Awards for students

• Third-highest Master’s GPA:
  Gabriel Do Carmo Rouzinol, 5.95
• Second-highest Master’s GPA:
  Pedro Palacios Almendros, 5.96
• Highest Master’s GPA:
  Julie Bannwart, 5.98
• Youth award:
  Julie Bannwart (born in July 2004)
• Sports award:
  Timothé Mumenthaler (athletics)

Doctor Honoris Causa

• Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

EPFL Award for Best Teaching

• Jürgen Brugger, Microsystems Laboratory 1

Polysphère Awards

• School of Computer and Communication Sciences:
  Katerina Argyraki, Network Architecture Lab
• School of Engineering:
  Giovanni Boero, Microsystems Laboratory 1
• School of Life Sciences:
  Camille Goemans, Goemans Lab of Drug-microbiota Interactions
• School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering:
  Anders Meibom, Laboratory for Biological Geochemistry
• Polysphère d’Or award:
  David Strütt (School of Basic Sciences), Propedeutic Center

Outstanding Commitment Award

• Farnaz Moser, head of the Science Outreach Department

Alumni Awards

• Gaëlle Giesen, engineer at the French National Space Agency (CNES) specializing in space exploration missions, and elite scuba diver and skydiver
• Steve Anavi, co-founder of Qonto, a provider of digital financial services for businesses

■ 9:30am – Doors open
   📍STCC

■ 10:30am – Opening of the ceremony
   📍STCC

• Speech
  Anna Fontcuberta i Morral
  President of EPFL
• Speech
  André Hoffmann
  Vice-Chairman of Roche Holding AG and Co-Chairman of the World Economic Forum
  
• Presentation of the Doctor Honoris Causa Award
• Presentation of the academic awards
• Presentation of the Alumni Awards
  Steve Anavi (MT’06)
  Co-founder of Qonto, a digital financial services company for professionals
  Gaëlle Giesen (PH’12)
  Engineer at CNES, expert in space exploration missions, high-level diver and parachutist

The ceremony will be punctuated by artistic performances from Flèche Love.

■ 1:00pm – Light catering
   📍Various locations on the campus
■ From 1:30pm – Masters Award Ceremony
   📍Various locations on the campus