Renaud Mangeret received his Ph.D. in Electronics from the Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France in the Materials and Components for Electronics Department in 1992. He then worked at the IBM Almaden Research Center, California, as a visiting scientist working on nonlinear optics (NLO) polymers. From 1993-1995 Renaud worked at Giat Industries, Toulouse as a Research and Development engineer. Since 1995 Renaud has been the radiation specialist at Matra Marconi Space/EADS Astrium/Airbus Defence and Space, Toulouse. In 2006 he was the Radiation Expert at Astrium/Airbus Defence and Space and is presently the Transnational Radiation Senior Expert at Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse. He is responsible for all aspects of Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) solutions for use of sensitive devices in space programs (telecommunications, Earth observation, interplanetary scientific and constellations).
Dr. Mangeret is a Member of the IEEE and currently serves as Treasurer for the RADECS Association Steering Committee.