Muriel Thomasset (born 1971),[1] is a French physicist who specializes in optics. In 2003, she received an Irène Joliot-Curie Prize.
Life and work
Thomasset earned her Master's degree in Optics and Photonics and in 1998 she defended her doctoral thesis in physics with her thesis titled High spatial resolution imaging in the X-UV domain using Fresnel zone lenses" under the supervision of Pierre Dhez at the Pierre and Marie Curie University.[2][3]
Thomasset continues her work at the SOLEIL synchrotron and manages[2] the Optical Group Metrology Laboratory (LMO) located in the Synchrotron building.[4] The synchrotron is capable of producing and supplying an extremely intense beam of light, and is useful for designing experiments in all scientific disciplines ranging from biology to fundamental physics. Her responsibilities include the design of measurement systems and setting up inspections and acceptances of optical elements, such as mirrors or diffraction gratings, that are necessary for focusing the light beam from the synchrotron.[2]
Awards and distinctions
2003: Irène-Joliot-Curie prize in the category Woman in Business and Technology for promoting scientific careers for women.[5]
Selected publications
Thomasset, M., Brochet, S., & Polack, F. (2005, September). Latest metrology results with the SOLEIL synchrotron LTP. In Advances in Metrology for X-Ray and EUV Optics (Vol. 5921, pp. 12-20). SPIE.
Rommeveaux, A., Thomasset, M., & Cocco, D. (2008). The long trace profilers. In Modern Developments in X-ray and Neutron Optics (pp. 181-191). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Thomasset, M., Fernandez-Manjarrés, J. F., Douglas, G. C., Frascaria-Lacoste, N., Raquin, C., & Hodkinson, T. R. (2011). Molecular and morphological characterization of reciprocal F1 hybrid ash (Fraxinus excelsior× Fraxinus angustifolia, Oleaceae) and parental species reveals asymmetric character inheritance. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 172(3), 423-433.
Thomasset, M., Idir, M., Polack, F., Bray, M., & Servant, J. J. (2013). A new phase-shift microscope designed for high accuracy stitching interferometry. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 710, 7-12.