Silvia Lasala, researcher at the LRGP (CNRS-University of Lorraine), lecturer at ENSIC has just been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for her research project REACHER on the development of innovative fluids for the efficient exploitation of thermal energy. A powerful and innovative tool for promoting European research, the ERC grant enables scientists, recognized in their field at the national and international levels, to carry out innovative projects in their discipline and brings them major international recognition.