Last March and June, seven Arts et Métiers doctors Arts et Métiers the Pierre Bézier Thesis Awards.
Created in 2005 in honor of Pierre Bézier, a renowned Arts et Métiers engineer, this award,funded by the Arts et Métiers Foundation, recognizes the best theses of each graduating class every year.
SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BÉZIER PRIZE AND AWARDING OF PRIZES
When the thesis jury considers that a doctoral candidate's work deserves the highest distinction, it may nominate them for the Pierre Bézier Prize, which pits the best theses from a graduating class against each other. Each year, one to five prizes are awarded by the Arts et Métiers Foundation Arts et Métiers the recommendation of the Arts et Métiers Research Department.
A jury meets to select the best contributions. This jury is composed of the Director of Research, the Director of the school's doctoral program, the President of the Arts et Métiers Foundation, socio-economic industry stakeholders, and teachers/researchers.
The evaluation criteria are based on:
- Innovation
- Scientific contribution
- Valorization of results
- Memory quality
THE 2019 WINNERS ARE:
- Dr. GRIMAUD Guilhem " Design of recycling scenarios guided by process performance evaluation ." Thesis completed at the I2M laboratory (Bordeaux Campus).
- Dr. GORISSE Geoffrey " Impact of avatar viewpoint and fidelity on feelings of presence and embodiment in immersive virtual environments " Thesis completed at the LAMPA laboratory (Laval Institute)
- Dr. TIKARROUCHINE El-Hadi " Multi-scale simulation by EF² of periodic composite structures in viscoelastic-viscoplastic-damageable regimes with strong thermomechanical coupling " Thesis carried out at the LEM3 laboratory (Metz Campus)
- Dr. PICELLA Francesco " Controlling laminar-turbulent transition with bio-mimetic superhydrophobic surfaces " Thesis completed at the DynFluid Laboratory (Paris Campus).
The 2020 winners are:
- Dr. GRAEFF Eliot " Bio-inspired innovation: modeling an interdisciplinary process of tool-based biomimetic design and integration of a new actor, the Biomimetician " Thesis completed at the LCPI laboratory (Paris Campus)
- Dr. LE BARBENCHON Louise " Multi-scale description of the mechanical behavior of a cellular composite material under severe stress. Application to cork agglomerates for aeronautics ." Thesis completed at the I2M Institute (Bordeaux Campus).
- Dr. UGWUANYI Nnaemeka " Contributions Towards Positioning Normal Form Method as a Tool for Analyzing Future Power Transmission Grid " Thesis completed at the L2EP laboratory (Lille Campus).
