Centrale Nantes news - 2020

Centrale Nantes confirms its record of excellence in the L'Etudiant 2021 rankings

iTWIST 2020 (International Traveling Workshop on Interactions between low-complexity data models and Sensing Techniques) was held online from Centrale Nantes. Replays of all the lectures and conferences are now available online.

The SOFTWIND project, run by Centrale Nantes, and more specifically its LHEEA and LS2N laboratories, and the company D-ICE, allows for small-scale wave-tank testing of wind turbines by overcoming the incompatibility between hydrodynamic and aerodynamic scaling.We take a look back at this project with some footage of the testing in the Centrale Nantes hydrodynamic and ocean engineering tank and interviews:

With a second lockdown in place, our first year engineering students, experimenting with Computer-aided Manufacturing, got to machine a part remotely as part of their lab classes in Product Design and Development.

One year on from the restoration work on the dome of the Cardinaux lighthouse, the wind measurement instruments at the Cardinaux lighthouse are back in service.

See you online at 9 am on Tuesday 1 December 2020 for the fourth Ecological Transition Morning of 2020/21. We are delighted to welcome Dominique Bourg for his conference entitled “Climat, Vivant et Ressources : quelles perspectives pour la planète ?”. "Climate, Life and Resources: what is the outlook for the planet?"

Alexis Bazin is an assistant engineer in the TSM research group (LHEEA) at Centrale Nantes. As a specialist in a particular model of lithium battery, he was contacted on a matter of urgency by a Vendée Globe Skipper, Sébastien Destremau, to help him pass the endurance test following an unsuccessful initial attempt. Sébastien Destremau's boat is equipped with an electric motor. The Vendée Globe class measurement rules require that competing boats must be able to sail at an average of 5 knots for 5 hours. The endurance test is used to verify this capacity and must be passed successfully in order to compete. To this end, a Vendée Globe official carries out the test with the skipper on the open sea. Alexis was contacted to see if he ascertain what was wrong with two batteries and help ensure that the second attempt was successful. We interviewed Alexis to find out what happened next!

SWEL, Sea Wave Energy Ltd, is a UK based company with its testing facilities located in Larnaca, Cyprus. The company came to Centrale Nantes in October under the MEA programme, an Interreg North West Europe project which aims to increase the technical and commercial maturity of upcoming technologies by providing access to industry leading testing facilities and experts from over the EU.

See you online at 9 am on Tuesday 17 November 2020 for the third Ecological Transition Morning of 2020/21. We are delighted to welcome Simon Ducasse for his conference entitled "L’énergie distribuée : clé de voûte de la transition énergétique" (Distributed Energy: the cornerstone of Energy Transition)

Numerical Homagenization and Model Reduction for Transient Heat, Diffusion and Coupled Mechanics Problems

The students of the Environment Mobility Health (EMS) project specialisation are developing an application - Mint - which is designed to suggest itineraries that minimise exposure to atmospheric pollution in Nantes, whatever the means of transport.

Developement of analytical formulae to determine the dynamic response of composite plates subjected to underwater explosions

Conception d'un robot bio-inspiré pour l'inspection des canalisations
(Design of a bio-inspired robot for pipeline inspection)

See you at 10 am on Tuesday 3 November 2020 for the second Ecological Transition Morning of 2020/21. We are delighted to welcome Valérie Cabanes for her conference entitled "Droits de la Nature : de la nécessité de reconnaître le crime d'écocide" (Rights of Nature: we need to recognise ecocide as a crime")

Centrale Nantes confirms its standing in the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings in Engineering and Technology which was published on 28 October.

Interested in studying engineering in France?
Meet us online during the 'Study in France - Gulf Tour' on 23-24 October 2020 for all you need to know about our programmes.

Mix-design of a novel semi-transparent layer for solar roads

Méthodologie de monitoring multiphysique des procédés DED : développement par une démarche expérimentale.
(Methodology for multi-physical monitoring of DED processes: development via an experimental approach.)

Frédérique Vidal, the Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation visited the Centrale Nantes campus on 22 October as part of a national tour.

See you at 9 am on Tuesday 20 October on the Centrale Nantes campus for the first Ecological Transition Morning of 2020/21. We are delighted to welcome back Yannick ROUDAUT whose latest book "Quand l'improbable surgit" has just been published. His conference will be entitled "Face à l'effondrement, le pari de l'improbable" (An impossible gamble in the face of collapse).

Centrale Nantes is taking part in a new Erasmus + project: B-International - Building internationalisation in Pakistan.

The University of Nantes, Nantes University Hospital, Inserm and Centrale Nantes have adopted an action plan reaffirming their shared determination to build a new university model alongside Nantes Saint-Nazaire School of Fine Arts, the National School of Architecture of Nantes and the Jules Verne Institute of Technological Research.

This decision signals the re-launch of the project. Next steps: approval of the statutes for the future establishment in March-April 2021, evaluation of the I-SITE by an international panel in Autumn 2021 and the creation of Nantes Université in January 2022.

Centrale Nantes Etudes (the school's Junior-Enterprise Association) and Centrale Nantes Alumni are joining forces to organise theme-based round tables. This first round table, which will take place on Wednesday 14 October 2020 at 7pm, will focus on the health sector! Whether you are a student, graduate or staff member interested in the health sector or just curious about the career path of alumni in the sector, do not hesitate to join in.

Interested in studying engineering in France?
Meet us online during the 'France to Hong Kong Education Tour' on 13-14 October 2020 for all you need to know about our programmes.

Apport des facteurs humains pour une meilleure intégration des exosquelettes dans l'industrie
(Contribution of human factors towards better integration of exoskeletons in industry)

This year, Centrale Nantes is taking part in the National Science Fair (Fête de la Science) with a 100% virtual tour of the campus. Immerse yourself in a fun and informative way to discover Centrale Nantes!

Second focus on Centrale Nantes' commitments in favour of sustainable development, as part of the week of the same name: tools and governance at Centrale Nantes: signature of the EMC2 cluster's manifesto "for an eco-responsible industry".

"Étude des mécanismes aérodynamiques à l'origine du bruit de contact pneumatique/chaussée."
(Study of the aerodynamic mechanisms behind tyre/road contact noise).

Second focus on Centrale Nantes' commitments in favour of sustainable development, as part of the week of the same name: tools and governance at Centrale Nantes

"Analysis of Slamming Induced Whipping Effects over the Ultimate Strength of Ships".

"Inversion conjointe de mesures non destructives pour l'évaluation des gradients de degré de saturation dans le béton d'enrobage des structures"
"Joint reversal of non-destructive measurements for the evaluation of saturation degree gradients in structural embedding concrete".

First focus on Centrale Nantes' commitment to Sustainable Development, as part of the week of the same name: the school's responses to the 'Manifesto for an Ecological Awakening' survey.

Eight speakers will take to the floor to deliver a message at TEDxRennes on 19 September. Among them will be Ioannis Stefanou, professor at Centrale Nantes.

Rogue waves are very powerful ocean waves, which can form on both calm and rough seas. This sudden and unpredictable phenomenon may be rare, but it needs to be studied. It has recently been the subject of joint collaboration between researchers from Centrale Nantes - via the LHEEA - the CNRS and the universities of Paris and Lille. Tests in wave tanks have shown that a set of random waves can also provoke the formation of rogue waves, thus providing better understanding.

Numerous offshore operations are undertaken at SEM-REV during the spring and summer months. It is during this period that the weather conditions are more favourable, allowing work to be carried out efficiently and safely.

The FOWT (Floating Offshore Wind Turbines) 2020 Conference is held Marseille (7 & 8 September, and broadcast live) and by video-conference (9 September).

A warm welcome to the first students on the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme E-PiCo which starts in September 2020.

A warm welcome to the first students on the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme JEMARO which starts in September 2020.

Centrale Nantes maintains its standing in the 401-500 grouping of the world’s top universities in the prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021, which are published today. On industry income Centrale Nantes is ranked 122nd globally.

The final call for the EU-funded MaRINET2 project opens today, targeted at offshore energy technology developers who are looking to test their device or components. The project offers fully-funded access to a world-leading network of testing and research infrastructures in Europe.

Take this virtual tour to discover the Centrale Nantes campus in a fun and informative way.

The academic year 2020/2021 will start without postponement in September at Centrale Nantes, using online teaching, learning and collaborative infrastructure until the student mobility is operational again. Centrale Nantes campus will be open to students, a welcome / orientation will be organised on 2 September, courses will start on 7 September.

The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation formally appoints Jean-Baptiste Avrillier, Director of Centrale Nantes with effect from 15 July 2020.

The GDR EMR is organising an online workshop on 2 July on "Renewable Marine Energies & Power-to-X: Challenges and Opportunities"

This webinar will take place on June 30, 2020 from 15:00 to 16:30.

New arrangements announced for the 2020 edition of the Centrale-Supélec entrance examinations, subject to health considerations.

Centrale Nantes is one of the world's best universities aged 50 or younger, according to the criteria of the Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings.

Like the other test facilities at Centrale Nantes, the engine test benches had to put their testing on hold in March 2020.

"Prepa Tremplin Numérique" is a 40-day career development programme targeted towards sectors of activity and professions that are recruiting. The programme is supervised by a team of specialists with expertise in their respective fields.

An update on wind tunnel testing in the LHEEA.

The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project opened its 3rd call today. Successful applicants will receive free access to test their ocean energy products and services in real sea environments at the project’s network of test centres.

Over the course of 3 days, from 18 to 20 May, nearly 250 candidates already selected by the partner engineering schools will come together on the Seekube platform and will be able to present their career plans and their motivation to join different companies.

Centrale Nantes, via Professor Jean-Yves Hascoët and his research group, is contributing to the MakAir project. Initiated and backed by "Makers for Life", the project aims to create a mass-producible open-source Covid-19 artificial ventilator that is 10 times cheaper than a traditional ventilator.

FLOAWER opens a 2nd call for Applicants and is looking for 1 PhD student. The ESR position (ESR2) is located at University of Stuttgart.

Centrale Nantes recognised for its commitment to sustainable development in the Times Higher Education 2020 "University Impact Rankings".

Initiatives abound in the fight to contain the coronavirus. At Centrale Nantes, Hervé Thomas of the IPSI department has set about 3D printing of protective visors from home.

The first selection round for JEMARO applicants - applications submitted before 31 January - has concluded with 24 places offered. The second round of applications for self-funded candidates is still open.

The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to ten offshore renewable energy developers under its 2nd call. The awards will support developers on their path to commercialisation and ease the transition of ocean energy towards multi-device farms by providing free access to open sea test sites.

In light of current coronavirus outbreak, Centrale Nantes has decided to cancel the "Entretiens de l'Excellence" planned for Saturday 14 March 2020.

With the Fondation Agissons pour l'Emploi, Centrale Nantes, Nos Quartiers ont du Talent, and Mozaïk RH. At the end of the presentation, a jobdating session will be held to meet potential job seekers.

Representatives from Centrale Nantes, Keio University, University of Genoa and Warsaw University of Technology will meet in Tokyo for the very first selection meeting for the new Erasmus Mundus Joint Master JEMARO on 5-6 March.

The TechforGood tour is calling in at Centrale Nantes on 3 March to meet students to share and raise awareness about how technological innovation can serve the public interest.

Interaction dynamique sol-structure des fondations sur pieux : étude expérimentale et numérique
(Dynamic soil-structure interaction of pile foundations: experimental and numerical study)

"Risk Evaluation And Climate Change Adaptation of Civil Engineering Infrastructures and Buildings" edited by Panagiotis KOTRONIS, Professor in the Research Institute of Civil and Mechnical Engineering (GeM) at Centrale Nantes, has just been published.

As part of a new regional programme, called "Invest in digital people", recruitment needs in the digital sector have been identified. A first session to train JAVA developers starts on 20 February at Centrale Nantes.

The LS2N (Laboratory of Digital Sciences of Nantes) is organising the 27th STP (Production Sciences and Techniques) Days for the GdR MACS (CNRS Research Group in modelling, analysis and management of dynamic systems) which will be held at Centrale Nantes on 12-13 February 2020.

Jean-Marc Jancovici, co-founder of Carbone 4, will give a conference for the 7th edition of the Ecological Transition Mornings.