LAURA BERNARD PRIZE WINNER OF A L’ORÉAL-UNESCO FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE 2015 FELLOWSHIP
As part of the program “For Women in Science” in France, the French Academy of Science, UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation rewarded 20 young researchers by a fellowship to support their research projects. Among them, Laura Bernard is a 3rd year PhD student at the IAP under the direction of Luc Blanchet and Cedric Deffayet.
Her work focuses on modeling gravitational waves emitted by compact binary systems using the post-Newtonian formalism, as well as studying massive gravity theories.
Links
Press kit from the L'Oréal Foundation (in French): PDF Université Pierre et Marie Curie (in French): http://www.upmc.fr/fr/recherche/talents_et_decouvertes/prix_et_distinctions/2015/bourse_loreal_unesco_2015.htmlWeb writing: Valérie de Lapparent
Layout and iconography: Jean Mouette
October 2015