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🎓🎤’Pitch Your Thesis’ Highlights ✨ Last week, ten talented PhD students from across the Southeast competed in a contest to present their research in just three minutes! 🎉Congrats to the two winners! 👏 Hosted with humor and energy by comedian David Perdue, the night celebrated the power of clear, concise, and compelling storytelling in research. This event was presented by the Consulate of France in Atlanta, Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education and France Science, Emory University and Spelman College as part of #FranceAtlanta2025 Anne-Laure Desjonquères Fabrice Rozié Emilie Georget Laura Durand Clara Chapel Pascale Cohen Chiara Pero

It was an honor to be invited to present my research, “Towards a Future where Security is Verified, Not Assumed,” at the poster session of the 3rd edition of the France Science Summit, held at La Maison Française of the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., on October 20th, 2025. It was a perfect day where science met passion beyond borders, a celebration of how collaboration between nations can yield something truly beautiful and impactful. I really enjoyed talking to researchers from different fields and learning about their work. Thank you Marie-Naomi FAIFE for inviting me. The evening was nothing short of magical! I reconnected with my dear friend Achrène DYREK, PhD, and together we relived our L’Oréal–UNESCO Women in Science days, raising a glass of champagne at the Résidence de France in Washington to friendship, science, and shared dreams. #france #usa #research #science #loreal #UNESCO #womeninscience #francesummit Images credit: Emilie Nguyen / Press and Communication Office / Embassy of France in the U.S.

I recently had the honor to represent the fantastic relationship between the Région Hauts-de-France and the State of Maryland at the France Science Summit 2025. 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 Our two states are pioneering novel air quality research for public benefit. Over the past two years, I've contributed to GRASP Earth, a science-driven technology company based in Lille, FRA and Baltimore, USA. GRASP Earth combines satellite, aircraft, and “nose-level” instrument hardware with state-of-the-art data interpretation software. Why this combination? To better understand how small aerosols called particulate matter (PM) are distributed spatially, vertically, and how they impact human health globally. At the surface, PM < 10 microns in size can get into our lungs. This is 15x smaller than the thickness of human hair. PM < 2.5 microns can lodge deep in the lung, disrupt the blood-oxygen pathway, and over time, spur on respiratory illness. More comprehensive global measurements of PM means more actionable policies in the future that could save lives. Many thanks to the Embassy of France in the United States, and I look forward to the future of our growing collaborations! 🤝 Photo credits: Emilie Nguyen / Press and Communication Office / Embassy of France in the U.S.

The French Office for Science and Technology in the US welcomed the 3rd edition of the France Science Summit on the 20th of October 2025, an occasion to highlight scientific and academic collaboration between France and the US.   INRAE had the pleasure to co-organise and co-fund the summit with France Science, alongside the CNRS and Inserm North America. It was the occasion for our research institute to recall the history that links INRAE to the United States of America, our first partner in terms of co-publications.     Dr Iban Seiliez, Research Director at INRAE, presented the International Associated Laboratory (IAL) Aquasafe, currently awaiting signing with the USDA-ARS. As the co-cordinator of this IAL focused on the future of Aquaculture, he was able to underline the benefits of this institutional cooperation tool. Steffi Reji, his PhD student, and currently a visiting student at USDA-ARS, also presented the results of her research, alongside 25 other PhD students and post-docs, during the poster session organised by France Science.    I also had the chance and the honour to moderate the "Data Science and Modelling for Agriculture and Climate" panel welcoming Dr Estelle Couradeau, Assistant Professor at Penn State University, Dr Pierre Gentine, Professor at Columbia University and Dr Louis Derry, Professor at Cornell University. I would like to thank them for their fascinating scientific presentation and their enlightening discussion on: • the possible applications of their research, • the partnerships with economic and political stakeholders which need to be implemented to face tomorrow’s challenges, • and among all the importance to maintain strong scientific links between France and the US.   Thank you to all the speakers and participants for this fruitful event! If you would like to learn more about our cooperation tools, you can click on the following link: https://lnkd.in/eEhMJfXN 📸 : Emilie Nguyen Gema Herrero Corral

This week, the scientific team had the pleasure of visiting the University of California, Riverside and discussing research, innovation, and international collaboration. Highlights of the day: - International Affairs & Technology Partnership Office: discussions on scientific collaboration, international recruitment, and entrepreneurship support with Dr. Marko Princevac, Jun Wang, Dr. Rosibel Ochoa, PhD and Dr. Francisca Reyes, DED, EDP. We explored UCR’s initiatives, including the OASIS program focusing on #sustainableagriculture, #energystorage, #air and #waterquality, #sustainabletransportation, and #healthdisparities, reflecting the university’s commitment to high-impact and interdisciplinary research. Moreover, we discovered UCR’s programs to support startups, scale innovative technologies, and connect research to industry. - College of Engineering - Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT): visit of atmospheric chambers and discussions on #atmosphericchemistry, #airquality, #emissions, and #pollutionmitigation, thanks to Dr. Christopher Lynch, Dr. Arun Raju, Dr. Don Collins, and Robin Collet. - Center for Infectious Disease and Vector Research: meeting with French researcher Pr. Karine Le Roch to discuss her work on infectious diseases, a key public health area. We are very grateful for this opportunity to explore high-impact scientific and societal challenges that will enrich France‑UCR collaboration. Embassy of France in the United States | France Science | University of California, Riverside | College of Engineering - Center for Environmental Research and Technology | UCR Bourns College of Engineering | UCR Research and Economic Development | Virginie Molle | Célestine Belloeil | Didier MARTY-DESSUS | Adrien Frier