Research news and events 2017

  • A conference with SAMUEL COURGEY - "Les Matinales de la Transition Ecologique" (Ecological Transition Mornings)
    December 19, 2017
    See you on Tuesday 19th December, on the Centrale Nantes campus for the first edition of the "Matinales de la transition écologique" (Ecological Transition Mornings). On the programme - Samuel Courgey, project manager and specialist in insulation using natural materials, talks about his experience.
  • TedX Centrale Nantes: "A brave new world"
    December 9, 2017
    TEDx Centrale Nantes: "A new brave world" on campus on Saturday 9th December. Get your tickets now!
  • Conference on: "safety at sea, an issue for all users"
    November 22, 2017
    The Centrale Nantes Team Voile (Sailing Association) invites you to a conference-debate on the theme of "Safety at Sea", which will be given by first Officer Pierre-André Saladay, navigator, radar operator and tactician on the Falcon 50 in the 24F fleet of the French Navy. See you on campus on November 22nd.
  • Atlanpolitan breakfast on high performance computing
    November 21, 2017
    "Modelling, simulation, artificial intelligence ... Discover the super powers of high performance computing!" Visit the campus on 21 November for a breakfast meeting on high performance computing and a visit of the supercomputer organized by Atlanpôle, technopole and member of the European Business and Innovation Centre Network.
  • Round Table on 'Childhood, robots and screens'
    November 21, 2017
    What place should digital objects - from robots to screens – have in childhood? Join in the discussion and discover new experiments in therapeutic and/ or family mediation. Sign up for the free conference, from 7pm to 9pm on Tuesday, November 21st in the Maxi Room at STEREOLUX.
  • Guest professor at Centrale Nantes: Prof. LAURENCE BRASSART
    November 20, 2017 - December 22, 2017
    Prof. LAURENCE BRASSART, Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Monash University, in Australia, is at Centrale Nantes from 20 November 2017 to 22 December 2017. She was invited by Laurent Stainier, member of faculty in the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM).
  • Doctoral event "Digital Societies"
    November 15, 2017 - November 16, 2017
    As part of the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Ange-Guépin's activities on "digital societies", its Steering Committee is organizing a doctoral event on 15 and 16 November 2017 on the following two themes: "Transformation of digital practices "and" Criticism, appropriation, resistance". Sign up now!
  • Centrale Nantes at Composites Meetings 2017
    November 8, 2017 - November 9, 2017
    Centrale Nantes will be present at Composites Meetings - the international business convention for composite manufacturers and users - on the 8th and 9th November 2017 at the Cité Nantes Events Center.
  • XSun, world's first autonomous drone
    November 8, 2017
    Following a first successful test flight on October 30, 2017, the world's first drone, which is autonomous in energy and decision-making, was inaugurated on Monday, November 6th. The drone was designed by a French start-up, XSun, in partnership with Centrale Nantes, Airbus and Dassault Systèmes.Powered by solar energy, its consumes less than its capacity to recharge itself. The drone is thus set to smash the world record for flight duration in 2018.
  • Marine Renewable Energy Training Programme, October 2017
    October 16, 2017 - October 20, 2017
    The Marine Renewable Energy Research Group is organizing a training programme on marine renewable energies from Monday 16 to Friday 20 October in Nantes.
  • Guest Professor at Centrale Nantes: Prof. PETAR MINEV
    October 14, 2017 - December 14, 2017
    Prof PETAR MINEV, Director of the Applied Mathematics Institute, University of Alberta, Canada, is at Centrale Nantes from 14 October 2017 to 14 December 2017. He was invited by Thierry Coupez, member of faculty in the High Performance Computing Institute.
  • Centrale Nantes - to co-organise the next International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality
    October 9, 2017 - October 13, 2017
    Centrale Nantes - AAU and INRIA Rennes are co-organising the next IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR). It will be held at the Cité des Congrès in Nantes from 9th to 13th October 2017. Online registration is now available.
  • Centrale Nantes Supercomputer at the 'Salon de la Data'
    September 19, 2017
    The Centrale Nantes supercomputer team will tell you all about this powerful machine installed on the school’s campus on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at the Salon de la Data (Data Fair), the flagship event of Nantes Digital Week.
  • Guest Professor at Centrale Nantes: Prof. Suresh Gopaldas ADVANI
    September 13, 2017
    Suresh Gopaldas ADVANI, George W. Laird Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delware, is at Centrale Nantes from 13 September 2017 to 7 June 2018 (except 1st January to 1st March 2018). He was invited by Christophe Binetruy, member of faculty in the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM).
  • A look back at PHYSMOD - International Conference on Atmospheric Flows
    August 28, 2017
    Centrale Nantes hosted PHYSMOD for the first time this summer (Workshop on PHYSical MODdeling of flow and dispersion phenomena), a biennial international conference bringing together international experts and young researchers on wind tunnel modelling of atmospheric flows.
  • PHYSMOD at Centrale Nantes 23-25 August 2017
    August 23, 2017 - August 25, 2017
    Workshop on PHYSical MODeling of flow and dispersion phenomena.
  • A seminar on decoupling presented by Professor Kucera at Centrale Nantes
    June 20, 2017
    Professor Vladimir Kucera, internationally-renowned automation specialist from the Czech Technical University in Prague, will be presenting the results of his research on decoupling at a seminar on 20 June at Centrale Nantes.
  • Guest professeur at Centrale Nantes: Jesus DE LEON from UANL, Mexico
    June 19, 2017 - July 19, 2017
    Jesus DE LEON, Professor at the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL), Mexico, is in Centrale Nantes from 19 June to 19 July. He was invited by Malek Ghanes, member of faculty at the LS2N Laboratory, within the framework of the Renault-Centrale Nantes Chair dedicated to the propulsion performance of electric vehicles.
  • Guest Professor at Centrale Nantes: Yuri Shtessel from the University of Alabama, USA
    June 16, 2017 - June 30, 2017
    Professor Yuri SHTESSEL of the University of Alabama in the United States, will be at Centrale Nantes from 16 to 30 June. He was invited by Malek GHANES, of the LS2N Laboratory.
  • RUGC17: Civil engineering tackling environmental challenges
    May 22, 2017 - May 24, 2017
    PhD students, post-docs, researchers, lecturers and engineers - join us in Nantes from 21 to 24 May 2017 for the 35th RUGC (Rencontres universitaires de Génie Civil de l’Association Universitaire de Génie Civil), organised by the GeM (Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering - Centrale Nantes & Nantes University).
  • Centrale Nantes is co-organising ICWAM 2017
    May 17, 2017 - May 19, 2017
    Centrale Nantes is co-organising with the Institut de Soudure Groupe the first edition of ICWAM, an international conference on welding, additive manufacturing and associated non-destructive testing from 17th to 19th May in Metz.
  • Centrale Nantes to organise ECCOMAS Marine 2017
    May 15, 2017 - May 17, 2017
    As part of the 7th International Conference on Calculation Methods in Marine Engineering, Centrale Nantes is organizing ECCOMAS Marine 2017 in Nantes in May.
  • Guest Professor at Centrale Nantes: Liang MA from Tsinghua University, China
    April 29, 2017 - June 25, 2017
    Liang MA, Professor, and former PhD student, at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, is at Centrale Nantes from 29 April to 25 June. He was invited by Damien CHABLAT, a member of faculty at the LS2N Laboratory.
  • Guest professor at Centrale Nantes: Otto LAPPI from Helsinki University, Finland
    April 3, 2017 - June 30, 2017
    Otto LAPPI, Professor at Helsinki University in Finland, is at Centrale Nantes from 3 April to 30 June. He was invited by Franck MARS, a member of faculty at the LS2N Laboratory.
  • Folle journée de l'imagerie nantaise 2017
    February 7, 2017
    (Extraordinary day of imaging, 2017) Save the date! Centrale Nantes is one of the organisers and host of the second edition of the Folle journée de l'imagerie nantaise on 7th February 2017.
  • Seminar of the professor Hubert Chanson, from Queensland University, Australia
    January 5, 2017
    During the visit of the professor Hubert Chanson, from Queensland University, Australia, he will give a conference about ‘Compression Waves and Positive Surges in Open Channels and Geophysical Applications: Tidal Bores and Tsunami Bores’.
Published on March 21, 2019 Updated on March 21, 2019