Testimonies

The world is looking for alternatives to conventional energy extracted from fossil fuels. The use of photovoltaic solar energy is on the rise. It directly converts solar energy into electricity using semiconductor materials such as silicon, contained in the cells of photovoltaic modules, which we commonly call solar panels. Erik Johnson, research director at the CNRS, deputy director of the Laboratory of Physics of Interfaces and Thin Films (LPICM*), and a specialist in photovoltaics, sheds light on the current situation in the sector.

Global warming is now a major environmental concern. CO2 emissions are one of the main causes. Many scientists in different fields are exploring ways to either reduce emissions or to convert or trap the CO2 molecule. According to Olivier Guaitella, a research engineer at the Laboratory of Plasma Physics, cold plasmas have a role to play in the recycling and recovery of CO2.

Sascha Rienäcker is a PhD track student in plasma physics. He has been selected for a PLASMAScience M2 grant.

Arthur Touati, a doctoral student in mathematics at the Laurent Schwartz Mathematics Centre, has co-written a popular science book on the theory of relativity. He talks about this project, as well as his research conducted at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

As a postgraduate degree whose excellence is recognised worldwide and designates a very high level of expertise, a PhD degree opens doors to highly qualified jobs in the public and private sectors. In addition to the academic world, a PhD paves the way for major long-term careers. From 2017 to 2020, Emil Garnell carried out his doctoral thesis in the Mechanics Unit of ENSTA Paris, one of the founding members of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. He tells us about his career.

Viktoria Zakharova shares with us her experience in Master 1 and her initiation to research in the Laboratory of Applied Optics (LOA)

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the first man in space, Dominique Fontaine, astrophysicist, Director of Research at CNRS, Director of the Laboratory of Plasma Physics (LPP) and Head of the PLASMAScience Graduate School, casts light on the role of plasma physics in the Space exploration.

On the occasion of the International Women's Day, 8 March, Anne Bourdon, a physicist, expert in low temperature plasmas and Deputy Head of the PLASMAScience Graduate School, shares her experience as a woman scientist.

Karolina Gorna (TSP, étudiante en 2 année) à la rencontre de Géraldine Thiercelin (TSP, promotion 1994), Vice President - A400M Customer Services - Airbus Defence & Space - Military Aircraf

Chloé Giraudet is conducting her thesis at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris on the biomechanical behavior of the cornea. Diversity of training, interdisciplinarity, state-of-the-art equipment and contacts with the international scientific community...

Eva, Yannis et Paul sont élèves-ingénieurs en 3e année à Télécom SudParis. Ils vous présentent la voie d'approfondissement SEED et son influence dans la création de VocaCoach, leur start-up accompagnée par l’incubateur IMT Starter. Cette solution propose des outils au plus grand nombre pour se former à la communication orale.

Vincent Maitre a suivi le parcours mobilité intelligente et ingénierie des véhicules à l’ENSTA Paris, il parle d’employabilité et de vie associative.