Carole Rossi

EDUCATION

• Engineer D in Materials Science, National Institute of Applied Sciences (1994), Toulouse, France;   
• M.S. D in Solid State Physics (1994), Toulouse, France   Ph.D Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (1997), Toulouse, France.

CURRENT POSITION

• Head of NEO research group (10 people) at LAAS, CNRS, France
• Director of LAAS/Lacroix Inc. joined lab. on “Innovative Microsystems for Pyrotechnic Applications of Combined Technologies” (7 people)
• Adjunct professor at the University of Texas (UTD), Richardson, Texas, USA

RESEARCH INTEREST

My group is interested in the use of nanomaterials in energy applications. Research primarily revolves around (1) the engineering of metal based nano-energetic materials. This includes exploring novel fuel and oxidizer assemblies for advanced pyrotechnical functionnalities. (2) Design and demonstrate new safe, smart and small pyrotechnical functions/systems. The group has a great expertise in micro/nanotechnologies to integrate these nanomaterials into MEMS to foster innovations.