Overview

The LMS is a Joint Research Unit (UMR 7649) under the auspices of the CNRS and the Ecole Polytechnique, located on the Polytechnique site in Palaiseau (building 104).

The overall aim of the laboratory is to address major scientific and technical issues concerning the mechanical and multiphysical behavior of materials and structures, as well as living tissues and organs, over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. The laboratory develops robust and accurate models combined with cutting-edge experiments, combining mechanics with other physical fields such as thermics, magnetism, electricity or chemistry, to bridge the gap between material length scales.

Research focuses on fundamental and applied analyses of the mechanics of materials and structures, with an eye to the future: advanced and reliable structural and functional materials, additive manufacturing, biomedical engineering (e.g. virtual heart modeling, magneto-elastic soft robots). Applications include the aerospace, energy and transport industries.

In its research, the laboratory relies on a network of partners for the development of experimental and computational platforms, such as the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Le réseau francilien des laboratoires de mécanique, as well as other teams in France and abroad.

LMS Director: Andrei Constantinescu