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Ecole d'ingénieurs ISTASE

European Summer University 2008

Metamaterials : a scientific revolution ?

Métamatériaux : une révolution technologique ?

General information

The main objective of this European Summer University is to get a better knowledge of the research activities of each research group which takes part at this university. Invited participants from several european reserch groups may be Professors, Senior Researchers and Students (PhD or Master).

The scope is mainly devoted to metamaterials from the microwave range to optical wavelengths.

Each speakers is asked to give an english spoken lecture which covers the following points:

  • A presentation of her/his research environnment (University, Research center, collaborations, funding....), and her/his laboratory (scope, field of competences, number of researchers.....)
  • A general presentation of her/his field of research. One should note that participants may be chemists, physicians or opticians and that lots of them are students. In this part, speakers are invited to emphasize on the understanding of phenomena.
  • A more detailed presentation of her/his own activities and main results related to the session topics.

As requested by the French Ministry of National Education and Research which mainly funds the Summer University, several excursions are planned during the week.

Organisation

This European Summer University is organised by the Laboratory DIOM, Devices Instrumentation for Optoelectronics and Microwaves, with the support of ISTASE institute, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Avancées de St Etienne. It will take place in the amphitheatre (J108) of ISTASE, 21 rue Paul Michelon 42023 St Etienne, close to the Faculty of Sciences of Jean Monnet University. (See map below)

Organisation Staff

BLANC-MIGNON M.F.

Associate Professor

mignon[at]univ-st-etienne.fr

JAMON D.

Research Engineer

jamon[at]univ-st-etienne.fr

ROUSSEAU J.J.

Professor – DIOM Director

rousseau[at]univ-st-etienne.fr

SAUVIAC B.

Professor

bruno.sauviac[at]univ-st-etienne.fr

VERNEY E.

Associate Professor

Eric.Verney[at]univ-st-etienne.fr

VINCENT D.

Professor

vincentd[at]univ-st-etienne.fr

Support

This Summer school is supported by a Programm of the French Ministry of National Education and Research, by the University Jean Monnet and ISTASE engineers school.

This event has the label "French Presidence of European Union".

Maps and travel informations

Summer School adress

ISTASE

Université Jean Monnet
23, rue Paul Michelon
42023 Saint Etienne cedex 2

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ISTASE is served by three Bus services: n° 6, 9 and 18.

How to come to St Etienne

From Lyon-St Exupery airport, one can come to St Etienne by bus : Satobus service. Information on www.lyon.aeroport.fr, section “Transports” “Bus”. (St Exupery-> St Etienne: about one hour)

From Paris, one can use TGV Trains : http://www.sncf.com (Paris->St Etienne: 3 hours).