Serge Haroche (1972) - Nobel Prize in Physics (2012) for groundbreaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems.
François Englert (1959) - Nobel Prize in Physics (2013) for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles.
Jean Tirole (1978) - Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2014) for his analysis of market power and regulation.
Édouard Brézin (1965) - Renowned physicist, former president of the French Academy of Sciences.
Alain Aspect (1969) - Physicist known for his work on quantum entanglement, awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics (2010).
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (1958) - Nobel Prize in Physics (1997) for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light.
Georges Charpak (1954) - Nobel Prize in Physics (1992) for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber.
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1955) - Nobel Prize in Physics (1991) for discovering that methods developed for studying order phenomena in simple systems can be generalized to more complex forms of matter.
