MT 180 competition, which will take place on April 16, 2026, at La Terrasse in Gif-sur-Yvette. 

2026 Winners

The jury, composed of prominent figures from the academic, scientific, artistic, media, and educational worlds, had a difficult task in deciding between the candidates' presentations. Thanks to their complementary perspectives, they recognized the clarity, pedagogy, and scientific passion of the doctoral students. 

Here are the winners for the 2026 edition: 

• The jury’s first prize was awarded by Matthieu Lefrançois, physics editor for Sciences & Vie Junior magazine, to Margherita Castellano, doctoral student at the Center for Applied Mathematics (CMAP*), for her thesis entitled Navier-Stokes-Cahn-Hilliard Equations with Surfactants.
• The jury's second prize was awarded by Étienne Brière, Scientific Director and Partnerships Director for France & Expert Fellow at the EDF Group, to Magali Korolev, doctoral student at the Center for Theoretical Physics (CPHT**), for her thesis entitled Correlated Systems in Interaction, Transport in Mesoscopic Physics, and Quantum Information.
• The jury's third prize was awarded by Sylvie David, actress and performer, to Kate Sorg, doctoral student at the Optics and Biosciences Laboratory (LOB***), for her thesis entitled Biological functions of non-canonical nucleic acid structures called G-quadruplexes in archaea.
• The audience award was presented by Kellya Manange, a senior at the Lycée Julie Victoire Daubié in Argenteuil, to Margherita Castellano, doctoral student at the Center for Applied Mathematics (CMAP*), for her thesis entitled Navier-Stokes-Cahn-Hilliard Equations with Surfactants.