Christophe LAURENT

1. Materials Sciences - Nanotechnology Christophe LAURENT Main researchtopics Laboratories and technicalcenters

2. Materials, Processes and Structures for Aeronautics and Space Airplanes, drones, motors - Launchers, satellites, probes All kinds of properties Structural Lightweightmaterials Strength and toughness Adhesion and bonding ThermalThermalbarriers Creepresistance ElectricalProtection againstlightning Electrostatical charge evacuation Impact and crack detection SurfaceCorrosion resistance Auto-lubrification Wear resistance Aging and durability

3. All kinds of materials All kinds of shapingmethods Bulk Sintering, forging, lamination, welding RTM, infusion, RFI, autoclave Metals and alloys Ti, Al, Mg, Ni-basedsuperalloys, steel, Cu Ceramics Oxides, carbides, … Films and Coatings Electrodeposition, Electrophoresis Sol-gel Tape-casting, anodisation Micro-arcs, laser cladding Ionicliquiddeposition CVD, PVD Plasma-surface interaction Polymers Thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers Composites and multimaterials

4. Materials for Civil Engineering Cement, concrete, terracotta, mudbrick Design, characterization, durability and pathologies Mechanical behaviour in construction works Preservation of building heritage Low-impact building Heat and sound insulation

5. Materials for Health, Life and Environnement Strong interaction betweenChemistry/Materialslabs and Biology/Medicinelabs => continuum from design and modelisation synthesis and biologicaltesting preclinicaltesting Bonetissular engineering Bone-analogs (calcium phosphates incl. biomimetic apatites) BonecementsHighly bioactive and resorbablebioderamics Bioactive coatings Biocompatible and stimuli-sensitive (nano)composites Biopolymers for hard- and soft-tissue repair Innovative patches Stimuli-sensitive matrices Vectorization / drugdelivery Luminescent nanoparticles for medicalimaging

6. 100 nm Nanomaterials Supramolecular materials Molecularnanowires Nano-magnets, magnetic and chromaticbi-stables Nano-porousarchitectures, MOFs Nanoparticles Thin films Nanocomposite coatings Nanocomposites

7. Nanocarbons One of the strongest French campus, involving 16 labs Synthesis, functionalization Environmental impact Graphene Carbon Nanotube Carbon onion Activated Carbon Carbide Derived Carbon Carbon from Template route Nanoporous carbons Nanocomposites Nanosystems

8. Nanotechnology Micro and nano systems Embedded, integrated, mobile systems Cyberphysicalsystems Photonics Nanoengineering Nanofluidics Micro/nanobiotechnologies and systems Nanobiosystems

9. All kinds of applications Nanoelectronics Telecom Aeronautics, space, defense Robotics Transport Services, incl. label-free detection, infrastructure monitoring, crisis management Energy Health incl. medical monitoring and assistance to aging persons Environment, incl. sustainable agriculture

10. Micro and Nano technologies platform at LAAS 1500 m² room with 100 to 10 000 classes areas with controlled particulate concentration, T, humidity, UV light MolecularBeamEpitaxy Mask Fabrication Packaging Photolithography Electroplating and wetetching Plasma etching Ion implantation Ink-jet Electron BeamLithography

11. State-of-the -arts instruments incl. Short-impulsion lasers TEM – electronholography

12. PICOLAB at CEMES Fabrication at the pico-scale

13. Laboratories Pole Science of Matter : Materials, Chemistry, Physics 1000 people incl. 330 doctoral students CIRIMATInteruniversity Center for Materials Research and Engineering • Physics Labex NEXT • CEMESCenter for Materials Elaboration and Structural Studies • LNCMINational Laboratory of Intense Magnetic Fields • IRSAMCResearch Institute on Complex Atomic and Molecular Systems • LCARCollisions, Aggregates, Reactivity Laboratory • LPCNONano-Objects Physics and Chemistry Laboratory • LPTTheoretical Physics Laboratory • LCPQQuantum Physics and Chemistry Laboratory

14. Toulouse Institute of Chemistry LCC Coordination ChemistryLaboratory IMRCPMolecular Interactions and Chemical and PhotochemicalReactivity LHFAFundamental and AppliedHeterochemistryLaboratory LSPCMIBLaboratory of Physics and Chemistry of MoleculesBiologicalInterest Pharma_DevLaboratory of Pharmacology and Pharmacochemistry for Development Part of Pole Mathematics, Sciences and Technology of Information and Engineering 500 people ICAClément Ader Institute LMDCLaboratory of Materials and Durability of Constructions LGCChemical Engineering Laboratory LAPLACEPlasma and Energy Conversion Laboratory LAASSystems Analysis and Architecture Laboratory +TechnicalCenterswith state-of-the-art equipment

15. Micro Characterization Electron Probe Microanalyser (Castaing’s) Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Scanning Electron Microscopes Transmission Electron Microscopes

16. 25 µ m PNF² : National CNRS Platform of Spark Plasma Sinterting Fastsintering of all kind of materials Nano grains Complexshapes 100 µm

17. Regional Center of Innovation and Technology in Mechanics and Composites Design, modelisation, and fabrication White room, RTM injection and infusion, … Non destructive testing IR thermography, US, 3D measurements, ... Mechanical testing Environmentaltesting Thermal, UV, climate

18. GalenicsRegional Center Technologies for the manufacture of innovative galenic forms for biology, chemistry, cosmetics, food industries

19. Materials Sciences - Nanotechnology Basic and applied science Valorization and transfer Strong partnership with industry