Irène Georgescu: There's no point in running if you want to go far
University professor at Montpellier Management, Irène Georgescu works on the resilience of healthcare professionals. A challenge that has earned her European Research Innovation Action funding of 5.6 million euros in 2025.
Madhur Anand, ecologist, modeler and poet
A professor at the University of Guelph in Canada, ecologist Madhur Anand brings science and art into dialogue, even in her own practice. A modeler and author, she is taking advantage of her visit to Montpellier in the first half of 2025 to combine interdisciplinary seminars and book signings at the Comédie du livre.
Tomasz Hueckel, researcher with feet of clay
Tomasz Hueckel, Professor Emeritus at Duke University (Durham, North Carolina, USA), joins the growing community of Honorary Doctors at the Université de Montpellier. An engineer, researcher and teacher, he has worked for over 15 years with teams at the University of Montpellier, in particular those at the Mechanics and Civil Engineering Laboratory (LMGC). The ceremony on May 16, 2025 was an opportunity to retrace his career step by step, from his native Poland to the United States, as well as his significant contributions to the field of civil and environmental engineering.
Noémie Coulon, voice of the ocean
Post-doctoral fellow at the Marbec laboratory, ecologist Noémie Coulon is one of nine young researchers selected by the Institut de l'océan to cover the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice in early June. An ideal assignment for this specialist in the impact of climate change on rays and sharks in Europe.
Olivier Torrès: From PMU to PMiste
With the Amarok observatory, Professor Olivier Torrès has put his research at the service of the health of managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A career doubly rewarded by the Julien Marchesnay Prize in 2024 and by his appointment to the rank of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite in 2025.
Mircea Sofonea, the model epidemiologist
Mircea Sofonea is an epidemiologist at the Pathogenesis and Control of Chronic and Emerging Infections (PCCEI) laboratory. Although his discipline has only become widely known since the Covid epidemic, for him it's a vocation that goes back a long way. Portrait of a researcher who knows how to stay the course.
