Research news and events

Upcoming events

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  The GeM is organising the ECCM19 2020 Conference in Nantes

  June 22, 2020 - June 26, 2020

  The Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM) is taking the lead in organising the ECCM19 conference (19th European Conference on Composite Materials) which will be held from 22 to 26 June 2020 at the Cité des Congrès in Nantes.

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  Dr Luciano Vidal joins Centrale Nantes to work on 3D printing and bioprinting

  March 23, 2020

  Doctor Luciano Vidal to work alongside Professor Jean-Yves Hascoët at Centrale Nantes on 3D printing and bio printing.
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  Nicolas MOËS is elected Member of the Académie des sciences

  March 19, 2020

  Nicolas MOËS, Professor at Centrale Nantes and the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (CNRS/Centrale Nantes/University of Nantes) is elected member of the Académie des sciences.
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  Promising results for the STREAM-OD European project

  March 17, 2020

  STREAM-0D is a European project bringing together research institutes and private companies; altogether 10 partners from 6 European countries, including the High Performance Computing Institute (ICI) at Centrale Nantes. The project's ambition is to take up one of the major challenges in manufacturing: that of zero-defect production.
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  Simone Bancora, Centrale Nantes PhD student at JEC WORLD

  March 4, 2020

  Simone BANCORA, PhD student at Centrale Nantes, is one of the finalists at the JEC COMPOSITE CHALLENGE.
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  RI-ADAPTCIM Research Project: book published

  February 24, 2020

  "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.
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  Industry Seminar: The challenges of digital transformation for industry

  February 12, 2020

  How is digital continuity an essential element for industrial productivity? Take part in a half-day seminar on 12 February on Industry 4.0 and discover how a 4.0 assembly line works! 

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  27th STP Days for GdR MACS at Centrale Nantes

  February 12, 2020 - February 13, 2020

  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.
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  Sea-GRID Call for Expression of Interest opens

  February 7, 2020 - May 4, 2020

  The Sea-GRID Call for Expression of Interest aims to develop concrete and innovative solutions, based on energy produced by marine renewable energy technologies (MRE) at the SEM-REV test site, run by Centrale Nantes. Sea-GRID is extended for a month, applications are expected until the 04th of May.
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  The METHRIC team at SIMMAN 2020

  January 27, 2020

  The METHRIC team (Modelling of Incompressible Turbulent Flows at High Reynolds numbers and Couplings) from the LHEEA is taking part in SIMMAN 2020.
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  XSun receives European recognition of excellence and signs its first contracts

  January 13, 2020

  Deep Tech startup XSun designs and produces innovative drones, which are autonomous in energy and decision-making. It is one of seven French companies selected by the European Research Council as part of the support programme for researchers recognized in their field (H2020). This strong support from Europe comes with total available funding of 5.3 million euros.
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  Ocean DEMO Access: 2nd Call for Applications

  January 2, 2020

  The main objective of Ocean DEMO (Demonstration Programme for Ocean Energy Pilot Farms and Supporting Technologies) is to help North West Europe enterprises working in low carbon technology to accelerate their transition from single prototype to multi-device farms by providing free access to world-leading test centres.
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  Christophe BINETRUY appointed Affiliated Faculty in the Department Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware

  December 19, 2019

  Christophe Binetruy, Professor at École Centrale de Nantes and member of the GeM Laboratory (PMM team), was appointed Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Delaware, in September 2019 for a period of 3 years.
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  EDYCEM and Centrale Nantes renew their research chair on sustainable concrete

  December 5, 2019

  Building on twenty years of research collaboration, EDYCEM and CENTRALE NANTES have renewed their research chair for another five-year term to focus on environmentally responsible concrete.
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  Seminar: Impact of mesh adaptation for turbulent flows in aeronautics.

  November 18, 2019

  Dr. Frédéric Alauzet, Senior Researcher and head of the Gamma team at INRIA Saclay, will speak on the topic "Impact of mesh adaptation for turbulent flows in aeronautics. On the way towards the certification of digital solutions?"
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  GeM / GDRI GEOMECH Workshop: "Advanced methods for the characterization of the durability of porous media"

  November 18, 2019 - November 20, 2019

  In line with GDRI GEOMECH's research activities, the GeM is organising a workshop at Centrale Nantes from 18 to 20 November 2019 on: "Advanced methods for the characterization of the durability of porous media".