FONDATION CARNOT
Under the aegis of the Fondation de France
Dedicated to the Memory of Mr. Lazare Carnot (1903 - 1990)
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Information / Events
2010 Fellows from Ecole Polytechnique:
- Thomas Bancel - PhD material science and engineering at Evanstone (Illinois-USA).
- Antoine Moulet - PhD material science in Princeton (USA)
2010 Fellow from Institut National du Patrimoine - department of conservators
The project accepted is: Lights sources and light systems vs. the obsolescence of
technnology. Study based on the work of Lucio Fontana.
Foundation Lucio Fontana in Milan (Italy) and Museo del Novecento.
2010 Fellow from Institut National du Patrimoine - department of curators
- Mélodie Bonnat Develop a conservation concept for historic wall paintings in Katsu
Temple in Yushu and organize the conservation on site. This Temple and its paintings
have been badly damaged by the 2010 earthquake in the province of Qinghai. Trip of
3 months in China.
- Florence Gorel Study of technics and alterations of Korean paintings of the end of
the Chosõn period (18th-19th centuries). Creation of new cleaning methods adapted
to their problématic. Trip to Florence.
- Géraldine Fray Recovery and restoration of the painting of the Ambassador - VIIth
century - Museum of Afrasiab, Samarkand (Ouzbekistan). Trip of 3 months in Samarkand
(Ouzbekistan).

This site is for:
- Any student of the École Polytechnique, the Université de Bourgogne (scientific
domains only) or the Institut National du Patrimoine who would like to apply for
a fellowship in order to pursue advanced studies in a foreign country.
- Any person wishing to support the Foundation either in the form of donations or ideas.
- Any person wanting to learn more about the Carnot family history.
Submission of fellowship applications by candidates:
- Applications for Cultural Heritage Curator graduates are due each year before the
2nd of November.
- Applications for Cultural Heritage Conservator graduates are due each year before
the 2nd of October.