Professor Emanuele Macri has been selected as one of the two laureates of the Poincaré Chair for the academic year 2016/2017. This highly prestigious award will allow Professor Macri to continue his research on algebraic geometry while holding a six month position at the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris. Further information about the Poincare award can be found here:  http://www.ihp.fr/en/activities/poincare-chair