Sarah Lamaison, an EPWS individual member, was awarded the 2020 French Young Talents L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science prize.

On October 8^th 2020 Sarah Lamaison, an EPWS individual member, was awarded the 2020 French Young Talents L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science prize, for her PhD work entitled “Engineering high-performance electrocatalytic devices for the conversion of CO₂ to chemical fuels”. This work was performed between Professor Marc Fontecave’s Lab at Collège de France – Paris Sciences Lettres, Sorbonne Université, CNRS (UMR 8229), France – and the Jaramillo Lab, Stanford University, USA.

Her research aims to offer solutions to convert CO₂ back into chemical feedstocks (chemicals, fuels) that are currently produced using fossil resources. This project lies in the field of artificial photosynthesis with the overarching goal of creating a sustainable carbon cycle freed from its current dependence on fossil fuels.

Her project led to the filing of multiple patent applications; an associated entrepreneurial project, that she will lead alongside Dr. David Wakerley, is laureate of the French National Innovation i-lab 2020 competition.

EPWS heartily congratulates Sarah and wishes her all the best for her future scientist career!