1. Wide line ◘ ◘ ◘ ◘ ◘ ‘Saint-Gobain University Network’ ◘ ◘

2. Objectives Principles Present stage and perspectives

3. Objectives Principles Present stage and perspectives

4. Objectives To enlarge and strengthen our interactions with the best research teams in our domains To plan hiring students from top universities To amplify our presence in countries of strategic importance for Saint-Gobain

5. Objectives Principles Present stage and perspectives

6. Principles To engage long-term cooperation with a few top-level research departments To keep-up a reservoir of hirable PhDs and post-docs To familiarize students with our technologies and our culture

7. Objectives Principles Present stage and perspectives

8. Countries France: cultural cradle Brazil, India and Russia: fast-growing countries USA and Japan: technological leaders

9. Selected universities France. Ecole Polytechnique (X) & Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles (ESPCI) Brazil. Two universities in Saõ Paulo state: Univ. of SP State & Univ. Federal of Saõ Carlos Russia. University Lomonosov (Moscow) & Ioffe Institute (Saint-Petersburg) USA West. California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) from the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) USA East. Massachusetts Institute of Technology or Harvard University India. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Chennai) Japan. University of Tokyo (LIMMS joint CNRS lab) & National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS) at Tsukuba

10. France École Polytechnique (X) & École Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles (ESPCI) Project of a Saint-Gobain chair Topic: ‘Active Surfaces’ Scope: organic and inorganic functional surfaces, thin film devices (photovoltaics, electroluminescence, …), chemically modified surfaces, wetting and adhesion, surface patterning and texturation (optics, microfluidics, …), catalysis (incl. photo- and electro-catalysis) Content: teaching program (master level), students internships, invited professors from oversea, post-doctoral stays, …

11. Brazil Two universities in Saõ Paulo state: Univ. of SP State & Univ. Federal of Saõ Carlos Two studies contracted by SGR Pr. Edgar Zanotto. High-throughput characterization of devitrification Pr. Younes Messaddeq. New polyurethane chemistry for hard coatings on glass and plastics and for armored glazing

12. Russia University Lomonosov (Moscow) & Ioffe Institute (Saint-Petersburg) Prospecting visits in November-April 2006 Mathematics department of Lomonosov University: theory of mixing Chemistry and Materials Science department of Lomonosov University: solid ionic and mixed conductors, synthesis of CVD precursors, rare-earth complexes for OLEDs, … Center for nanoheterostructures physics at Ioffe Institute: epitaxial growth of Ga-Al-N and SiC, LEDs, …

13. U.S.A. California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) Very good potential of interaction with interdisciplinary teams working on Organic photovoltaic solar cells New phosphors and optical up-conversion materials Inorganic molecular sieves and catalysts OLEDs …

14. India Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Chennai) Good place to collaborate on and hire students educated in Fluid mechanics Heat transfer Mechanical engineering Chemical engineering

15. Japan University of Tokyo (LIMMS) & National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS) at Tsukuba Good places to follow new developments in Catalysis and photochemistry Functional thin films and thin films deposition technologies Plasma processes Surface finishing and new machining technologies

16. Perspectives for local ressources Two or three PhDs or post-docs In a few locations, one or two SG research scientists Following in-house PhDs and post-docs Following PhDs and post-docs in other universities in the country