Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast that asks young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry and what they are looking for from an employer.
For this episode, I welcome Thomas Lesueur, a 26-year-old student pursuing a Ph.D. in microelectronics at the University of Sherbrooke in Canada, in partnership with IBM.
Lesueur said he first became interested in manufacturing during a one-week internship with a company that specialized in composite materials, where his father worked as an R&D director. His education includes a bachelor’s degree in physics and chemistry and a master’s in nanophysics and microelectronics.
His current research involves self-alignment of silicon bridges for high-performance electronics and focuses on leveraging the capillary forces of solder paste to achieve precise alignment of the bridges during the reflow process.
Lesueur presented some of the work at this year’s Electronic Components and Technology Conference.
In this episode, Lesueur discusses:
- How students pursue education and employment in France versus the U.S (1:13)
- The best advice a manufacturing mentor can give (8:01)
- The work-life balance Gen Z searches for (10:06)
- How to find a generational middle ground regarding dependence on technology (13:31)
- Top ways to pique Gen Z interest (17:36)
Please make sure to like and share this episode. To view previous episodes, visit manufacturing.net. If you are a member of Gen Z and would like to discuss your experience in the manufacturing industry, please contact Nolan Beilstein at nolan@ien.com.
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