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Two Centrale Nantes projects awarded the ‘Laboratoires d'Excellence’ (Labex) NExT label
December 18, 2024
On Monday 16 December, Nantes University announced the names of the five research projects that have been awarded the ‘Labex NExT’ label for the next four years. Centrale Nantes is the lead institution for two of these projects: IMAF and ORACLE.
PhD - Michèle ATIE - ED SIS
December 17, 2024
Perception of Luminous Atmospheres in Iconic Buildings : Analysis of Impressions in Real Situation and through Omnidirectional Photographs in an Immersive Head-Mounted Display (HMD)
PhD thesis defense - Thomas CROZON - ED MaSTIC
December 12, 2024
Finite volumes for compressible/incompressible two-phase flows in porous media with discontinuous capillary pressure
PhD thesis defense - Williams ORJI - ED SIS
December 11, 2024
Contribution to nonlinear control of floating wind turbines and grid connection
Centrale Nantes and Naval Group maintain their strategic collaboration within their joint research laboratory - the Joint Laboratory of Marine Technology
December 11, 2024
On Wednesday 11 December 2024, Centrale Nantes and Naval Group formally extended the Joint Laboratory of Marine Technology for a further 4 years.
PhD thesis defense - Rishabh MISHRA - ED SIS
December 9, 2024
Wind inflow customisation at wind turbine blade scale using wind tunnel experiments and CFD simulations
PhD thesis defense - Ghita BAHAJ FILALI - ED SIS
December 5, 2024
Analysis of fatigue crack propagation with overload effects
PhD thesis defense - Muhammad AHMED - ED SIS
December 3, 2024
Collaborative Active SLAM and Distributed Navigation Strategies for High Precision Relative Localization in Heterogeneous Fleets of Ground and Aerial Vehicles
19th edition of the Hydrodynamics Days to be held at Centrale Nantes in November 2024
November 26, 2024 - November 28, 2024
The Centrale Nantes campus will play host to the 19th edition of the Hydrodynamics Days (Journées de l'Hydrodynamique), organised by the Research Laboratory in Hydrodynamics, Energetics & Atmospheric Environment (LHEEA) from Tuesday 26 to Thursday 28 November 2024.
PhD thesis defense - Marina AL BACHA - ED SIS
November 26, 2024
Experimental study and modelling of the impact of road loads on mechanical behavior of pavement surface layers
IESF Conference: Decarbonising the cement industry and building for tomorrow
November 21, 2024
This conference (in French) will showcase recent advances in decarbonising the cement and concrete industry, both in terms of research and engineering.
Abdallah Aoude, a GeM PhD student receives the ‘Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation’ 2024 award at EGU24
November 19, 2024
Abdallah Aoude received the ‘Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation’ 2024 award from EGU (European Geosciences Union) in the Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences category.
Centrale Nantes and MoldTecs SAS join forces to improve the thermal and energy management of electric vehicles
November 18, 2024
MoldTecs SAS hosted representatives from Centrale Nantes' management and research teams, on Friday 15 November, to celebrate the launch of their bilateral partnership via an industrial research chair.
PhD thesis defense - Guillaume PELLUET - ED SIS
November 7, 2024
Graph Neural Representations of Mammographic Images for Explainable Breast Cancer Detection
A seminar with Massimiliano Ferronato, Guest Professor at the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM)
November 7, 2024
The theme of the seminar will be: ‘Non-linear numerical models for frictional contact mechanics and flow in fractured porous media'.
PhD thesis defense - Ziyou LI - ED MASTIC
November 6, 2024
Positioning Integrity Monitoring with Artificial Intelligence for Connected Mobility in Multimodal Transport Context
Maritime campus in Nantes: Centrale Nantes, the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime and Ifremer join forces to provide a collective response to the major challenges facing the oceans
October 28, 2024
On Wednesday 16 October, Jean-Baptiste Avrillier, Director of Centrale Nantes, François Lambert, Director of the ENSM, and François Houllier, President of Ifremer, inaugurated three new buildings in Nantes that will provide a framework for ocean and maritime engineering research and training.
The SIS Engineering and Systems Sciences doctoral school is one of the partners in the 5th Infrastar training week
September 30, 2024 - October 3, 2024
The SIS (Engineering and Systems Sciences) Doctoral School, run by Centrale Nantes, is one of the partners of the 5th Infrastar training week (Innovation and Networking for Fatigue and Reliability Analysis of Structures - Training for Assessment of Risk), which will take place from 30 September to 3 October 2024 in Nantes.
7 new start-ups join the Centrale-Audencia-Ensa Incubator
September 27, 2024
The new intake of start-ups officially joined the Centrale-Audencia-Ensa Incubator on 19 September. The entrepreneurs began their support programme last Thursday with the traditional back-to-school bootcamp.
PhD Defense - Marin LALLEMAND - ED SIS
September 20, 2024
Numerical model for elasto-plastic soft soil behavior using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
Jessy Simon received 2nd prize in the ESCM Best Thesis 2022 Award at ECCM21
July 16, 2024
Jessy Simon was awarded 2nd prize by ESCM for the best thesis defended in 2022 at ECCM21 (ECCM21 – 21st European Conference on Composite Materials for Academia and Industry), held in Nantes from 2 to 5 July 2024.
The 35th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics organized in Nantes by ONR & Centrale Nantes
July 8, 2024 - July 12, 2024
This symposium is the worldwide meeting of specialists in research and development in fluid mechanics as they relate to naval hydrodynamics.
Imane Bekrine receives the Best Student Presentation Award at the ACI/RILEM ICCM2024 international conference
July 4, 2024
Imane Bekrine, a PhD student in the GeM Institute, received the award at the 12th ACI/RILEM International Conference held in Toulouse from 23 to 26 June 2024.
21st European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM) in Nantes from 2 to 5 July 2024
July 2, 2024 - July 5, 2024
Centrale Nantes and Nantes Université are organising the 21st European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM21), which will be held at the Cité des Congrès in Nantes from 2 to 5 July 2024.
Conference: Decarbonisation FROM and VIA research
June 11, 2024
The CARGO Cluster and the other NExT Clusters are pleased to invite you to their conference on the theme of decarbonation FROM and VIA research, on 11 June at the Cité des Congrès in Nantes, as part of the Scientific Days (Journées Scientifiques) organised by Nantes Université.
Two GeM PhD students at Centrale Nantes awarded research prizes at RUGC (Civil Engineering University Conference) 2024
June 5, 2024
Two PhD students from the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM) were awarded research prizes at RUGC (Civil Engineering University Conference) 2024 held in Le Havre from 28 to 30 May 2024.
PhD Defense - Hannah FRANZ - ED SIS
May 27, 2024
Towards an integrated assessment framework for existing structures : Study of riveted lattice girders in French train sheds of 1850-1930
A Seminar with John Dolbow: ‘The Brazilian Test: An Illustration of the Interplay Between Strength and Energetics in the Fracture of Solids’
April 8, 2024
The GeM Institute will welcome Professor John Dolbow from Duke University on Monday 8 April for a seminar entitled ‘The Brazilian Test: An Illustration of the Interplay Between Strength and Energetics in the Fracture of Solids’ at 4pm in Lecture Theatre E.
PhD Defense - Jorge PIEDRA DORADO - ED SIS
April 8, 2024
Toolpath generation and manufacturing methodologies for hybrid manufacturing of metallic parts with WAAM and machining
PhD Defense - Ahmad MORSEL - ED SIS
April 4, 2024
Experimental testing of masonry structures subjected to extreme loads
Decarbonising maritime transport: an overview of research in Nantes #2
April 4, 2024
The CARGO cluster is organising its second scientific half-day (in French) on Thursday 4 April 2024 from 8.45am to 2pm. This time, the focus will be on the energy conversion of ships, with a review of the research carried out by Nantes laboratories on alternatives to heavy fuel oil, the adaptation of combustion engines, electrification solutions for ships and quays, and the port challenges of decarbonizing shipping.
ExplOr 2023 project: In-situ measurement of wind-wave-aerosol interactions at Belle-Île-en-Mer
April 3, 2024
As part of the ExplOr project funded by the Institut CARNOT MERS, an intensive measurement campaign combining wind, wave and aerosol measurements by LiDAR scanning was carried out at Belle-île-en-Mer over the period March-July 2023. The aim of the combined measurements is to document wind-wave interactions over the sea.
PhD Defense - Seung-Yoon HAN - ED SIS
April 2, 2024
Hydrodynamic analysis and numerical modelling of heave plates for floating wind turbines
Climate science society workshop: In the face of change, we need to foster inventiveness and clear-sightedness
March 28, 2024 - March 29, 2024
This two-day workshop organised by Centrale Nantes and IRN GeoMech, aims to mobilise collective forces to find new directions towards a viable and resilient future.
SCI-TY programme: feedback on the Pre-Maturity Committee hosted at Centrale Nantes
March 28, 2024
Centrale Nantes hosted the SCI-TY programme's prematurity committee on Tuesday 26 March.
PhD Defense - Héloïse DANDIN - ED SIS
March 26, 2024
A graph-based model-free data-driven computing approach for inelasticity. Application to elastoplasticity
Centrale Nantes and EDYCEM unveil their new research priorities for sustainable construction
March 15, 2024
Centrale Nantes and EDYCEM present their new research orientations for ready-mix concrete, precast concrete and aggregates to reduce the environmental footprint in concrete design.
PhD Defense - Adrien GAUCHÉ - ED SIS
March 6, 2024
Optimization Strategies using Predictive Control for Microgrids with Hybrid Battery/Hydrogen Energy Storage
Conference: Will there be enough materials for energy transition?
February 27, 2024
Bertrand Huneau, senior lecturer at Centrale Nantes and researcher in the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM), will be giving a talk on Tuesday 27 February entitled: "Will there be enough materials for energy transition?"
A seminar with Lori Graham-Brady, visiting researcher at the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM)
February 14, 2024
The seminar will focus on 'ML-enhanced approaches for modeling complex mechanics'.
Antoine Queguineur wins the Grade2XL 2023 Additive Manufacturing Challenge
January 24, 2024
As part of the WAAM Grade2XL Additive Manufacturing project, Antoine Queguineur was awarded the 2023 Jury Prize for an innovative fireplace concept: the KOTA fireplace, which combines an original design with improved energy efficiency.
Marinelle El Khoury receives the Centrale Innovation 2023 PhD Prize
December 4, 2023
Marinelle El Khoury completed her PhD in the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM) at Centrale Nantes. She was awarded the Centrale Innovation 2023 PhD Prize on 21 November during the organisation's 30th anniversary celebrations in Ecully.
École navale and Naval Group visit Centrale Nantes campus
December 4, 2023
Vice-Admiral Laurent Hemmer of the École navale, visited the Centrale Nantes campus on Thursday 30 November for a meeting with NAVAL GROUP.
Sealhyfe, the world’s first offshore hydrogen production pilot platform, returns to port
November 24, 2023
Lhyfe announces the return to port of Sealhyfe, the world’s first offshore hydrogen production pilot platform, after achieving all the objectives set at the time of its launch. On trial since September 2022, first at quay and then at sea at SEM-REV offshore hub test site, Sealhyfe has stored millions of data relating to the production of green hydrogen offshore and has enabled us to experiment offshore operating conditions. The lessons learned from this world first, made possible by the excellence of the teams, are already accelerating the large-scale offshore projects needed to decarbonise industry and mobility.
20 Centrale Nantes researchers among the World's Top 2% Scientists named by Stanford University in 2023
November 8, 2023
Stanford University has updated its list of the world's most cited researchers by their peers for their scientific work. The list, which represents the world's most influential researchers, is based on an international transdisciplinary database.
Centrale Nantes and Stevens Institute of Technology team up to offer a double PhD degree programme and unique international opportunities
November 6, 2023
On Friday 20 October 2023, Centrale Nantes established an unprecedented partnership with Stevens Institute of Technology in the United States (New Jersey). This offers extremely advantageous conditions for engineering programme students, whereby they can work towards both a French PhD from Centrale Nantes and an American PhD from Stevens Institute of Technology.
A seminar with Cédric Bellis: ‘Variational principles for computational homogenization and strategies for improving the performances of Fourier spectral methods’
October 19, 2023
Cédric Bellis, CNRS research fellow at LMA, is visiting Centrale Nantes at the invitation of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (specifically the 'Couplings and numerical methods for complex structures' & the 'Mechanics and multi-scale physics of materials ' Research Groups.) He will give a seminar on 19 October at Centrale Nantes.
Rana Al Nemer wins the Best Poster Award during the ALERT Geomaterials 2023 workshop
October 9, 2023
Rana Al Nemer, postdoctoral researcher at the GeM in the Environmental Geomechanics Research Group, received the Best Poster Award at the ALERT Geomaterials workshop held in Aussois from 25-27 September 2023, for her poster titled “Multiphase Flow through a Granular Material under Hydro-Mechanical Loading.”
Eolink's innovative 5MW Floating Offshore Wind Turbine system takes anchor at the SEM-REV Centrale Nantes'offshore test site
October 4, 2023
One of EOLINK’s biggest missions was achieved this summer with the successful installation of its Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) anchorage system at the SEM-REV offshore test site, operated by OPEN-C Foundation, off Le Croisic in Western France, as part of the 5MW France-Atlantique project.
Scientific and Technical Day: 'Biosourced materials, fibers, polymers and biomasses for the industry of the future'
September 26, 2023
This event organized by Centrale Nantes and INRAE will take place on campus and will focus on biomasses (polymers, fibers, assemblies and colloids), processes and characterization methods, as well as the materials and composites used on a daily basis.
Meet our researchers at Nantes Digital Week 2023
September 19, 2023
The 10th edition of Nantes Digital Week - a digital festival open to all - will take place from 14 to 24 September 2023. Several Centrale Nantes researchers will be taking part.
A seminar with Philippe Turcry, La Rochelle University: How to understand carbonation in concrete
September 14, 2023
Philippe Turcry, faculty member at La Rochelle University, is visiting Centrale Nantes at the invitation of the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (specifically the 'Green engineering approaches' & the 'Processes and durability of materials and structures' Research Groups.) He will give a seminar on 14 September at Centrale Nantes.
SEM-REV joins the OPEN-C Foundation
September 14, 2023
It's official: as of 1 September 2023, the SEM-REV offshore test site is now solely in the hands of the OPEN-C Foundation. Centrale Nantes, which in 2007 initiated what will rapidly become the first multi-technology offshore test site, is continuing its research activities and supporting the site in its development. Through this transfer of activity, and as a founder of the OPEN-C Foundation, Centrale Nantes is playing its part in driving forward France's energy transition through Marine Renewable Energies. We take a look back at SEM-REV's progress to date, and its future within the newly-created OPEN-C Foundation, which will coordinate offshore testing focused entirely on floating wind turbines and marine renewable energies!
Successful installation of the new offshore cables: SEM-REV 2.0 is now operational offshore!
July 18, 2023
10 years after the installation of the export cable, the SEM-REV marine renewable energy test site has enjoyed further investment. The aim was to upgrade the site and pave the way for hosting future prototypes. Thanks to funding from the French State, the Pays de la Loire Region and Europe, which Centrale Nantes applied for as part of the "France 2030" programme, the site has been able to connect new prototypes since April.
CARGO: a new cluster for the decarbonization of maritime transport
July 10, 2023
The CARGO cluster, newly created in 2023, brings together all the Nantes-based research players involved in meeting the challenge of decarbonizing maritime transport.
Centrale Nantes and MAN Energy Solutions extend their research chair on the gradual decarbonization of marine propulsion and electricity generation
July 5, 2023
Building on five years of successful research cooperation, Centrale Nantes and MAN Energy Solutions France are extending their industrial research chair for a further eighteen months.
Interdisciplinary School In Nuclear Medicine 2023
July 3, 2023 - July 6, 2023
Four days of discussion and training in Nantes with international experts in nuclear medicine research for 20 students, young researchers or clinicians.
Sealhyfe, the world's first offshore hydrogen production test platform, connected to Centrale Nantes' SEM-REV offshore test site
June 27, 2023
Lhyfe's offshore hydrogen production test platform has been towed some 20 km off the Atlantic coast and successfully connected to the SEM-REV electrical hub.
Hannah Franz, PhD student at Centrale Nantes, awarded the René Houpert 1st Prize from the Association Universitaire de Génie Civil (AUGC)
June 6, 2023
The congrès Français du Génie Civil (French Civil Engineering Congress), organized by AFGC, AUGC and École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay, was held in Gif sur Yvette from 23 to 25 May 2023.
Conference | Data: tool and/or scientific object? A challenge at the heart of future healthcare and industry
June 5, 2023
The conference (in French) is organised as part of the Nantes University Scientific Days which will take place on 5 June 2023 at the Cité des Congrès in Nantes.
Emmanuel Rozière wins the 2022 AFGC (French Civil Engineering Association) prize
May 31, 2023
Emmanuel Rozière, Professor and Director of Sustainable Development at Centrale Nantes, won the AFGC 2022 prize. It was presented to him on 3 May 2023 by Emmanuel Ferrier, chairman of the association's Scientific and Technical Committee.
Kick-off of the Velella R&D project which aims to reduce the environmental impact of floating wind turbines
May 16, 2023
Velella aims to develop several technological components and methods needed to prepare the deployment of commercial floating wind projects under the best economic, social and environmental conditions.
“My ERC in 180 seconds” by Ioannis Stefanou
May 3, 2023
On 13 April 2023, the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research celebrated the 1500 ERC grant holders with ground-breaking research projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC). Ioannis Stefanou, professor at Centrale Nantes, is one of the three ERC grant-holders invited to share their passion for research at this event.
Creation of the Fondation OPEN-C (Open-C Foundation), Europe's largest offshore testing centre for Marine Renewable Energies
March 29, 2023
Centrale Nantes is proud to be one of the founding members of the OPEN-C Foundation and of our role in creating the largest European offshore testing facility, as pioneered by our SEM-REV test site.
Lecture by Hubert Chanson (University of Queensland-Australia) on "Fluid Mechanics applied to Natural Disasters" on at 4 pm on 25 January at Centrale Nantes
January 25, 2023
Hubert Chanson, professor at the University of Queensland (Australia), is at Centrale Nantes on the invitation of the LHEEA - Research Laboratory in Hydrodynamics, Energetics and Atmospheric Environment (Centrale Nantes/CNRS). His lecture "Fluid Mechanics applied to Natural Disasters" will take place in lecture theatre E from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. It will be held in English.
Adjunct Professor at Centrale Nantes: Yuri Shtessel
October 10, 2022 - October 30, 2022
Yuri Shtessel, Emeritus Professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (USA) and Adjunct Professor at Centrale Nantes, will be present at the LS2N Laboratory from 10 to 30 October.
1st series of tests in the Centrale Nantes towing tank for the WASANO project
May 18, 2022
One of the major challenges in the maritime field today is to take extreme sea conditions into account when designing marine structures. The WASANO project, which brings together 10 international universities and 3 companies, is addressing these issues through several disciplines. Read on to learn more about the first series of tests carried out in March in the Centrale Nantes towing tank.
ADDITIVE4RAIL: A new partnership to produce train maintenance parts on demand
April 5, 2022
SNCF, Centrale Nantes, VLM Robotics and 4DPioneers are today launching the Additive4Rail consortium with state support. The aim is to speed up the industrialisation of additive manufacturing technologies in order to streamline train maintenance and reduce costs by producing components piecemeal or in small batch runs. The four partners have set up a production line in Saintes to manufacture and repair metal parts, with a view to transforming railway maintenance.
Vincent Lostanlen and his LS2N research team successfully establish the basic technology for a wireless, battery-free acoustic biosensor
January 24, 2022
Researchers from the Laboratory of Digital Sciences of Nantes (LS2N) successfully established the basic technology for a wireless, battery-free acoustic biosensor. The result of their work was awarded the Best Paper Award at the Second International Workshop on the Internet of Sounds (IWIS 2021), organised in September 2021 by the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Trento (Italy).
GENIUS project on the production, storage and use of green hydrogen receives €2.8M in funding
January 14, 2022
Centrale Nantes has just obtained €2.8 million in CPER funding (French state/regional infrastructure planning and investment programme) to set up the GENIUS project, a test platform for the production, storage and use of green hydrogen.
Breast cancer: GeM researchers working on developing an 'organ-on-a-chip' using biofabrication
December 15, 2021
Breast cancer is the most common cancer. Lifestyle and environment are now considered as risk factors for cancer.
Centrale Nantes appoints Professor Andrea Colagrossi of the CNR (Italy) as Adjunct Professor
November 30, 2021
Andrea Colagrossi has been appointed Adjunct Professor at Centrale Nantes from 1 November 2021 to 31 October 2026.
Centrale Nantes appoints Professor Michael Ortiz of the California Institute of Technology as Adjunct Professor
November 26, 2021
Michael Ortiz, Emeritus Professor at California Institute of Technology, is appointed Adjunct Professor at Centrale Nantes.
Centrale Nantes appoints Prof. Yuri Shtessel of the University of Alabama as Adjunct Professor
September 28, 2021
Yuri Shtessel, Emeritus Professor at the University of Alabama, is appointed Adjunct Professor at Centrale Nantes.
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.
Naval Group and Centrale Nantes print the world’s first hollow propeller blade
February 7, 2019
Naval Group and Centrale Nantes have printed the first demonstrator of hollow propeller blades by metal additive manufacturing as part of the European H2020 project, RAMSSES. Funded by the European Commission, this collaborative programme aims to reduce the environmental impact of ships.
Launch of the Joint Laboratory of Marine Technology
October 14, 2016
Centrale Nantes, the University of Nantes and DCNS (now Naval Group) are launching the "Joint Laboratory of Marine Technology" due to provide DCNS with the most advanced military shipbuilding technologies.