Joint CNRS Research Laboratory

As the result of a strategic alliance between the Georgia Institute of Technology and the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), a joint GIT/CNRS research laboratory, GT-CNRS UMI 2958 was established at GT Lorraine in March of 2006. The laboratory, conducts a unique transatlantic collaborative program of research in secure networks and smart materials. Research faculty and graduate students from Georgia Tech, French universities, and other CNRS laboratories work on joint research projects sponsored by industry and by local and national governments. The founding associate partners in this unique laboratory are the University of Metz, the University of Franche-Comté, the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers (ENSAM), and L'École Supérieure d'Électricité (Supélec). Initial research programs center on optoelectronic techniques for signal encryption and secure transmission for optical and wireless systems, nonlinear optics, new materials and nanostructures for photonics and electronics, functional materials, and ultrasonic characterization of materials. For more information, contact ECE Professor Abdallah Ougazzaden, GT-CNRS, at +33 387 20 3939, send e-mail below, or visit the Web site: http://www.georgiatech-metz.fr/.