A very successful collaboration since 2006 involving leading research labs in the US (University of California San Diego) and France (University of Paris-Saclay and University of Lorraine) has resulted in a range of high-impact outcomes. These include co-funded US-French projects, co-organized workshops, regular faculty visits between laboratories, student exchanges, several high-profile publications and preliminary discussions on establishing joint or dual degrees. As a final outcome, an international associated Laboratory (LIA CNRS) on nanoelectronics has been launched in 2015. The primary goal of this LIA is to support advances along two main lines:

• Basic research on new emergent physics in complex materials that enables new concepts in low power nanoelectronics devices and efficient computing architecture.
• Education of the next generation of scientists and engineers in nanoscience and nanotechnologies.

Principal outcomes

• MOU agreements between UCSD, UPSaclay (ex-UPSud), and UL have been renewed.
• A student exchange agreement between UCSD, UPSaclay (ex-UPSud) and UL are being completed
• Eric Fullerton is Honoris Doctor of Universite de Lorraine
• 6 invited professor positions
• 7 Projects-Grants between the US and French partners (2 ANR-NSF, 1 Partner University Fund, 1 Marie Curie, 1 CNRS, 2 Chateaubriand)
• 8 jointly organized workshops: last in 2019 in Paris to renew the International Research Laboratory
• 20 students spent a total of about 70 months at Partners University sites
• 10 professors spent about 12 month at partners University sites
• More than 30 common journal publications including a number of high-impact publications
• More than 30 Invited talks at conferences on work resulting from the collaboration

4 laboratories in France and US:

• University of Paris-Saclay (C2N, UMR-Thales)  : coordinator D.Ravelosona
• University of Lorraine (IJL) : coordinator  S.Mangin
• University of California, San Diego (CMRR) : coordinator  E. Fullerton

 

Participants of the LIA Kickoff meeting at UCSD in September 2015 including the presence of the French consul: