The Silver Medal is awarded to reseachers whose career is only beginning but who have already obained national and international recognition for the pioneering quality and the importance of their work.

Department of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPM)

• François Biraben, born in 1949, is CNRS research director at the Kastler-Brossel laboratory, an associated CNRS- Ecole Normale Supérieure Ulm-University of Paris 6 (URA 18) research unit located in Paris.

• Jean-Loup Waldspurger, born in 1953, is a CNRS research director at the Group theory laboratory, associated CNRS-University of Paris 7 (URA 748) research unit in Paris.

Contact: Frédérique Laubenheimer
Communication office of the Physical and Mathematical Sciences department (SPM) of the CNRS
E-mail: frederique.laubenheimer@cnrs-dir.fr
Pphone: 33 1 44 96 42 63

Department of Nuclear and Particle Physics (PNC) - National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (IN2P3)

• Joël Galin is a CNRS research director at the large-scale heavy ion accelerator (GANIL), combined CNRS-Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) research unit, UMR 6415 in Caen.

Contact: Genevi&egraveve Edelheit
Communication office of the Department of Nuclear and Particle Physics of the CNRS (PNC-IN2P3)
E-mail: genevieve.edelheit@cnrs-dir.fr
Phone : 33 1 44 96 47 60

Engineering Sciences Department (SPI)

• Marie-Claude Gaudel is a university professor and is now carrying out research in computer science in the "Al-Khowarizmi" laboratory, an associated CNRS-University of Paris 11 research unit (URA 410) in Orsay.

• Guy Joulin is a CNRS research director at the Combustion and detonics laboratory, a CNRS unit (UPR 9028) located in the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique (ENSMA) in Poitiers.

Contact: Béatrice Revol
Communication office of the Engineering Sciences Department (SPI) of the CNRS E-mail: beatrice.revol@cnrs-dir.fr
Phone: 33 1 44 96 42 32

Sciences of the Universe Department (SDU) - National Institute of Sciences of the Universe (INSU)

• Daniel Vaulot is a CNRS research director at the Center of oceanography and marine biology of the Life Sciences Department (SDV), a CNRS research unit ( UPR 9042) in Roscoff.

• Georges Balmino is a research engineer of the National Center for Space studies (CNES) and carries out research at Earth and Planet Dynamics laboratory, a CNRS research unit (UPR 234) located in Toulouse.

Contact:
Christiane Grappin
Communication office of the Department of Sciences of the Universe (SDU-INSU) of the CNRS
E-mail: christiane.grappin@cnrs-dir.fr
Phone: 33 1 44 96 43 37

Chemical Sciences Department (SC)

• Claude Brémard is a CNRS research director at the infrared spectrochemistry and Raman laboratory, CNRS research unit (UPR 2631) in Thiais.

• Janine Cossy is a university professor and is the head of the Laboratory of New Synthetic Methods and Biomimetic Chemical Systems, an associated CNRS-Ecole supérieure de physique et chimie industrielles de Paris (ESPCI) research unit in Paris (URA 476).

• Jean Martinez Martinez is a CNRS research director at the chemistry and pharmacology of biological molecules laboratory, associated CNRS-University of Montpellier 1 research unit (URA 1845) in Montpellier.

Contact: Laurence Mordenti
Communication office of the Chemical Sciences Department (SC) of the CNRS
E-mail: laurence.mordenti@cnrs-dir.fr
Phone : 33 1 44 96 41 09

Life Sciences Department (SDV)

• François Bonhomme, born in 1954, is a CNRS research director at the Genome and Populations Laboratory, a CNRS research unit (UPR 9060) at the University of Montpellier 2.

• Bruno Giros is a CNRS researcher at the Cellular and Functional Neurobiology Laboratory, an INSERM research unit (U 288) located at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris.

• Bernard Malissen, born in 1953, is a CNRS research director, head of the Marseille-Luminy immunology center, combined CNRS- University of Aix- Marseille 2 research unit (UMR 145), in Marseilles.

• Marcel Méchali, born in 1949, is a CNRS research director at the Jacques Monod Institute, combined CNRS- University of Paris 7 research unit (UMR 9922) in Paris.

Contact: Thierry Pilorge
Communication office of the Life Sciences Department (SDV) of the CNRS
E-mail: didier.hatat@cnrs-dir.fr
Phone : 33 1 44 96 40 23

Humanities and Social Sciences Department (SHS)