My thesis in 180 seconds: 2023 regional final

Regional final results

Discover the three winners of the regional final on March 21, 2023:

• 1st Jury Prize: Baptiste KERGARAVAT (Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections) - AMU | ED 62 - Life and Health Sciences
  Development of innovative enzymes to combat plant pathogens, fungi and insects.
• 2ᵉ Jury Prize: Claire MAHE (Institut des Sciences du Mouvement) - AMU | ED 463 - Human Movement Sciences
  Interactions between phantom sensations and walking in lower limb amputees.
• 3rd Jury Prize: Thomas RAMONDA (Centre méditerranéen de sociologie, de science politique et d'histoire) - AMU | ED 355 - Espaces Cultures Sociétés
  Violence de guerres de la Guerre de la péninsule: la prise en charge des soldats de l'Empire par le service de santé en Espagne (1808-1814)

Baptiste Kergaravat also received a majority vote from the public (in theatres and online) , making him the lucky winner of the Prix du Public! The winners of the 1st and 2nd Jury Prizes have thus qualified for the national semi-final in April, in the hope of going on to the national and international finals.

Regional semi-final results

The following candidates have been selected to take part in the regional final on March 21, 2023:

• Margot CASSAYRE (Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale) - AMU | ED 62 - Life and Health Sciences
  Optimization of natural antioxidants acting on melanogenesis: nanoformulation techniques, electroporation, iontophoresis and environmental impact.
• Nadège IANNI (Centre d'études et de recherche en gestion d'Aix Marseille) - AMU | ED 372 - Aix-Marseille Economic and Management Sciences
  Ostentatious] Socially Responsible Consumption: the paradox of a concept based on two historically antinomic research currents
• Florian LECAËR (Centre d'études et de recherche en gestion d'Aix Marseille) - AMU | ED 372 -Sciences économiques et de gestion d'Aix-Marseille
  Study of leisure as a resource in a dual process between commitment and exhaustion at work: the specific case of diving
• Raphaël PERRIER (Institute of Movement Sciences) - AMU | ED 463 - Human Movement Sciences
  Contribution to the development of an electromechanical actuator mimicking the multi-scale structure of the striated muscle
• Claire MAHE (Institut des Sciences du Mouvement) - AMU | ED 463 - Human Movement Sciences
  Interactions between phantom sensations and walking in lower limb amputees
• Tom FRINGAND (Mechanics, Modeling and Clean Processes) - AMU | ED 353 - Engineering Sciences
  Dynamic fluid mechanics model of an aortic valve in the context of Ross intervention
• Clara CARRICAJO (Mechanics, Modeling and Clean Processes) - AMU | ED 353 - Engineering Sciences
  Mathematical modeling of turbulent fluid dynamics and stabilization control of TransPod capsules at supersonic speeds in low-pressure tubes.
• Thomas RAMONDA (Mediterranean Center for Sociology, Political Science and History) - AMU | ED 355 - Espaces Cultures Sociétés
  Violence de guerres de la Guerre de la péninsule: la prise en charge des soldats de l'Empire par le service de santé en Espagne (1808-1814)
• Baptiste KERGARAVAT (Microbes Evolution Phylogeny and Infections) - AMU | ED 62 - Life and Health Sciences
  Development of innovative enzymes to combat phytopathogens, fungi and insects.
• Aurélie DELOFFRE (Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Environnement Urbanisme) - AMU | ED 67 - Legal and Political Sciences
  Legal innovations and new mobility issues
• Mélanie BRULC (Institut Matériaux Microélectronique Nanosciences de Provence) - AMU | ED 353 - Engineering Sciences
  Characterization of biometric parameters detectable by non-invasive FMCW (Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave) millimeter-wave radar technology.
• Thomas VALERIO (Institute of Movement Sciences) - AMU | ED 463 - Human Movement Sciences
  Biomechanical modeling of the trapeziometacarpal joint to optimize surgical treatment of rhizarthrosis.

Tom Fringand also won the Prix du Jeune Public thanks to the votes of school classes attending the semi-final on Monday March 20, 2023.

Regional final

The 12 best talents selected by Aix-Marseille Université, Avignon Université and Université de Toulon are keen to share their research in the most accessible and entertaining way possible. Questions and discoveries in chemistry, management, health, law, psychology and much more will punctuate these 12 x 3-minute scientific shows. Whether on stage in the Toga auditorium or live on the Aix-Marseille Université Youtube channel, they're waiting for you to take to the stage and dazzle you!

In the presence of the jury: Christine Morin-Messabel, professor of social psychology at Lyon 2 University, Salima Rafai, physicist and CNRS research director at Grenoble Alpes University, Yves Barille, communications director at Airbus Helicopters, Gilles Rof, freelance journalist and documentary film-maker, correspondent for Le Monde newspaper in Marseille, and Priscille Riondel, AMU doctoral student and winner of the 1st prize in the 2022 regional jury competition.

At the end of the show, three performances will be awarded prizes by the jury. The audience will also be able to vote for their favorite participant. The winners of the 1st Jury Prize and the Audience Prize (or the 1st and 2nd Jury Prizes, if 1st Jury Prize and Audience Prize are identical) will qualify for the national semi-final in April, and will attempt to reach the national and international finals.

Practical information

• The semi-finalists' presentation booklet is available here.
• The finalists will be presented on this page on Monday March 20 from 5pm, following the regional semi-final.
• IMPORTANT: It will be possible to register via Eventbrite to attend the indoor final until Tuesday March 21 at 1pm. Registration to follow the final remotely via Youtube will be open until Tuesday March 21 at 5pm.

About Ma thèse en 180 secondes :
The Ma thèse en 180 secondes competition is inspired by the Three minute thesis (3MTMC) competition, first held in 2008 at the University of Queensland, Australia. The Quebec competition is the first of its kind in the French language, and has been running since 2012. Since 2014, the competition has been organized in France by France Universités and CNRS, in partnership with Casden, Maif and MGEN.