Alexandra GARRAUD Website: garraud.is.free.fr E-mail:
[email protected] Academic address: University of Montpellier 2, cc 075, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
Objective
To obtain a Post-Doctoral fellowship in the Micro-Sensors sector
Education 2008-2011
PhD Thesis in the Institut d'Electronique du Sud, University of Montpellier 2, France supervised by A. Giani, professor and P. Combette, assistant professor “Performance improvements and development of a new concept of temperature detection for thermal accelerometers”
2008
Research Master's Degree in Nano-systems and Micro-technologies, with honors supervised by ENS Cachan / University of Paris-Sud 11 (5th year at university)
2007
Admitted to the highest academic-rank qualification (Agrégation) in Applied Physics, after passing the French national competitive examination
2006
Master's Degree in Applied Physics, with honors supervised by ENS Cachan / University of Paris-Sud 11 (4th year at university)
2005
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, with honors supervised by Ens Cachan / University of Paris-Sud 11 (3rd year at university)
2002-2004
Scientific “Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles” in Physics and Technology
Technical Competence: MEMS and Material Thin-film Deposition
Sputtering: RF, Magnetron, Reactive Sputtering Electron beam physical vapor deposition, Flash evaporation
Clean Room Processes
UV photolithography, Wet etching (HF, TMAH, KOH), Physical etching (RIE) Specific thermal annealing development: RTA, under magnetic field
Observation
Scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, Infrared camera, Optical microscope Stylus profilometer: thickness, surface roughness, Mechanical stress
Thin-Film Characterization
4-point probes method, Ellipsometry (thickness) Electrical impedance spectroscopy Ferroelectric properties measurements: remanent polarization, coercive field, fatigue Ferromagnetic properties measurements: coercive field, permeability
Sensor Characterization
Steady and Dynamic test benches for accelerometers Instrumentation, Embedded electronic board design
Research Experience 2008-2011
PhD Position in the Institut d'Electronique du Sud, University of Montpellier 2, France supervised by A. Giani, professor and P. Combette, assistant professor “Performance improvements and development of a new concept of temperature detection for thermal accelerometers” Accelerometer elaboration and characterization Pyroelectrical thin-film deposition and analysis for application in temperature sensing Supervision of 6 trainees, 4 international conferences (3 Oral Presentations, 1 Poster) and 3 national conferences (1 Oral Presentation, 2 Posters) 4 peer-reviewed papers with 3 as first author Organization coordinator of a national PhD student meeting, JNRDM (French Meeting of PhD students in Micro-Electronics) 2010 in Montpellier (www.jnrdm2010.fr)
2008
Master Internship in the Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale, University Paris 11, France supervised by J. Moulin, assistant professor “Development and characterization of Giant Magneto-Impedance micro-sensors for nondestructive testing” Ferromagnetic and metal thin-film deposition and analysis of magnetic behavior Thermal annealing effect on magnetic coercive field investigated 1 peer-reviewed paper
2006
Master Internship in the Laboratoire d'Electricité Générale at the Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI), France supervised by S. Holé, assistant professor “Direct electrical characterization on a Schottky diode using an acousto-electric pulse” Metal sputtering on Silicon Charge profile analysis versus metal sputtered and semi-conductor work functions
Educational Experience 2010-2011
Teacher in a student project, Construction of a Weather Station (2nd year at university)
2008-2011
Teacher in Sensors, Bachelor Degree (3rd year at university)
2008-2011
Teacher in Mathematics applied to Electronics, Associate Degree (1st year at university)
2011
Voluntary worker as teacher for schoolboys of a socially disadvantaged district of Montpellier
2006-2008
Private mathematics teacher for two schoolboys and one high-school pupil
Personal Interests Languages spoken
French (Mother tongue) Fluent English (TOEIC®: 910/990) Fluent Spanish Italian: fair reading, poor speaking and writing
Software
Microsoft Office Suite, OpenOffice Suite, LaTeX Matlab, Mapple
Voluntary worker of Secours Catholique, Caritas France
References available upon request
