At the Plenary Session of CLEO US 2022, on May 18, Chiara Trovatello has been awarded by the Optica Foundation and Coherent Inc. with the 2022 Bernard J. Couillaud Prize, a merit-based award of USD 25.500 for an early career professional to pursue a compelling and innovative project that has the potential to make a meaningful and positive impact on the science and applications of ultrafast lasers. Chiara is recognized for the challenges and innovative solutions associated with her work in Optical Parametric Oscillators and Amplifiers.