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It has already been several years since, following a highly successful career in engineering, Catherine Delcroix could have retired to the Mont Blanc massif to enjoy a well-deserved retirement. But as one of the first women to graduate from ENSTA, she is...

Awarded by the Jacques Hadamard Mathematical Foundation, this prize recognises female students each year for their first piece of research in mathematics. For the third consecutive year, two ENSTA students were honoured at the 2026 ceremony.

Founded in late 2024, the startup We.Deploy(Science) was created by Nedeleg Bigi and Hugo Kerhascoët, two childhood friends with a passion for sailing and engineering. Thanks to their complementary skills, they specialize in the control and optimization...

ENSTA graduates have recently been featured in the national media. They hold positions of responsibility and are pursuing exciting careers at major corporations, small and medium-sized businesses, startups, and government agencies. Discover a selection of...

The Lindau Meetings are an international scientific forum that brings together dozens of Nobel laureates and some of the world’s most promising young researchers each year. Founded in 1951, these meetings aim to foster dialogue across generations...

A recent recipient of the Irène Joliot-Curie Prize, Maïmouna Bocoum began her distinguished academic career at ENSTA. While she has come a long way since then, she still occasionally consults her class notes when she needs to familiarize herself with a...

For over five years, the Lords of the Ocean team—founded by two ENSTA graduates—has been crisscrossing the seas in search of large sharks. They dive to help us understand them better, combat our preconceptions, and protect them more effectively. In 2026...

Édouard Berthelon, a sophomore at the ENSTA Paris-Saclay campus, received the special prize for scientific fiction at the 17th annual Nouvelles Avancées contest on May 20, 2026, during a ceremony at the Panthéon.

On May 5, Mohamed Mehaddi joined the ENSTA Foundation’s management committee as an expert member. Upon taking office, he answered our questions about his career and the significance of his commitment to the Foundation.

Noise pollution generated during the installation of offshore wind turbines is attracting increasing attention. An engineer trained at ENSTA in the specialty of “mechanical modeling of materials and structures,” Jeanne Cavoit wrote her thesis on the...

Graduates in architecture and naval hydrodynamics, Emillia Perdigon and Paul François have designed the DeepFoil, a flying underwater wing that allows for effortless movement underwater. Fueled by public enthusiasm and investor support, their project is...

A recent graduate of a work-study engineering program in mechanical design with a specialization in naval architecture, Teys Cocset founded BALCO Boats with Antoine Ballot: a shipyard based in Brittany that combines tradition and innovation.