{"id":3678,"date":"2025-09-25T12:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/?p=3678"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:42:19","slug":"2025-sas-international-award-for-dr-christoph-marcenat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/2025-sas-international-award-for-dr-christoph-marcenat\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 SAS International Award for Dr. Christophe Marcenat"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, September 24,\u00a0 2025, the premises of Hall of Mirrors of the Primate\u2019s Palace in Bratislava hosted distinguished guests from the academic, political, social and diplomatic spheres\u00a0 At the ceremonial event, the President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) and Chairman of the SAS Scientific Council, Dr. Martin Venhart, presented the SAS International Award in the field of natural sciences to Dr. Christophe Marcenat from the Commissariat \u00e0 l\u2019\u00c9nergie Atomique (CEA) and the N\u00e9el Institute (CNRS) in Grenoble.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Marcenat is one of the leading solid-state physicists, and his scientific contributions are widely respected. His pioneering research led to the discovery of superconductivity in doped silicon, an element that forms the basis of today\u2019s semiconductor electronics.<\/p>\n

The ceremonial laudation was delivered by Assoc. Prof. Pavol Hvizdo\u0161, Vice-President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for the Scientific section 1, who introduced the laureate\u2019s scientific work to the audience.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDr. Marcenat\u2019s research focuses on new types of superconductors that play a key role in the development of modern technologies of the second quantum revolution. He has made significant contributions to the development of unique microcalorimetry methods, enabling the study of materials under extreme conditions \u2014 at ultra-low temperatures, high pressures and in strong magnetic fields,<\/em>\u201d said P. Hvizdo\u0161.<\/p>\n

Later, Prof. Peter Samuely from the Institute of Experimental Physics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (IEP SAS) in Ko\u0161ice, head of the group that collaborates with the laureate,\u00a0 addressed the audience. He highlighted Ch. Marcenat\u2019s extensive expertise in low-temperature physics and described the close cooperation with the Centre of Low Temperature Physics (CLTP) at the IEP SAS. As he noted, together with his colleagues in Ko\u0161ice, Dr. Marcenat has achieved several groundbreaking results.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cooperation of Dr. Christophe Marcenat with the Institute of Experimental Physics SAS has lasted for almost a quarter of a century. It began with research on the superconducting magnesium diboride (MgB\u2082), the results of which we published in 2001 in the leading physics journal Physical Review Letters. Today it has nearly 500 citations and has received several awards,<\/em>\u201d emphasized P. Samuely.<\/p>\n

The close and extensive cooperation with the research team from the Slovak Academy of Sciences lead to the Horizon 2020 project titled the European Microkelvin Platform. Christophe Marcenat, together with Jozef Ka\u010dmar\u010d\u00edk, developed a new generation of microcalorimeters operating at even lower temperatures, enabling the acquisition of absolute specific heat values of the measured substances with high resolution. Thanks to this, for example, within Slovak\u2013French\u2013Japanese cooperation, it was possible to investigate the fine structure of quantum oscillations in graphite. A joint publication presenting the results was published in Nature Communications<\/em> in 2023.<\/p>\n

Several Slovak PhD candidates and students also benefited from Ch. Marcenat\u2019s expertise and knowledge, spending part of their PhD studies in renowned laboratories in Grenoble. Thanks to his involvement, Slovak low-temperature physics has established itself among the world leaders. The SAS International Prize is a symbolic recognition not only of his scientific work but also of his long-standing and intensive collaboration with Slovak scientists.<\/p>\n

In his speech, Christophe Marcenat emphasized that he greatly values this award as well as his collaboration with colleagues from Slovakia. \u201cI am proud that my collaborators from Ko\u0161ice considered our cooperation significant enough to nominate me. It is a great honor for me, and it is an award not only for myself but also for our entire group in Grenoble,<\/em>\u201d said the laureate of the SAS International Award.<\/p>\n

The event was hosted by Dr. Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hrom\u00e1dka, Vice-President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for Science, Research and Innovation. The program was complemented with musical works by M. Ravel, A. Dvo\u0159\u00e1k and A. Vivaldi, performed by the string ensemble Mucha Quartet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Original text: SAS News<\/a><\/p>\n

Laudatio Marcenat (Hvizdo\u0161)<\/a><\/p>\n

Connection with Slovkia Marcenat (Samuely)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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