La Médaille d'argent du CNRS distingue un chercheur pour l'originalité, la qualité et l'importance de ses travaux, reconnus sur le plan national et international.So, Jean is recognized for the originality, the quality and the importance of his research work. Congratulations to Jean for the award, and to LSV as a whole for yet another achievement.
The silver medal for mathematics went to François Loeser.