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Leti is gearing up to deliver sixteen bolometer matrices with wavelengths of 200, 350, and 450 microns for the APEX telescope in Chile. The telescope, located at 5,100 meters above sea level on the Chajnantor plateau, already boasts four 350-micron matrices delivered by Leti in June 2013. The bolometers serve as the eyes of the […] >>

CEA-Leti researcher Jean-Jacques Aubert was appointed President of the French Optics Society (Société française d’optique, or SFO) in September 2013. This learned society brings together optics and photonics researchers and other professionals from across France. The appointment is a first for the CEA, which is very active in the organization. The SFO’s mission is to […] >>

In January Tony Prézeau was appointed head of the Strategic Marketing Department of the CEA Technology Transfer Division. A graduate of France’s Ecole Centrale engineering school, Mr. Prézeau, 39 years old, brings an impressive track record in industry. He spent three years with ArcelorMittal in Dunkerque and more than twelve years at Winoa (formerly Wheelabrator […] >>

LMGP, a CNRS joint research unit affiliated with Grenoble Institute of Technology, got a new management team on January 1 of this year. Franz Bruckert and Carmen Jiménez were appointed Director and Deputy Director, respectively. They succeed Bernard Chenevier and François Weiss. Mr. Bruckert is a faculty member in the Biophysics Department at Grenoble Institute […] >>

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) expert David Muñoz-Rojas joined LMGP in November as a CNRS researcher. He uses a spatial atomic layer deposition method at low temperature and ambient pressure in order to eliminate the constraints of using a vacuum chamber and more easily scale up processes for industrial rollout. This new approach to ALD—very versatile […] >>