The CNRS Silver Medal is a distinction awarded to research scientists who are just beginning their careers, but who are already known on a national and international level for the originality, quality and importance of their work.

Mathematics and Physical Sciences Department (SPM)

• Vincent Rivasseau, CNRS research director at the Centre de physique théorique (Theoretical physics center), a CNRS research unit (UPR 14), at the Ecole polytechnique, Palaiseau.

• Heinz Schulz, CNRS research director at the Laboratoire de physique des solides (Solids physics laboratory) (URA 2), Paris 11 University, Orsay.

Contact: Frédérique Laubenheimer
In charge of communication for the Mathematics and Physical Sciences Department (SPM) of the CNRS
Email: frederique.laubenheimer@cnrs-dir.fr
Telephone: +33 1 44 96 42 63

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

• Bernard Degrange, CNRS research director at the Laboratoire de physique nucléaire des hautes énergies (LPNHE) (High energy nuclear physics laboratory) (UMR 6431), Ecole polytechnique, Palaiseau.

Contact: Geneviève Edelheit
In charge of communication for the Nuclear and Particle Physics Department (PNC-IN2P3) of the CNRS
Email: genevieve.edelheit@cnrs-dir.fr
Telephone: +33 1 44 96 47 60

Engineering Sciences Department (SPI)

• Hieu Ha Minh, University professor, at the Institut de mécanique des fluides de Toulouse (IMFT) (Mechanical Fluids Institute of Toulouse), a CNRS-Institut national polytechnique de Toulouse joint research (UMR 5502)

• Alain Oustaloup, University professor, at the Ecole nationale supérieure d'électronique et de radioélectricité de Bordeaux (ENSRB) (National Radioelectricity and electronics institute of Bordeaux).

Contact: Béatrice Revol
In charge of communication for the Engineering Sciences Department (SPI) of the CNRS
Email: beatrice.revol@cnrs-dir.fr
Telephone: +33 1 44 96 42 32

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

• Philippe Bougeault, Engineer-in-chief, Météo France (National weather institute), at the Centre national de recherches météorologiques (CNRM) (National Center for Meteorological Research) of Toulouse.

Contact:
Christiane Grappin
In charge of communication for the Sciences of the Universe Department (SDU-INSU) of the CNRS
Email: christiane.grappin@cnrs-dir.fr
Telephone: +33 1 44 96 43 37

Chemical Sciences Department (SC)

• Bruno Chaudret, CNRS research director of the Laboratoire de chimie de coordination (Coordination chemistry laboratory), a CNRS unit (UPR 8241), Toulouse.

• Alain Pasturel, CNRS research director of the laboratoire Physique et modélisation des milieux condensés (Condensed mediums physics and modeling laboratory) (UPRES-A), Grenoble.

Contact: Laurence Mordenti
In charge of communication for the Chemical Sciences Department (SC) of the CNRS
Email: laurence.mordenti@cnrs-dir.fr
Telephone: +33 1 44 96 41 09

Life Sciences Department (SDV)

• Thierry Heidmann, CNRS research director at the Laboratoire Physico-chimie et pharmacologie des macromolécules biologiques (Physico-chemistry and pharmacology of biological macro-molecules laboratory) (URA 147), Villejuif.

• Michael Hochberg, CNRS research director at the Laboratoire structures et fonctionnement des systèmes écologiques (Ecological systems structure and operating laboratory) (URA 258), Ecole normale supérieure de Paris.

• Laurent Meijer, CNRS research director at the Centre d'Etudes d'océanographie et de biologie marine (Oceanography and marine biology observation center) (UPR 9042), Roscoff.

• Jacques Samarut, CNRS research director at the Laboratoire de biologie moléculaire et cellulaire (LBMC) (Cellular and molecular biology laboratory) (UMR 49), Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon.

• Jean Bullier, CNRS research director, INSERM (National Institute of Health and Medical Research) unit 371, Cerveau et vision (Brain and vision), Bron.

Contact: Thierry Pilorge
In charge of communication for the Life Sciences Department (SDV) of the CNRS
Email: didier.hatat@cnrs-dir.fr
Telephone: +33 1 44 96 40 23

Humanities and social sciences department (SHS)