Pascal NICOLAY's Resume

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MyLastPaperMicrosensors.pdf (250.0 KB, application/pdf): attached by Pascal_Nicolay (Pascal NICOLAY) on 2008-02-03 11:18; Paper about a new method to improve the accuracy of theoretical calculation for the temperature sensitivity of multilayered SAW sensors.
MyLastPaperMicrofluidics.pdf (250.0 KB, application/pdf): attached by Pascal_Nicolay (Pascal NICOLAY) on 2008-02-03 11:13; Paper about a new SAW structure for microfluidics applications (droplet actuating and sensing).

Contact	16 promenade Emilie du Châtelet NANCY, 54000 FR +33 6 14 88 75 32 [email protected]	Goal	R&D Project Manager / Research Scientist (MEMS, microsensors, Lab-on-Chip)
Contact		Skills	R&D Project Management, Applied Physics, SAW sensors, clean room manufacturing, technology transfer, IP strategy, fundraising.
Qualifications	COVER LETTER: Dear Sir, dear Madam, I have just defended my PhD in Applied Physics on a MEMS-related topic, and I am currently looking for a position in that field. The main topic of my PhD work was the development of Surface Acoustic Wave microsensors (SAW microsystems) for various industrial applications (high temperature or low pressure measurement, gas detection and microfluidic applications/lab-on-chip). The work was supported by a consortium made of industrial and academic partners, including ALCATEL-LUCENT, ARCELOR-MITTAL and DOERLER Mesures (French SME). My main achievements were the invention of a new kind of SAW pressure sensor and the development of three new theoretical models to account for the behaviour of various SAW sensors (vapour detection, multilayered temperature sensor and newly invented SAW pressure sensor). Two of the three models have been published in international journals or conference proceedings, and a patent is pending for the new pressure-sensor technology. We have been recently awarded 450 000 € from the French state (ANR) to go further and develop a final product based on this technology. I also have strongly contributed or initiated a number of academic and industrial partnerships (national and international), in order to put together all of the needed technological and financial skills to successfully develop SAW industrial sensors. Finally, I would like to add that I have a complementary three-year experience in the field of R&D business (fundraising, business plan, IP strategy/patent, technology transfer…), from a former job held at the OSEO-ANVAR, which is a state-owned firm with a mission to help French SMEs to become more efficient through technological innovation. Because of my passion for applied science and my liking for multidisciplinary research and industrial innovation, I would like to get a position that would allow me to generate new ideas and support the execution of challenging research & development projects in the domain of MEMS, innovative microsensors or lab-on-chip. A link with SAW or BAW (F-BAR) technology would be a plus. My goal is to bring new concepts from innovative ideas to final products. That’s why I am currently looking for a R&D Project Manager position or a Research Scientist/ Research Fellowship position, with emphasis on creativity, modelling/understanding and leadership. Otherwise, I would like to work in the USA, in order to discover further this fascinating culture and of course, because the dynamism and competitiveness of this country is second to none in the world of MEMS. Also, if my profile presents any interest to you and if you wish to discuss further the opportunity to give me the chance to work for you, please feel free to contact me by e-mail ([email protected]) or by phone at (+33) 6 14 88 75 32. Sincerely yours, Pascal Nicolay ---------------------------------------------------------------- CURRICULUM VITAE: Experience 2005- 2007: R&D Project Manager (Surface Acoustic Wave sensor development), DOERLER Mesures (French SME – 12 p.) 2001-2004: Chargé d’Affaires (Business Development), French Innovation Agency (OSEO) Education 2005-2007: PhD in Applied Physics, Nancy University, France Development, modeling and simulation of SAW sensors (Microsystems). Applications to the measurement of very high temperature and low pressure. 2003-2004: Master of Science, Nancy University / Sup’elec-Metz, France. Plasma Physics, Solid State Physics, Microsystems Technologies. 1999-2001: Master of Industrial Science (French engineering degree), ENSGSI/INPL, Nancy, France. Major : Innovation Sciences. 1995-1999: Bachelor of Science, Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France. General Physics. Languages English: Technical French: Fluent Awards Research Award from the ‘Société Industrielle de l’Est’, 2006 Hobbys Piano, Martial Arts (Nippon Kempo Instructor, Judo) Activities President of the ENSGSI Alumni Association (2004-2006) Active member of the Nancy University Technology Transfer Network (2005-...) IEEE Member (2005-...) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Main scientific and technical skills: •Good knowledge in Surface Acoustic Wave science and technology (filters, sensors, actuators, RFID-Tag) and related materials (piezoelectric crystals and thin films, diamond, sapphire, etc…). •Innovation Methods (creativity, problem solving using original approaches and applied physics). •Applied Physics (acoustics, mechanics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, gas/surface interaction, solid state physics, crystallography, electronics, etc…). •Elementary knowledge in numerical simulation (numerical implementation of existing theoretical models and associated resolution methods, for various acoustic waves in mono or multilayered piezoelectric media). Software used: MatLab and FemLab. •Elementary hands-on experience in MEMS manufacturing, packaging and testing processes: cleanroom fabrication processes and equipment (PVD/evaporation, photolithography, bonding), prober, network analyzer, Auger spectroscopy. •Elementary knowledge in Thin Film Science: fabrication, characterization (XRD, Brillouin spectroscopy, Tof-SIMS)... ----------------------------------------------------------------- List of publications : International Journals: P. Nicolay, F. Moreira, F. Sarry, O. Elmazria, Theoretical, Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Gas Vapour Effects on a ZnO/Quartz SAW gas sensor, Ferroelectrics 351 :1, 225-235 (2007) M. El Hakiki, O. Elmazria, F. Bénédic, P. Nicolay, D. Monéger, R. Azouani, Diamond film on Langasite substrate for surface acoustic wave devices operating in high frequency and high temperature, Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 16 Issues 4-7 pp. 966-969 (2007) A. Talbi, F. Sarry, M. Elhakiki, L. Le Brizoual, O. Elmazria, P. Nicolay, P. Alnot, ZnO/quartz structure potentiality for surface acoustic wave pressure sensor, Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical 128 (1), pp. 78-83 (2006) P. Nicolay, D. Rouxel, F. Sarry, P. Pigeat, Influence of forced flectional vibrations on SF6 absorption on stainless steel FeNi, Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical 120 (2), pp. 562-566 (2005) Conference Proceedings (International only): P. Nicolay , F. Sarry, L. Le Brizoual, L. Bouvot, O. Elmazria and D. Beyssen, Novel Layered SAW Structure for Droplet Multidirectional Actuating and Sensing, Proc. 2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, P. Nicolay , O. Elmazria, B. Assouar, F. Sarry, L. Le Brizoual, Theoretical and Experimental study of the Differential Thermal Expansion Effect on the TCD of Layered SAW Temperature Sensors, Proc. 2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, P. Nicolay , O. Elmazria, F. Sarry, N. Marche, L. Bouvot, H. Kambara, High sensivity pressure sensor in the range [0-100 mTorr] based on Surface Acoustic Wave Device, Proc. 2006 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, M. El Hakiki, O. Elmazria, F. Bénédic, P. Nicolay, R. Azouani, and D. Monéger, High Frequency and high Temperature SAW Devices Based on Nanocrystalline Diamond Film on Langasite Substrate, Proc. 2006 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Patent : P. Nicolay, O. Elmazria, H. Kambara, Microsystem for the measurement of gas pressure, (underway).

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