14:00

Opening speech by our President, Prof. Rodrigo Martins 

14:10

Leonardo da Vinci award 2021
Prof. Helmut Schwarz, University of Berlin
“On Basic Research – Our Most Precious Public Good”

CV presenter done by Professor Pierre Braunstein

14:40

Blaise Pascal Medal 2021 in Mathematics
Professor Maria J. Esteban, CNRS
“Mathematics and its service to our societies”

Presentation by the Head of the Mathematics Division, Prof. José Carrillo

15:10

Blaise Pascal Medal 2021 in Physics
Professor Karl Leo, University of Dresden
“Organic Semiconductors: from a lab curiosity to mass application”

Presentation by the Head of the Physics Division, Prof. Paul Lecocq

15:40 - 15:50

Break

15:50

Blaise Pascal Medal 2021 in Chemistry
Prof. Clément Sanchez, Collège de France
"Integrative chemistry: towards advanced functional hybrid materials"

Presentation by the Head of the Chemistry Division, Prof. Pierre Braunstein

16:20

Blaise Pascal Medal 2021 in Engineering
Professor Isaac Elishakoff, Florida Atlantic University
“Uncertainty Modelling in Engineering Over Centuries: From Blaise Pascal and Pierre Fermat to Present”

Presentation by the Head of the Engineering Division, Prof. Alberto Carpinteri

16:50

Blaise Pascal Medal 2021 in Materials Science
Professor Andrea Ferrari, University of Cambridge
"A Journey Through Carbons: From fundamentals to applications”

Presentation by the Head of the Materials Science Division, Prof. Federico Rosei

17:20

Presentation of the new Fellows of the Academy

17:40

Closure of the Prize Ceremony