Andrea Tomassi: A grant to revolutionize geodynamics
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April also saw the success of Andréa Tommasi, Director of Research at the Geosciences laboratory of the University of Montpellier, winner of a European Research Council grant for her RhEoVOLUTION project. A good start to the year for this specialist in terrestrial deformation, who was also awarded the CNRS silver medal in 2020.
Louise 0. Fresco, Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Montpellier
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On the occasion of her visit to the University of Montpellier for a conference leading her to "revisit the linked destinies of agriculture and food" in March 2020, Louise O. Fresco, professor and president of Wageningen University & Reseach, was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Montpellier by Philippe Augé, president of the University of Montpellier.
Nacim Guellati: a student who leaves no stone unturned!
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From January 5 to February 13, Nacim Guellati will be aboard the Arctic Sunrise as an environmental DNA specialist. His mission: to identify the marine species present in Antarctica. Portrait of the very first UM student invited to take part in a Greenpeace mission. And what a mission it was!
Sarah Colombani, FRM award: "This recognition will follow me throughout my career".
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At the age of 24, Sarah Colombani has just been awarded the Prix Jeanne Philippe Beziat by the Fondation pour la recherche médicale (FRM). A doctoral student at the University of Montpellier in the Physiology and Experimental Medicine of the Heart and Muscles laboratory, she is beginning her thesis in cardiology under the supervision of Albano Meli and Alain Lacampagne. Interview.
Loïc Lalague "Don't show your weaknesses".
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Loïc Lalague is the 2019 French kick-boxing champion, also qualified for the French team boxing championships, and a Master 2 hydrogeology student at UM.
Carol-Ann Borel: "Unwavering dedication and commitment".
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Carol-Ann Borel, 20, is a swimmer on the Montpellier university team crowned French champion in 2019 and a Bachelor 3 student at Montpellier's UFR STAPS.
Tom Picard: "We have to be clever to outwit our opponents".
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Tom Picard is captain of the French university champion volleyball team and bronze medallist at the European Championships. He is currently studying for a master's degree in STAPS at UM.
Romain Buttarazzi: "Be rigorous in your choices".
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Romain Buttarazzi is French university golf champion and a Master of Finance student at Montpellier Management.
Lucie Esnault and Manon Bruno: "We're all in it for the team!
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Lucie Esnault and Manon Bruno, players on the university women's soccer team, are 2019 French champions and STAPS students at UM.
Innès Allouache: "My heart will always beat for Montpellier".
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Innès Allouache is university world champion in athletic strength and a 3rd-year STAPS student at UM.
Léo Caniaux: "Balancing effort and ego".
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Léo Caniaux is a French athletic strength champion and STAPS student at UM.
Amandine Cadiaux: A project on air purification with the "Make our Planet Great Again" program
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Amandine CADIAU, previously based at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia), has joined the UMR ICGM (UM-CNRS-ENSCM) to work on the APPAT project: Air purification using new hybrid sorbents, as part of the MOPGA priority research program to combat climate change. The project was officially launched on April 15.
Flavie Coquel, for women and science
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At 28, Flavie Coquel is a biology researcher at the Institute of Human Genetics (IGH) and winner of the 2018 L'Oréal-Unesco "For Women in Science" award. Interview.
Jean-Marie Ramirez digitizes histology
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"On this blade, you have the eye. An eye taken from one of Montpellier's last death row inmates, publicly executed under the Third Republic on Place Albert 1er," explains Jean-Marie Ramirez, his eyes resting on the scope of his microscope.
Christophe BONNEL: 49-year-old student, winner of the Laval Virtual Awards
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Christophe Bonnel - 49 years old - Born in Carcassonne - Montpellier resident for 49 years - Diploma in preparation: Master 2 in entrepreneurial support at Institut Montpellier Management.