The Irène Joliot-Curie Prize is a French prize for women in science and technology, founded in 2001. It is awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, the Airbus Group corporate foundation, the French Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Technologies. It aims to reward women for their work in the fields of science and technology.
The prize is named after French scientist Irène Joliot-Curie, a French chemist, physicist and politician who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for the discovery of artificial radioactivity. The prize was created by a new government department called the Mission for Parity in Science and Technology. It was led by Françoise Cyrot-Lackmann who had co-created the Femmes et Sciences organisation.
Each year three awards are given:
female scientist of the year young female scientist a woman in business and technology
Until 2009, a fourth category of awards was given, to an individual or group in recognition of their mentorship of women in science.
In 2023, a new category was recognised in a special prize for engagement.
Since 2011, the award winners have been chosen by the French Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Technologies..
The current Irène Joliot-Curie Prize should not be confused with the Prix Joliot-Curie, set up by Société Française de Physique in 1956, an annual award for work in the field of physics. It was originally called the prix Irène-Joliot-Curie, before changing its name in 1958.
Winners The winners have included:
Year Female scientist of the year Young female scientist Woman in business and technology Mentorship / Engagement2023Anne CanteautMarilena Radoiu2022Bérengère DubrulleNina Hadis AminiMarjorie Cavarroc-Weimer2021Julie GrollierCécile CharrierOdile Hembise Fanton d’Andon2020Les lauréates du prix Irène Joliot-Curie 2020! - YouTubeFariba AdelkhahCéline GuivarchSandrine Lévêque-Fort2019Lauréates 2019 du Prix Irène-Joliot-CurieFrançoise Lamnabhi-LagarrigueSophie Postel-VinayBelinda Cowling2018Lauréates 2018 du Prix Irène-Joliot-CurieLenka ZdeborovaDinh Thuy Phan Huy2017Lauréates 2017 du Prix Irène-Joliot-CurieNathalie Palanque-DelabrouilleHélène MorlonAline Gouget2016Lauréates 2016 du Prix Irène-Joliot-CurieFrançoise Briquel-ChatonnetNathalie CarrascoSylvaine Neveu2015Lauréates 2015 du Prix Irène-Joliot-CurieLeticia CugliandoloRut Carballido LopezAgnès Bernet2014Lauréates 2014 du Prix Irène-Joliot-CurieHélène Olivier-BourbigouVirginie Courtier-OrgogozoSéverine Sigrist2013Lauréates 2013 du Prix Irène-Joliot-Curie.Valérie Masson-DelmotteWiebke Drenckhan and Claire WyartVéronique Newland2012Lauréates 2012 du Prix Irène-Joliot-Curie.Marina Cavazzana-CalvoBénédicte MenezIsabelle Buret2011Lauréates 2011 du Prix Irène-Joliot-Curie.Anne-Marie LagrangeLaure Saint-RaymondPascale Vicat-Blanc2010Lauréates 2010 du Prix Irène-Joliot-Curie.Alessandra CarboneAnne PeyrocheFrançoise Soussaline2009Lauréates 2009 du Prix Irène-Joliot-Curie.Michèle LeducVirginie Bonnaillie-NoëlMalika HaimeurAFFDU – Association française des femmes diplômées des universités2008Lauréates 2008 du Prix Irène-Joliot-Curie.Brigitte SenutKatell BerthelotCatherine LanglaisCatherine Marry2007Lauréates 2007 du Prix Irène-Joliot-Curie.Monique CombescureHakima Mendil-JakaniMagali VaissièreMarie-Paule Cani2006Lauréates 2006 du Prix Irène-Joliot-Curie.Cecilia CeccarelliJulia KempeFrançoise Heilmann-Pascal2005 Rose Dieng-Kuntz Béatrice Chatel Ingénieur-e de demain de l’association OPE-URIS 2004Anne-Marie Jolly-DesodtMarie-Françoise RoySociété internationale pour l'étude des femmes de l'Ancien Régime2003Cérémonie de la remise des prix Joliot-Curie. 2 juin 2003Françoise HéritierMuriel ThomassetFemmes Ingénieurs1980Marie-Claude Lemaire
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