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Upcoming events

Photomechanics IDICS Conference
November 3, 2021 - November 5, 2021
The GeM (Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering) is organising the 7th Photomechanics IDICS Conference, which will be held from 3 to 5 November 2021 at the Cité des Congrès de Nantes.

Latest News

Floatgen, France's first offshore wind turbine, featured on France 24
July 5, 2021
On Friday 2 July, France 24 broadcast a feature on offshore wind energy in France. Meet Bertrand Alessandrini, a marine engineering researcher at Centrale Nantes, in the LHEEA Laboratory.
Meet our Researchers: Diana Mateus
July 1, 2021
Meet the people behind the research at Centrale Nantes in our new series of video interviews. In our third edition we meet Diana Mateus, professor in the Laboratory of Digital Sciences of Nantes (LS2N).
CENTRALE inLab Live session: take a live online tour of the vehicle test benches at Centrale Nantes
June 24, 2021
Students, teachers, high school students, and other interested parties ... discover Centrale Nantes' research platforms live.
When art meets science: "Turbulence as seen by Leonardo da Vinci"
June 21, 2021
To mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death in 2019, a team of Franco-Italian researchers specialising in fluid mechanics set out to retrace one of Leonardo's most famous drawings in the field of hydraulics. Read on to learn more about this original research project!
STATIONIS | Floating wind design turn-key software developed by industry partners
June 17, 2021
A digital solution to design the anchoring and electrical connections of floating wind farms, optimising the performance and output of subsea connections, has been developed by a group of expert companies within offshore renewables.
Meet our Researchers - Ioannis Stefanou
June 17, 2021
Meet the people behind the research at Centrale Nantes in our new series of video interviews. In our second edition we meet Ioannis Stefanou, Professor in the GeM Research Institute.
Offshore green hydrogen production: the partnership between Lhyfe and Centrale Nantes on track for a world first
June 3, 2021
The world's first offshore hydrogen production facility, developed by Lhyfe and powered by electricity from a floating wind turbine, will be operational in 2022, off the coast of Le Croisic, at SEM-REV, Centrale Nantes' offshore test site.
Meet our Researchers - Sandrine Aubrun
June 3, 2021
Meet the people behind the research at Centrale Nantes in our new series of video interviews. In our first edition we meet Sandrine Aubrun, Professor in the LHEEA Laboratory.
Simone Bancora, Centrale Nantes PhD student at JEC WORLD
June 2, 2021
Simone BANCORA, PhD student at Centrale Nantes, is one of the finalists at the JEC COMPOSITE CHALLENGE.
CENTRALE inLab Live session: take a live online tour of the Supercomputer
April 15, 2021
Students, teachers, high school students, and other interested parties ... discover Centrale Nantes' research platforms live.
CENTRALE inLab Live session: take a live online tour of the Rapid Manufacturing Platform at Centrale Nantes
March 25, 2021
Students, teachers, high school students, and other interested parties ... discover Centrale Nantes' research platforms live.
9 Centrale Nantes researchers among the World's Top 2% Scientists named by Stanford University.
February 25, 2021
Congratulations to our researchers!
Ramiro Mena's PhD defense
February 15, 2021
ICI is happy to announce the upcoming PhD defense: Fast Simulation – Assisted Shape Correction after Machining by Ramiro Mena Andrade. Supervision: Prof. Antonio Huerta (UPC), Dr. José V. Aguado (ECN) and Dr. Stéphane Guinard (Airbus).
Centrale Nantes and SNCF produce a train part by additive manufacturing. A real breakthrough.
February 11, 2021
Within the scope of its national Additive Manufacturing project, the SCNF (Rolling Stock Engineering division) called upon Centrale Nantes’s expertise to study the feasibility of producing certain components. The production of a pivot, an interconnecting part, by additive manufacturing is an achievement that opens up new avenues for the design of metallic components.
8 projects selected in the first Institut Carnot MERS call
February 11, 2021
Applications were open from 15 October to 15 November 2020 in the first Institut Carnot MERS call for projects. The selection committee met on 25 January 2021 and selected 8 projects.