2026 CNRS Medals: Three Winners of Silver and Bronze Medals in Mathematics
Distinctions
Every year, the CNRS honors the women and men who have made the greatest contributions to its reputation and to the advancement of research. The silver and bronze medalists were announced on Thursday, April 16, 2026. In mathematics, three recipients were honored. Congratulations!
Silver Medal
The Silver Medal recognizes researchers for the originality, quality, and significance of their work, which has been acknowledged both nationally and internationally.
- Cristina Toninelli, CNRS Research Director at the Center for Research in Decision Mathematics (CEREMADE)1 | read her profile
Bronze Medal
The Bronze Medal recognizes early work by researchers who are specialists in their field. This distinction represents encouragement from the CNRS to continue research that is well underway and already bearing fruit.
- Alexandre Afgoustidis, CNRS Research Fellow at the Élie Cartan Institute of Lorraine (IECL)2 | read his profile
- Anna Korba, Lecturer and Researcher at the Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST)3 | read her profile