Olivier Soppera is CNRS Research Director at the Institut de Science de Matériaux de Mulhouse, a joint research unit of the CNRS and the Université de Haute-Alsace, located in Mulhouse, north-east France.
Olivier Soppera’s research focuses on the use of photochemical pathways to prepare structured functional materials on a variety of scales, from nanotechnology to the macroscopic. The spatial control of light enables these materials to be structured in the form of thin films, 2D or 3D structures, for applications in a wide range of fields including optics, photonics, electronics and sensors.
Responding to the challenges of the energy transition by proposing materials and processes that are more respectful of the environment, and to the challenges of health with sensors for biomedical applications and biocompatible materials are central to his research work.
As part of POLINA, Olivier Soppera and his team will aim to prepare 2D and 3D micro- and nanostructures based on the resins developed in the project, using the team’s various photolithography devices and its experience in photostructuring.
