A collaborative approach
GeM is committed to open, interdisciplinary and collaborative research. This ambition is reflected in our strong involvement in national and international scientific networks and communities that structure major scientific themes and facilitate synergies between laboratories, institutions and industry.
LABEX NExT
Labex NExT are interdisciplinary research projects that are highly structuring for the Nantes area, with the aim of reinforcing the excellence and influence of research around the two I-site NExT axes: health and the industry of the future.
ORACLE (Offshore renewable energy ReseArch Center of excelLencE)
The ORACLE Laboratory of Excellence aims to support multi-disciplinary research to meet the challenges posed by offshore renewable energies, in particular the need for them to make a massive contribution to the supply of sustainable, safe and competitive energy on a global scale.
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IMAF (Ingénierie Manufacturière Agile du Futur)
The aim of the IMAF Laboratory of Excellence is to place people at the heart of the manufacturing production process, by focusing on human-machine collaboration and the decision-making autonomy of systems to accomplish tasks requiring creativity and complex, rapid decision-making.
NETWORKS
Carnot MERS Institute
The Carnot MERS institute supports companies and industries in their innovations, to make maritime economic activities ever more sustainable, by collaborating with research laboratories with exceptional skills, technical resources and test sites.
The Carnot MERS Institute is headed by Ifremer and École Centrale de Nantes, and includes CNRS, Nantes University, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO) and Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS). It brings together 9 internationally-recognized units and laboratories on all of France’s coastlines.
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IUML
The Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral (IUML) is a research federation currently composed of 850 researchers in some twenty laboratories and departments. The IUML’s scientific project focuses on 4 main areas: Bioprocesses and Marine Bioresources; Offshore Structures, Ships of the Future, Marine Renewable Energies; Biodiversity, Health and the Coastal Environment; Blue Growth, Governance of the Maritime Space.
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IRSTV
The Institut de Recherche en Sciences et Techniques de la Ville is a CNRS research federation (FR2488) that conducts research on urban microclimate and energy transfer, with the aim of developing knowledge useful for evaluating strategies for mitigating and adapting cities to the effects of climate change.
RESEARCH GROUPS (GdR)
EOL – EMR | Wind power, marine renewable energies, hydropower >>
GDM | Differential Geometry and Mechanics >>
I-GAIA | Data-driven engineering, learning and AI >>
MBS | Biobased building materials >>
The research groups (GdR) are CNRS structures whose common objective is to encourage exchanges between scientists, academic partners, companies and other stakeholders.
LEARN SOCIETIES
The GeM is also involved in a number of French and international learned societies related to its areas of expertise:
AFM – Association Française de Mécanique >>
ALERT Geomaterials >>
AMAC – Association pour les Matériaux Composites >>
AUGC – Association Universitaire de Génie Civil >>
CFBR – Comité Français des Barrages et Réservoirs >>
CFMS – Comité Français de Mécanique des Sols et de Géotechnique >>
CSMA – Computational Structural Mechanics Association >>
ESMC – European Society for Composite Materials >>
RILEM – International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures >>
Mécamat >>
PhotoMecA – Photomechanics Association >>
SF2M – Société Française de Métallurgie et de Matériaux >>
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