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Margherita Castellano impressed the judges at the regional finals of the MT 180 competition on Thursday, April 16, at La Terrasse in Gif-sur-Yvette. The contestant, who took the stage alongside two other doctoral students from the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, has qualified for the national finals of the competition, which will take place at the Théâtre Sebastopol in Lille on May 28.

As a CNRS Research Director at the Laboratory of Dynamic Meteorology (LMD*), Laurent Bopp develops highly detailed models of the ocean carbon cycle. To do this, he studies and incorporates into his simulations phenomena that have been little or not at all represented until now (ocean acidification, coastal ecosystems, human activities, etc.). These models help determine carbon emission targets compatible with those of the Paris Agreement and evaluate adaptation and mitigation solutions developed in response to climate change.

Alejandro Alvarez Laguna, a CNRS research fellow at the Plasma Physics Laboratory (LPP); Vicky Kalogeiton, a professor at the École Polytechnique Computer Science Laboratory (LIX); and Anna Korba, a lecturer and researcher at the Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST), have received the 2026 CNRS Bronze Medal. This award recognizes the early, already fruitful work of scientists who are specialists in their fields and encourages them to continue on their path.