Recognized for their outstanding research in physics, biology, environmental sciences, and astrophysics, six scientists from UGA’s joint research units and partner research organizations are among the 2025 recipients of the Academy of Sciences awards. These prestigious awards were officially presented to them on October 28 and November 25 under the dome of the Institut de France in Paris.
With more than 300 members elected from among the most eminent scientists, both French and foreign, theNational Academy of Sciences plays a vital role in promoting research and scientific thought. Thanks to the generosity of its donors and public and private partners, it awards more than 80 prizes each year, totaling more than one million euros. These prestigious awards span the entire scientific spectrum, from basic research to its most practical applications, and honor experienced scientists while supporting young researchers at the beginning of their careers.
All of these awards for excellence are presented to the winners during formal ceremonies held under the dome of the Palais de l’Institut de France, the Academy’s historic headquarters. Whether they are rising stars or seasoned researchers, the six scientists from UGA’s joint research units and partner research organizations—the 2025 recipients of the Academy of Sciences awards—were officially honored during ceremonies held on October 28 and November 25, 2025.
Léonie Canet, winner of the 2025 Anuita Winter-Klein Thematic Prize from the Georges and Stanislas Winter Foundation of the Academy of Sciences
A professor at UGA, Léonie Canet is a theoretical physicist at the Laboratory of Physics and Modeling of Condensed Matter (LPMMC - CNRS/UGA). Her research focuses on the statistical physics of non-equilibrium systems. She is interested in the critical phenomena that occur in these systems, characterized by fascinating emergent properties such as universality and scale invariance, with applications to turbulence, stochastic interface growth, and Bose-Einstein condensation in polariton gases.
Emilie Capron, winner of the 2025 Thematic Award for Scientific Research in Polar and Subpolar Regions
CNRS Researcher at the Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE - CNRS/INRAE/IRD/UGA — Grenoble INP-UGA), Émilie Capron reconstructs past climate changes by analyzing polar ice cores. As part of her Mogpa Hotclim project (2020–2026), she is studying variations in climate and the carbon cycle during periods marked by polar warming similar to that projected for 2100. Her findings serve as a test bed for evaluating the models used to make climate projections for the future.
Guillaume Chaverot, winner of the Pierre and Cyril Grivet Award
Postdoctoral researcher at Université Grenoble Alpes at the Institute of Planetology and Astrophysics of Grenoble (IPAG - CNRS/UGA), Guillaume Chaverot studies the climates of terrestrial exoplanets using various numerical models. He works primarily with various teams on the scientific preparation for the future instruments of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in Chile. He is also interested in laboratory spectroscopy to generate data essential for climate modeling for the scientific community.
Bernard Dieny, winner of the 2025 Clément Codron Grand Prize—Codron Fautz Foundation/Foundation of the Institut de France
CEA Research Director at the Spintronics and Component Technologies Laboratory (Spintec - CEA/CNRS/UGA — Grenoble INP-UGA), Bernard Dieny has been conducting research in magnetism for 40 years. As the founder of the Spintec laboratory in Grenoble, he studies the fundamental aspects of spin electronics and its applications in magnetic recording and ultra-low-power electronics. He is also exploring the interface between magnetism and biology to develop innovative treatments for cancer and diabetes.
Mohamed-Ali Hakimi, Winner of the Allianz Foundation–Institut de France Award
Inserm Research Director at the Institute for the Advancement of Biosciences (IAB - UGA/Inserm/CNRS), Mohamed-Ali Hakimi leads the Toxoplasmosis and Host-Parasite Coevolution team in Grenoble. He studies the molecular interactions and conflicts between the Toxoplasma parasite and its hosts, which have shaped, over the course of evolution, the parasite’s persistence in humans and its transmission. via cats. He is tracking the presence of the parasite in the brain using new markers and developing innovative treatments for toxoplasmosis.
Catherine Ritz, winner of the 2025 Gérard Mégie Thematic Prize—Academy of Sciences Foundation
Glaciologist and CNRS Research Director at the Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE - CNRS/INRAE/IRD/UGA — Grenoble INP-UGA), Catherine Ritz uses numerical models to study how the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets respond to climate variations, both in the past and in the future. She has also been involved in dating ice cores and in selecting the drilling site in Antarctica that recently yielded a climate record spanning at least 1.5 million years.
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A professor at UGA, Léonie Canet is a theoretical physicist at the Laboratory of Physics and Modeling of Condensed Matter (LPMMC - CNRS/UGA). Her research focuses on the statistical physics of non-equilibrium systems. She is interested in the critical phenomena that occur in these systems, characterized by fascinating emergent properties such as universality and scale invariance, with applications to turbulence, stochastic interface growth, and Bose-Einstein condensation in polariton gases.
CNRS Researcher at the Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE - CNRS/INRAE/IRD/UGA — Grenoble INP-UGA), Émilie Capron reconstructs past climate changes by analyzing polar ice cores. As part of her Mogpa Hotclim project (2020–2026), she is studying variations in climate and the carbon cycle during periods marked by polar warming similar to that projected for 2100. Her findings serve as a test bed for evaluating the models used to make climate projections for the future.
Postdoctoral researcher at Université Grenoble Alpes at the Institute of Planetology and Astrophysics of Grenoble (IPAG - CNRS/UGA), Guillaume Chaverot studies the climates of terrestrial exoplanets using various numerical models. He works primarily with various teams on the scientific preparation for the future instruments of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in Chile. He is also interested in laboratory spectroscopy to generate data essential for climate modeling for the scientific community.
CEA Research Director at the Spintronics and Component Technologies Laboratory (Spintec - CEA/CNRS/UGA — Grenoble INP-UGA), Bernard Dieny has been conducting research in magnetism for 40 years. As the founder of the Spintec laboratory in Grenoble, he studies the fundamental aspects of spin electronics and its applications in magnetic recording and ultra-low-power electronics. He is also exploring the interface between magnetism and biology to develop innovative treatments for cancer and diabetes.
Inserm Research Director at the Institute for the Advancement of Biosciences (IAB - UGA/Inserm/CNRS), Mohamed-Ali Hakimi leads the Toxoplasmosis and Host-Parasite Coevolution team in Grenoble. He studies the molecular interactions and conflicts between the Toxoplasma parasite and its hosts, which have shaped, over the course of evolution, the parasite’s persistence in humans and its transmission. via cats. He is tracking the presence of the parasite in the brain using new markers and developing innovative treatments for toxoplasmosis.
Glaciologist and CNRS Research Director at the Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE - CNRS/INRAE/IRD/UGA — Grenoble INP-UGA), Catherine Ritz uses numerical models to study how the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets respond to climate variations, both in the past and in the future. She has also been involved in dating ice cores and in selecting the drilling site in Antarctica that recently yielded a climate record spanning at least 1.5 million years.