CARIO Laurent

Categories: RESEARCHER, TEAM PMN

CNRS Research Director

Function:

Research Director DR 1

Coordinator of the Mott-IA maturation project on artificial Neural Networks
Laureate of the RISE 2024 program for the creation of the startup Mottronix.
Member of the International Research Laboratory (IRL) DYNACOM

Former positions:
2018 – 2023 Team Leader Physique des Matériaux et Nanostructures (PMN)
2015 – 2018 Co-director of the team Physique des Matériaux et Nanostructures (PMN)
2000 – 2021 Associate researcher and then Director of Research DR2 Institut des Matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel

Education:

2011 Habilitation à diriger des recherches (higher PhD) Faculty of sciences / Nantes University
1998 – 2000 Associate Researcher – Cornell University (USA). Advisor : Franck J. Disalvo
1995 – 1998 PhD in material sciences – Nantes University
Advisors : Alain Meerschaut /Jean Rouxel (Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel)

Research themes:

Solid State chemistry and physics.
Resistive switching in chalcogenide and oxide Mott Insulators. Application for non-volatile memories (RRAM/ Memristors) or as new neuromorphic components.
Topochemical synthesis of new (oxy-)chalcogenide compounds.

Awards:

2023 Scientific grand prize of the french physical society (SFP)
2012, 17 and 23 CNRS Award of scientific excellence
1998 LAVOISIER scholarship from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Scientific production:
175 Publications, 2 book chapters, 65 invited conferences, 6 patents