As part of the AFM thematic group no. 15 “Numerical simulation of welding“, GeM is co-organising the online seminar “PhD-Day: Numerical simulation in welding and additive manufacturing” on 16 June 2021 in collaboration with the NAFEMS association. Download the programme and the abstracts of the talks. The connection link is…
Filippo Masi received the 2021 Centrale Innovation thesis prize.He carried out his thesis, entitled ”Fast-dynamic response and failure of masonry structures of non-standard geometry subjected to blast loads“, at GeM under the supervision of Ioannis Stefanou (École Centrale de Nantes) and Paolo Vannucci (Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines), and defended it in…
The JEC Composites Challenge is the first international competition for PhD students selected for the quality of their research in composite materials. The challenge: 5 minutes to present their thesis using a single slide in front of a jury of industrial and academic experts. 10 PhD students from around…
A new era of scientific publishing in mechanics begins with the publication of the first article in JTCAM Journal of Theoretical, Computational and Applied Mechanics : “Brittle material strength and fracture toughness estimation from four-point bending test” by Doitrand et al. The Journal of Theoretical, Computational and Applied Mechanics…
Filippo Masi, post-doctoral researcher at GeM, is one of the 2 winners of the 2020 CSMA thesis prize. He carried out his thesis, entitled ”Fast-dynamic response and failure of masonry structures of non-standard geometry subjected to blast loads” under the supervision of Ioannis Stefanou (GeM – Centrale Nantes) and Paolo…
Alongside the WCCM-ECCOMAS 2020 world congress on computational mechanics, held online in early January, a number of activities were organised by and for young researchers, including an Arts & Science competition co-organised by GeM member Thomas Heuzé, whose exhibition, vote and award ceremony were also held online. Enjoy the…
Jie YANG did his PhD at GeM and defended his thesis at École Centrale de Nantes on 8 July 2019. In November 2020 he received the 2020 Centrale Innovation thesis prize. His research focused on numerical analyses of the multiphysics problem of sinkholes near dikes and linear structures, and led…
Nicolas Moës, Professor at Centrale Nantes and member of GeM, has just been elected to the French Academy of Sciences. This distinction recognises his outstanding contributions to scientific research in computational mechanics, as well as his more fundamental work on the damage-to-fracture transition. Winner of a CNRS silver medal…
