Prix D. Cattiaux

The Optomechanics & Nanomechanics thesis award “Dylan Cattiaux” is a prize introduced by the GdR MecaQ, in 2021. This annual award aims at rewarding the outstanding thesis work from a young researcher who did graduate her/his PhD in a France-based research group, in one of the topics covered by the GdR. The award consists of publishing the thesis manuscript of the awardee in a periodic volume at EDP Sciences, plus a substantial personal prize money. The prize is officially supported by the French Physical Society and the French Optical Society.

For this first 2021 edition, the prize has been awarded to Dylan Cattiaux for  for observing the quantum ground state of vibration of a solid state mechanical resonators and describing the associated thermodynamic properties. The prize will be presented to Dylan's family by the President of the Jury Antoine Heidmann, during the ceremony to be held on Monday 15th November.

To know more about the award, please visit the dedicated webpage.