Recruitment: Junior Professor Chair (CPJ CNRS)

Summary of the scientific project:

The candidates should propose an original research project of high international level that can be integrated into one of the following laboratories: Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg; Centre de Recherche sur l’Hétéro-Épitaxie et ses Applications in Valbonne; Laboratoire d’Étude des Microstructures in Châtillon; Institut Néel in Grenoble. Without focusing onto a particular class of materials, the project should be based on the potential of the TEMs that are installed in the above-mentioned laboratories. It should point out the feasibility of the new approaches and experimental methods with regard to the analysis and understanding of the structural and physical properties of the respective materials.

Summary of the teaching project:

The candidates should propose a teaching project (28 hours of lecture classes or 42 hours of practical classes or exercises) in line with the field of the junior professorship MATEM. The teaching project will be discussed and finalized with the university hosting the laboratory of the candidate.

The four host laboratories for recruiting the CPJ MATEM:

The IPCMS (Strasbourg) has developed competence and know-how on a high level in the fields of ultrafast TEM and in-situ/operando TEM.     

The CRHEA (Valbonne) is an excellence center in the epitaxy of semiconductor materials and their characterization with a research axis on 2D materials that are currently developed.

The  LEM (Châtillon) carries out research on nanomaterials, 2D materials as well as on structural materials for applications in optoelectronics, nanotechnology or aviation in line with the global strategy of ONERA.

The Institut Néel (Grenoble)has a high expertise in advanced synthesis and characterization of a wide range of materials in a unique environment in line with the research infrastructure at ESRF and ILL.

Keywords: innovative materials, electron microscopy, advanced characterization, microstructures, nanostructures

Envisaged period: 6 years maximum

Corresponding Section (s) CoNRS: 3, 5

Timeline (« subject to confirmation by the ministry »)

• Application Deadline : 20 March 2024

• Review of the applications: April 17 to June 27 2024

• Interviews: May 2 to July 12 2024 • Recruitment: starting from September 1 2024 (the starting date can be postponed until January 1 2025)

To apply click here

Contact : Pierre Rabu, Director of the l’IPCMS

More informations: CNRS-Physique_CPJ-2024_MATEM

Celebration of the 150 years of the SFP

Thank you to the lab staff who took part in the day and helped to make it a success.

Charles Hirlimann’s lecture on lasers was much appreciated and filled the auditorium.

The afternoon connected to the national event organized by SFP was a convivial moment. IPCMS distinguished itself by winning the live quiz and 2 of the pre-event games.

Answers to the games

STnano acquires an etching equipment with a nanometric precision

This equipment, unique in Alsace, will allow researchers to design all kinds of heterostructures based on thin films with nanometric precision. In a high vacuum environment, the acceleration of Argon atoms allows the etching of thin films with a controlled rate. Also, equipped with an in situ diagnostic tool of the material etched from the substrate (SIMS), it is thus possible to obtain an ideal control of the etching. The system is equipped with a second chamber that will allow the deposition of thin oxide layers by sputtering without the need to vent the sample after etching. This new tool completes the portfolio of processes available at STnano and will allow for new advances in fields such as spintronics, nanomagnetism, unconventional electronic devices, and nanosciences in general.

This equipment was acquired within the framework of the regional project RANGE thanks to the support of the Grand EST Region, the ITI Qmat, Unistra and CNRS

“ATOMES”

This software is designed to handle million of atoms large systems, offers the possibility to encode video of the 3D window,
and regroups several tools to design atomic-scale materials: advanced crystal builder, surface creation and passivation tool … and many more !

You can download Atomes here: https://atomes.ipcms.fr/

Atomes is developed by Dr. Sébastien Le Roux, research engineer for the CNRS, who works at the Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg, in the Department of Organic Materials

Safety instructions – COVID-19

In the current health context, we would like to reiterate the importance to apply preventive measures, particularly during gatherings. Wearing a mask is mandatory at all times during meetings and strongly recommended within the laboratory.

In case of positive covid test, please follow the instructions in the file attached (in French). Remember to report your situation to the management team or to our HR manager: direction@ipcms.unistra.fr or bonnin@ipcms.unistra.fr.

Informations about the situation are regularly updated :

What to do with a student or staff who have been in contact with a person who has been tested positive for Covid19pdf – realised by CNRS – INSERM – Unistra) (Text in french)

Good pratices (pdf files)

Barrier gestures (text in french)

Hand washing (text in french)

When should I use an alcooh-based hand sanitiser ?

Use of the elevator  (text in french)

Use of common equipment (text in french)

When should I wear gloves ?

When should I wear a mask ?

Know how to put on a mask  (text in french)

Know how to remove a mask (text in french)

“Fête de la Science” : the campus opens its doors

Full program on the website: https://60ans-campus-cronenbourg.cnrs.fr/

Several IPCMS teams will be involved during these days:

  • IPCMS will be represented, under a marquee, with 2 themes: “Travel through matter” (MET team) and “Project” Euronanomed Theraget “: new solutions for health (Sylvie Bégin team)
  • Visits in the lab proposed for schoolchildren on Friday October 1 and for the general public on Saturday October 2 and Sunday October 3. See details here.

From October 1 to 11, 2021, the “Fête de la Science” celebrates its 30th anniversary.

For the occasion, experience a week of festivities throughout Alsace Voir le programme complet “Alsace” ici

# In “Bas-Rhin” | coordination by le Jardin des Sciences

3 Science villages :
October 2 and 3: at the Cronenbourg Campus in Strasbourg and at the Champ du feu

October 9 and 10: at the Vill’A in Illkirch

… and other meetings at La Wantenau, in Strasbourg, in Saales …

Joint Laboratory : MOLIERE

MOLIERE : Matériaux fOnctionneLs Innovants pour l’aERonautiquE
Qu’ils soient orientés vers le civil, le militaire ou l’espace, les acteurs de l’aéronautique se doivent d’innover sans cesse pour maitriser les technologies stratégiques futures et répondre aux enjeux énergétiques et environnementaux.
Porté par de plus de 20 ans de collaboration et d’échanges fructueux entre les partenaires, le Laboratoire commun de recherche MOLIERE est né de l’alliance des expertises entre la recherche industrielle de Dassault Aviation et la recherche académique de l’Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS, Strasbourg) et de l’Institut Jean Lamour (IJL, Nancy).
L’objectif de ce laboratoire est de répondre aux besoins aéronautiques concernant trois axes thématiques : les matériaux pour l’acoustique, les matériaux pour l’électromagnétisme et les matériaux antigivre.
A cette fin, il s’agit de concevoir, synthétiser et caractériser de nouveaux matériaux fonctionnels à un niveau multi-échelle. Le format Laboratoire commun de recherche constitue une structure adaptée et stable qui permet le développement d’un tel projet scientifique commun d’envergure et la pérennisation de cette collaboration.

Lancement du Laboratoire commun de recherche MOLIERE

le LUNDI 5 JUILLET 2021 à 11H

Lire le communiqué de presse du CNRS ICI

Voir l’article paru sur l’Actu (journal électronique de l’Unistra)

Video on the website “L’Actualité de la Recherche à l’UNISTRA”