CNRS Medals 2025: Six winners and one winning project team for Insmi

Institutional Distinctions

Every year, the CNRS honors the women and men who have contributed most to its reputation and to the advancement of research. The winners of the individual silver, bronze, and crystal medals were announced on Monday, June 16, 2025. The collective crystal medals were announced on Monday, June 30, 2025. Six winners and one project team were honored on behalf of Insmi. Congratulations!

Photos des lauréates et lauréats
From left to right: Serge Cantat, Laure Dumaz, Benjamin Wesolowski, Véronique Almadovar, Sandrine Layrisse, Mathilde Rousseau, and Cirm, the 2025 award winners.

Every year, several medals are awarded to women and men at the CNRS. On June 16, 2025, the winners of the silver medal were announced. This medal is awarded to nationally and internationally recognized researchers, while the bronze medal recognizes the first work of a promising scientist in their field. The individual crystal medal recognizes women and men who work in support of research. Finally, the collective crystal, announced on June 30, 2025, recognizes teams of women and men, research support staff, who have carried out projects whose technical mastery, collective dimension, applications, innovation, and influence are particularly remarkable.

Lauréates et lauréats de l'Insmi :

Silver Medal 

  • Serge Cantat, Director of Research at the Rennes Institute for Mathematical Research (IRMAR) | read his profile

Bronze Medals 

  • Laure Dumaz, Research Fellow in the Department of Mathematics and Applications (DMA) | read her profile
  • Benjamin Wesolowski, Research Fellow at the Pure and Applied Mathematics Unit (UMPA) | read his profile

Crystal Medals 

  • Véronique Almadovar, Senior Research Engineer at the Borelli Center (CB) | read her profile
  • Sandrine Layrisse, research engineer at the Bordeaux Institute of Mathematics (IMB) | read her profile
  • Mathilde Rousseau, systems and network administrator at the Orsay Mathematics Laboratory (LMO) | read her profile

Collective Crystal Medal 

  • Le Cirm, project team International Center for Mathematical Encounters | read their profile