Planning > 3rd Renatech tech prize

The RENATECH Technology prize will reward any outstanding work in micro-nanofabrication accomplished by a PhD student during his thesis work. The award consists of a tablet computer, a certificate, and invitation to talk at a regular session of the JNTE symposium which will take place at Orléans.

Application Procedure

The thesis should have been defended in the two years before the JNTE symposium (2015 or 2016 for JNTE 2017). The work must have been carried out in an academic or industrial French laboratory. The thesis could have been done in collaboration with a partner, industrial or academic, French or foreign.

The application file consists of

• a maximum summary in 3 pages including (Filename AAP-Prix Thèse RENATECH2017):
  • a short presentation of the PhD work
  • one more detailed description of the technological achievement highlighting their originality and their impact in micro-nanofabrication and the technological gain

• a presentation of the main results,
• a publication list,
• a letter by the supervisor of the PhD work or by a close collaborator, in support of the application.

Link for the submission form is available at the bottom of this page. 

Calendar

The complete application file should be send by e-mail to Caroline BOISARD (caroline.boisard@cnrs-dir.fr) before 19^th May 2017 before midnight.

The successful applicant will be elected and notify by the end of June 2017.

Nomination

The applications will be evaluated by a board of experts, taking into account the importance and novelty of the technological achievements. The evaluation is not focused on the scientific results later obtained from the fabricated device/material/instrument and their impact for the community.