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A unique model Training & Growth Academic Partnerships Alumni & First Jobs Campus Life In the Heart of the Region

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Three Primary Research Areas Unique Contracts OpenLab Outstanding Results UMI Atlanta

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A unique Public/Private partnership State-Of-The-Art Infrastructure Technology Area An Industry Focused Platform An Industrial Network Commercialisation services Leadership

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The European campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech-Lorraine (GT-L) is the European campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT), the American public university of science and technology based in Atlanta.

With nearly 25,000 students, GIT is ranked 7th worlwide among engineering universities according to Shanghai ranking in 2015.

28 years after its opening in 1990 in Metz, Georgia Tech-Lorraine is a unique model of Franco-American collaboration.

As in Atlanta, GT-L is a full ecosystem including academics, research and innovation in a unique partnership between the georgia Insitute of technology and official governement authorities: Metz metropole, La Ville de Metz, Moselle, and the « Région Grand Est ».

It allows students and researchers to explore new ideas in order to solve the biggest challenges of the future thanks to state of the art technology research while preparing students for international careers.

A unique model The model of the GT-L/UMI 2958 and Institut Lafayette brings together the Georgia Institute of Technology and local authorities.

These institutions bring together their experience and expertise in education, research and innovation.

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Training & Growth Georgia Tech-Lorraine offers academic programs at the Bachelor, Master and PhD levels in 3 areas: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering. GT-L has experienced very strong growth over the last ten years. Enrollment was 634 students in 2017. GT-L Students are admitted to the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta based on specific criteria. They attend the same classes as those in Atlanta, taught by Georgia Tech faculty, and receive the same diploma. The Student Growth 2000 2011 2014 2017 campus of GT-L, located in the heart of BS 63 338 498 516 Europe, allows students to spend a semester or more in a rich cultural MS 86 67 92 90 environment which also prepares them Ph.D. 3 30 34 28 for managerial positions and international Total 152 435 624 634 careers.

Academic Partnerships Since its creation, Georgia TechLorraine has developed a dynamic network of leading schools and universities including 25 partner schools in France (i.e. CentraleSupélec, ENSAM, Institut Mines-Télécom, ENSEEIHT, etc), as well as in Europe and North Africa.

Students have the opportunity to pursue a double degree program during their final year of engineering school by studying at Georgia Tech-Lorraine or at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This program allows them to obtain a Master of Science from GIT in addition to their French engineering diploma from GT-L. This complementarity of academic programs takes places in optimal conditions, half in France half in the USA.

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Alumni & First Jobs Georgia Tech-Lorraine has built a young and dynamic network of alumni throughout the world: about 6,200 GT-L alumni since the campus creation. Its graduates are present in more than 48 countries, mainly in Europe and in the United States. Their integration on the job market is excellent: 82 % of them are employed within three months of graduation (Source: Young Alumni Survey 2013-2015). Moreover, the diversity of their expertise allows them to work in a wide range of economic sectors, such as research, information technology, logistics, production, marketing or consulting.

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Campus Life The Franco-American DNA of Georgia Tech-Lorraine gives access to two cultures and to an enriching and dynamic campus life. Students can enjoy many traditional American celebrations such as Thanksgiving, the 4th of July or the Super Bowl.

Moreover, the location of the city of Metz, at the crossroad between major European routes, allows students to discover the regional, national, and European heritage. Students also participate in volunteer actions and be welcomed by host local families.

In the Heart of the Region Georgia Tech-Lorraine has gradually developed an educational program that taps into the richness of the Region and encourages students to participate in local academic initiatives.

GT-L offers classes in history of science and technology, complemented by field trips to regional institutional and historical sites such as the European Parliament or the Maginot Line, and industrial regional or international sites.

Georgia Tech-Lorraine takes part in the celebration of National Science Day and helps organize an annual career fair, «Mission First Job», to help students land their first job through a partner companies’ network. Finally, the GT-L students participate each year in the regional competition «MC6 Prize» and have been systematically among the six finalists. This is an important performance for these young researchers who have 6 minutes to present the economic applications of their innovative project in French.

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UMI 2958 GT-CNRS an international research laboratory The UMI 2958 GT-CNRS is an International Joint Laboratory founded in 2006 by the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) based in Atlanta. This laboratory is the first and only UMI entity located in France.

Three Primary Research Areas Involved in many European and national programs as well as in several high-level consortia, the UMI 2958 develops its activities in three main areas of research with high-tech industrial applications in the aeronautic, automotive, biomedical, and energy sectors.

Non-linear Optics and Dynamics

Smart Materials / Material fabrication / Non Destructive characterization

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This topic focuses on optical communication based on the dynamics of chaos in optoelectronic components, quantum cryptography and ultra-fast optical communication. These advanced research fields find their application particularly in information security. Pursuing these activities relies on the building of experimental setups to validate the theoretical works previously carried out at the UMI. 6

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This topic aims at developing new materials and nano-heterostructures for photonics and electronics, multifunctional materials, and to characterize materials by ultrasound and terahertz imaging. Targeted applications are in sensors, detectors, solar cells, and sources of lights sectors.

This research area is strategic for the UMI and is supported by funding bodies in Europe and the USA.

This topic covers two fields: Robotics and Information Systems. Robotics focuses on the development of mobile robotic systems to monitor environment over long periods of time. On the other hand, research on Information Systems deals with evolving wired and wireless communication networks away from the traditional centralized and static network architectures in order to meet demand.

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Unique Contracts The UMI 2958 is deeply involved in many research programs through national institutions, European programs and industrial contracts. In recent years, the National Research Agency (ANR) has funded many projects on phononic crystals, UV sources, solar cells, biosciences, metallic materials, batteries and sensors. These projects were conducted in collaboration with more than 20 academic and industrial partners, including leading companies in the fields of aeronautics, electronics, telecommunications and materials by design. The National Science Foundation, based in the United States, has funded other research projects, such as research on materials. The UMI 2958 is regularly involved in CPER projects (Contract Plan State Region), which are development programs in France co-funded by the national and regional authorities. UMI 2958 is also associated with I-SITE (Initiative, Science, Innovation, Territoire, Economie) / IDEX (Excellence initiatives) held by “Université de Lorraine”. UMI 2958 is also a member of Institut Carnot Arts.

OpenLab In 2011, the UMI created a laboratory named « OpenLab: Materials & Processes » in collaboration with one of the largest car manufacturers in Europe, PSA Peugeot Citroën. This laboratory gathers research teams from PSA and three partner institutions that are expert in innovative materials & processes and robotics: the UMI 2958, Arts et Métiers Paris Tech in Metz, and the Institute of Science and Technology of Luxembourg. Together, these teams work on research projects that will define the future of the automotive industry.

Outstanding Results Since the creation of the UMI 2958, the pursuit of research has allowed the publication of numerous international articles. The work of 55 researchers of this constantly growing laboratory has also resulted in the obtaining of several patents, European contracts, contracts with the National Research Agency, as well as industrial contracts.

UMI Atlanta In spring 2009, an amendment to the 2006 agreement was signed, it allowed opening of the UMI mirror on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The presence of the UMI at Georgia Tech allows researchers to benefit from the world-class equipment of the university’s research institutes, such as the Microelectronic Research Center and the Marcus Nanotechnology Building.

This implementation in Atlanta allows the UMI researchers to establish a lasting relationship with the Georgia Tech research teams, and to participate in US research programs.

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From research to industry

Institute Lafayette is an innovation and technology platform Institut Lafayette is the third level of an « education, research and innovation » ecosystem. Operated in 2016, the Institut Lafayette is a platform for innovation and technology transfer in optoelectronics combining both high-level applied research and commercialization services.

This expertise relies on two centers of excellence of GIT: the Institute of Electronics and Nanotechnology (IEN) and the Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2).

A unique Public/Private partnership A non-profit organization, Institut Lafayette aims to promote the development of technological components to meet industrial needs.

The model of Institut Lafayette brings together local authorities such as the Council of the « Grand Est Région », Council of the « Moselle » Department, Metz Metropole, and both the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) and Georgia Tech-Lorraine, wich are its operators.

These two institutions bring their experience and expertise in the set-up (operation, optimization, maintenance) of specialized infrastructures, as well as support services, particularly in the area of tech transfer and economic development.

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State-Of-The-Art Infrastructure Leading-edge infrastructure: A 25,000 sq. ft. building comprises 10,000 sq. ft. of lab space and clean rooms. It was built

by Metz Metropole as project owner, and officially inaugurated in May 2014.

Made possible through the financial support of the European Union, the French Republic and the local authorities, Institut Lafayette houses a range of scientific and technology equipment and characterization tools, bought by the end of 2015, comprising state-of-the-art technologies for growth and characterization of organic and inorganic optoelectronic components.

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Technology Area The innovation research and technology activities of Institut Lafayette focus on the field of new semi-conductor materials, components and systems for optoelectronics.

The scientific and technological heart of the platform is based on the growth of the new semi-conductor materials by thin-films MOVPE (Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy) and OVPD (Organic Vapor Phase Deposition) deposition, modeling, study and optimization of their optical and electronic characteristics in devices such as transistors, lasers, light-emitting diodes, sensors and photovoltaic cells.

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An Industry Focused Platform

An Industrial Network

Institut Lafayette offers its services to various research labs, small, medium and midmarket companies, and big industrial groups, at the local, national and international level.

Institute Lafayette provides technology services in the form of public research contracts, industrial research and development contracts and services contracts linked to industry specific needs. The Lafayette Institute has set up over 35 partnerships with significant potential for technology developments.

In accordance with its model, the Institut Lafayette teams focus their efforts on the deployment of ÂŤ technological components Âť having various industrial applications, in order to set-up different contracts and to foster technology commercialization.

The technologies developed in Institut Lafayette (such as concentrating photovoltaics, solar cells, gas sensors, aquatic sensors, air quality sensors, LED, power electronics) find their applications in the fields of energy, environment, security, health, information and communication technologies.

Dozens of projects are being developed.

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Commercialisation services In a unique collaboration with GIT’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, the Lafayette Institute has set up the Lafayette I-Corps program in order to identify technologies’ potential business model through Customer Discovery.

Based on US NSF I-Corps program for which VentureLab has been a coordinating node since 2011, and which has delivered excellent results in the US, teams of scientist-mentor-business lead test hypothesis to go through a rigorous process with US experts for 7 weeks. 11 teams in various applications (robotics, sensors etc.) from the Institut Lafayette, the UMI 2958 GT-CNRS and the Université de Lorraine have taken part in first editions of the Lafayette I-Corps program. A few projects have moved on to start-up development.

Leadership The leadership of Institut Lafayette is held by a team of experts in the research and technology areas specific to the institute’s model. Institut Lafayette’s co-presidents, Prof. Bernard Kippelen, director of Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics at Georgia Tech, and Prof. Abdallah Ougazzaden, director of Georgia Tech-Lorraine and GTCNRS UMI 2958, are both world-renown experts in organic materials and inorganic semiconductors, respectively.

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GEORGIA TECH LORRAINE 2 rue Marconi - Metz Technopole 57070 Metz - France Tél. : +33 (0)3 87 20 39 39 info@georgiatech-metz.fr www.georgiatech-metz.fr

GEORGIA TECH - CNRS, UMI 2958 2 rue Marconi - Metz Technopole 57070 Metz - France Tél. : +33 (0)3 87 20 3939 Secretary of UMI 2958 GT-CNRS : secretariat@umi2958.eu www.umi2958.eu

Association de Préfiguration Institut Lafayette 2 rue Marconi - Metz Technopole 57070 Metz - France Tél. : +33 (0)3 55 36 01 02 contact@institutlafayette.eu

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