Prix Jaffé Explained

The prix Jaffé is a prize of the Institut de France awarded by nomination of the French Academy of Sciences. The award is financially supported by the Jaffé foundation of the institute.

Presentation

Founded in 1930, in the early years it awarding "a quadrennial prize to recognise research in pure or applied mathematics contributing to the progress and well-being of humanity".[1] From 2001, two prizes of €7,750 are awarded each year, an amount which was later reduced to €6,850. It is awarded alternately to:

Winners

Notes and References

  1. http://www.academie-sciences.fr/pdf/prix/laureats_gp_2016.pdf Grands Prix attribués en 2016
  2. http://www.institut-de-france.fr/fr/prix-fondations/prix-jaff%C3%A9 Prix Jaffé
  3. Web site: Lauréats 2021 des prix thématiques . fr. French Academy of Sciences . 21 August 2022 . Sa recherche a mis en évidence le lien entre les constantes fondamentales et l’amplitude des coefficients Nernst et Seebeck de nombreux solides. (His research highlighted the link between the fundamental constants and the magnitude of the Nernst and Seebeck coefficients of many solids.).
  4. Web site: Lauréats 2020 des prix thématiques . French Academy of Sciences . 22 August 2022 . fr . l’équipe de Philippe Jay a découvert la fonction des cellules tuft, permettant de détecter les infections parasitaires et d’alerter le système immunitaire. (Philippe Jay's team discovered the function of tuft cells, allowing them to detect parasitic infections and alert the immune system.).
  5. Web site: Lauréats 2019 des prix thématiques remis le 26 novembre 2019 | Lauréats | Prix et médailles | Encourager la vie scientifique. www.academie-sciences.fr.
  6. Web site: Les archives | Institut de France. www.institut-de-france.fr.
  7. Web site: IFRAF - Françoise Masnou-Seeuws lauréate du prix Jaffé 2006 . 2020-05-30 . 2018-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180418230600/http://www.ifraf.org/spip.php?article174 . dead .
  8. Web site: Prix Jaffé . Prix Jaffé . academie-sciences.fr . French Academy of Sciences . 21 January 2022 . fr.