“Leading Minds”: profiles of the people who shape science
Engineers, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and researchers: come and meet the talented individuals driving progress in research, engineering and technology at the heart of our laboratory
Through a series of short video profiles (lasting around 3 minutes), we will highlight their expertise, their passion and the cutting-edge technological platforms for which the IEMN is renowned.
New portraits will be added to this collection on a regular basis!
Saliha Ouendi
Design Engineer in Lithography.
“My daughter thinks I’m a doctor… So why not one day?”
Meet Saliha, an inspiring young mum with a passion for science!
She shares her journey with sincerity and reminds us that we can dream big: for ourselves, and for the next generation!
ABDELMALEK ZEMOUR,
CIFRE PhD student at STMicroelectronics.
This thesis is the result of a collaboration between an academic laboratory (the IEMN-CNRS) and a company (STMicroelectronics).
It fits perfectly with the ‘Électronique France 2030’ strategy, which enables France to strengthen its national sovereignty in certain sectors of the electronics industry.
Supervised by Mohammed ZAKNOUNE (DR-CNRS), Malek ZEGAOUI (IR-CNRS) and Pascal Chevalier (Manager, STMicroelectronics), this thesis was carried out under an industrial research training agreement (CIFRE).
Throughout his three-year PhD, Abdelmalek demonstrated unwavering tenacity and resilience, achieving excellent results that represent the global state of the art. On his own initiative, he implemented an innovative thermal interposer approach for III-V devices on silicon, compatible with CMOS manufacturing processes. This approach has been the subject of a patent application filed jointly by STMicroelectronics and the CNRS.
Beatriz Orfao E Vale Tabernero
Portrait of a postdoctoral researcher
As part of our video portrait series “Our Female Researchers”, and to mark International Women’s Day, theIEMN is delighted to highlight the inspiring journey BEATRIZ ORFAO E VALE TABERNERO, currently a postdoctoral researcher, recruited by Mohammed ZAKNOUNE within the ANODE group.
Through her career and determination, Beatriz helps to encourage young women to consider careers in science, thereby becoming a source of inspiration for the next generation of female researchers.
Of Spanish origin, she made a radical change of country and a radical shift in her research focus, moving from Monte Carlo simulation and advanced characterisation to a strong commitment to nanotechnology, the fabrication and characterisation of III-V devices, in particular GaN-based Schottky diodes for high-frequency applications.
Over the past two and a half years, Beatriz has demonstrated a remarkable commitment to technological research within the IEMN’s cleanroom, quickly learning to use a wide range of equipment and contributing to several publications in international journals and at conferences.
Beatriz expresses her gratitude to theIEMN for their hospitality and for providing the technological and characterisation resources that made her work possible. She also expresses her gratitude to the RENATECH network and CNRS Ingénierie for their support.
