It is with great pride that we announce our 2022 finalists for the Prix Lumières Award, Firestarter category.
Our warmest congratulations to :
- Elyas Aissia
 Master’s degree in water sciences (2021)
 Centre Eau Terre Environnement
 Science content creator
 Canadian Association of Science Centres
- Alix Bukkfalvi-Cadotte
 M.Sc. in knowledge mobilization and transfer (2021)
 Centre Urbanisation Culture Société
 Research professional
 Institut de la statistique du Québec
- Élyse Caron-Beaudoin
 Ph.D. in biology (2018)
 Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
 Assistant professor
 University of Toronto Scarborough
- Gervais Nono Kamga
 M.Sc. and Ph.D. in telecommunications (2018)
 Energy Materials Telecommunications Centre
 President
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- Lalit R. Kumar
 Ph.D. in water sciences (2020)
 Centre Eau Terre Environnement
 Postdoctoral fellow
 Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
- Marilyne Labrie
 Ph.D. in biology and immunology (2016)
 Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
 Assistant professor
 Université de Sherbrooke
- Vincent Laderriere
 Ph.D. in water sciences (2022)
 Centre Eau Terre Environnement
- Yassine Ouarda
 M.Sc. (2014) and Ph.D. (2020) in water sciences
 Centre Eau Terre Environnement
 Project manager - Water treatment
 Enviro-Experts
- Ahlem Zaghmi
 Ph.D. in energy and material sciences (2021)
 Energy Materials Telecommunications Centre
 Postdoctoral fellow
 Karolinska Institutet
Thank you to the members of the INRS community who submitted their nominations and who actively contribute to the outreach of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique.
Since 2020, the Firestarter award has been given to young graduates whose promising career start is a source of inspiration for our student community.
Our 2022 Prix Lumières Award winners will be announced on May 14 at the INRS convocation ceremony. Stay tuned!

