{"id":10063,"date":"2025-11-25T17:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/prix-imt-academie-des-sciences-edition-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:18:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:18:28","slug":"2025-french-academy-of-sciences-prize-laureates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/2025-french-academy-of-sciences-prize-laureates\/","title":{"rendered":"IMT \u2013 French Academy of Sciences Prize: Meet the 2025 Laureates!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Supported by the Mines-T\u00e9l\u00e9com Foundation, the <strong>IMT \u2013 French Academy of Sciences Prize<\/strong> honors outstanding scientific figures whose remarkable contributions have significantly advanced industrial and business-related challenges in support of a sustainable economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 edition reflects the IMT&#8217;s strategic priorities: health engineering, the industry of the future, and technological sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Grand Prize<\/strong> is awarded to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/imtech.imt.fr\/2025\/11\/27\/stephane-avril-grand-prix-imt-academie-des-sciences-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St\u00e9phane Avril<\/a><\/strong>, Professor of Biomechanics at <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mines-stetienne.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mines Saint-\u00c9tienne<\/a><\/em> and Director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/laboratoire SAINBIOSE\">SAINBIOSE <\/a>Laboratory at IMT, for his pioneering work in biomechanics, paving the way for personalized medicine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Rising Talent Award<\/strong> goes to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/imtech.imt.fr\/2025\/11\/26\/damien-texier-prix-espoir-imt-academie-des-sciences-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Damien Texier<\/a><\/strong>, CNRS researcher at the Cl\u00e9ment Ader Institute (ICA) \u2013 IMT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imt-mines-albi.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mines Albi<\/a>, for his research into the durability of critical materials under extreme conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Their research\u2014bridging fundamental science and industrial application\u2014embodies IMT\u2019s commitment to innovation in support of major transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Stephane-Avril_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"St\u00e9phane Avril\" class=\"wp-image-9670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Stephane-Avril_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Stephane-Avril_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Stephane-Avril_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Stephane-Avril_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Stephane-Avril_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences.webp 1653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Mathieu Baumer \u2013 Acad\u00e9mie des sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Damien-Texier_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Damien Texier\" class=\"wp-image-9673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Damien-Texier_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Damien-Texier_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Damien-Texier_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Damien-Texier_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Prix-2025_Damien-Texier_\u00a9Mathieu-Baumer-\u2013-Academie-des-sciences-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Mathieu Baumer \u2013 Acad\u00e9mie des sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button btn-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_IMT_Prix-Academiedessciences_Livret-A5_TECH_webBD.pdf\">Livret du prix imt \u2013 acad\u00e9mie des sciences (pdf)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grand Prize \u2013 St\u00e9phane Avril<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Avril_Stephane_2017.webp\" alt=\"Photo portrait de St\u00e9phane Avril\" class=\"wp-image-9602\" style=\"width:484px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Avril_Stephane_2017.webp 940w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Avril_Stephane_2017-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Avril_Stephane_2017-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>At the crossroads of engineering and life sciences, St\u00e9phane Avril explores the emerging field of biomechanics. Widely recognized for his research and deeply convinced of the value of interdisciplinarity in biomedical innovation, his work has earned him the 2025 <strong>IMT \u2013 French Academy of Sciences Grand Prize<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the pioneers of medically applied biomechanics in France, St\u00e9phane Avril began his career as a mechanical engineer and turned early toward studying biological tissues\u2014investigating how the laws of mechanics apply to complex living structures such as the aorta. By combining numerical modeling, medical imaging, and experimental methods, he develops individualized digital twins capable of simulating the mechanical behavior of blood vessels under pathophysiological stress. These breakthroughs offer new possibilities for aneurysm rupture prediction and surgical planning.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After earning his PhD in 2002 from <em>Mines Saint-\u00c9tienne<\/em>, he joined the school in 2007 as a faculty member, following a research accreditation at the University of Technology of Compi\u00e8gne. Today, he is the founding director of SAINBIOSE, a multidisciplinary Inserm lab operating at the interface of engineering, biology, and health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His work\u2014supported by three ERC grants (Consolidator, Proof of Concept, and Advanced), including the <em>JuvenTwin<\/em> project\u2014focuses on understanding and slowing the mechanical aging of arteries. His commitment to knowledge transfer is also evident: he co-founded two start-ups, PrediSurge and KaomX, both derived from his research, demonstrating its tangible impact on medical technologies.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A mentor to more than 50 PhD candidates and 25 postdoctoral researchers, he continues to be a driving force in advancing digital twins in medicine and promoting biomechanics internationally at the intersection of engineering, biology, and clinical practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI respectfully thank the French Academy of Sciences and the Institut Mines-T\u00e9l\u00e9com for this honor, which recognizes a body of work. I also extend my deep gratitude to <em>Mines Saint-\u00c9tienne<\/em>, an IMT Technological University, for giving me the freedom and support to pursue long-term scientific research, including the creation of the start-ups PrediSurge and KaomX.\u201d<br>\u2014 <em>St\u00e9phane Avril, 2025 IMT \u2013 French Academy of Sciences Grand Prize Laureate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button btn-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/imtech.imt.fr\/2025\/11\/26\/damien-texier-prix-espoir-imt-academie-des-sciences-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the article on I&#8217;MTech<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rising Talent Prize \u2013 Damien Texier<br><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DamienTexier_Credit_Melina-LE-CORRE_CNRS_recadree_bd.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9608\" style=\"width:501px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DamienTexier_Credit_Melina-LE-CORRE_CNRS_recadree_bd.webp 624w, https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DamienTexier_Credit_Melina-LE-CORRE_CNRS_recadree_bd-300x196.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Melina LE CORRE (CNRS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Focusing on the mechanical and chemical properties of materials at very small scales, Damien Texier studies the durability of critical metallic materials used in nuclear, aerospace, and transportation sectors. For his contribution to understanding the interactions between mechanics, environment, and material durability, he receives the 2025 <strong>IMT \u2013 French Academy of Sciences Rising Talent Prize<\/strong>.<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A CNRS researcher at the Cl\u00e9ment Ader Institute (IMT Mines Albi), he develops experimental methods in materials micromechanics. His research investigates how metallic materials evolve in extreme environments\u2014such as turbines, nuclear reactors, and aircraft structures\u2014under the combined effects of mechanical stress, oxidation, and chemical gradients. Using ultrathin sample preparation and correlative analysis techniques (mechanical, chemical, crystallographic), he isolates and quantifies localized phenomena previously difficult to access.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following an engineering degree from Toulouse INP-ENSIACET and a PhD at CIRIMAT (2013), Texier pursued postdoctoral research at the Pprime Institute (Poitiers), the University of California at Santa Barbara, and ETS Montreal, before joining CNRS in 2017.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, he leads an integrated approach in correlative mechanical microscopy, combining nanoindentation, mechanical property mapping, and fine chemical characterization to better predict the durability of structural materials. With support from an ERC Starting Grant, he investigates hot oxidation effects in multilayer materials, contributing to the development of next-generation alloys for aerospace and energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI am deeply grateful to the French Academy of Sciences and the Institut Mines-T\u00e9l\u00e9com for awarding me this prestigious prize. It highlights my research in micromechanics and correlative mechanical microscopy to study the durability of aerospace and energy components.\u201d<br>\u2014 <em>Damien Texier, 2025 IMT \u2013 French Academy of Sciences Rising Talent Prize Laureate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button btn-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/imtech.imt.fr\/2025\/11\/26\/damien-texier-prix-espoir-imt-academie-des-sciences-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the article on I&#8217;MTech<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supported by the Mines-T\u00e9l\u00e9com Foundation, the IMT \u2013 French Academy of Sciences Prize honors outstanding scientific figures whose remarkable contributions have significantly advanced industrial and business-related challenges in support of a sustainable economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,43],"tags":[413],"class_list":["post-10063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-press-release","tag-imt-french-academy-of-sciences-prizes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10063"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10066,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10063\/revisions\/10066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imt.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}