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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.

A catalyst for exchanges between doctors and researchers, the second symposium on biomedical engineering took place on Friday 11 June 2021. This event was an opportunity to discover the research currently being carried out at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris to meet the current challenges in medicine.

Marie-Paule Cani, professor at the Ecole Polytechnique and researcher in computer graphics, creates three-dimensional virtual worlds. She has just been named fellow of the interdisciplinary research center Hi!Paris for her project "Creative AI" and promoted to the rank of Commander of the National Order of Merit

Three PhD thesis prizes have been awarded by the Institut Polytechnique de Paris to Clémence Tricaud in economics, Ambre Bouillant in fluid mecanics and Boris Muzellec in mathematics

from June 16-19, Institut Polytechnique presented at the VivaTechnology trade show the innovations developed by its start-ups in its incubators.

Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) enters the Top 50 in its first ranking of QS’ World University Rankings 2022, in 49th position. IP Paris is ranked 15th worldwide in terms of employer reputation of its graduates.

Apollon, one of the most powerful lasers in the world, will be fully available to users next year. This is the final chapter for the project launched in 2009 and led by a team from the Laboratory for the Use of Intense Lasers (LULI). On the occasion of the International Day of Light, François Mathieu, Apollon's Technical Director, casts light on this exceptional installation made in France.

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.

In September 2020, Institut Polytechnique de Paris launched its first call for student projects within the perimeter of the five schools. Its objective: to enable the emergence of cultural, social, scientific, sports, entrepreneurial or event-based projects aimed at stimulating campus life and developing the Institut's student community.

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.