Partners & Networks

LRCS

Created in 1968 by Professor Michel FIGLARZ, a renowned specialist in the synthesis of new materials in solution or by “soft chemistry,” the LRCS, with the arrival of Professor Jean-Marie TARASCON in 1994, turned its attention to materials for energy storage and conversion. Since 2000, the LRCS has been a Joint Research Unit of the CNRS and the University of Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens (UMR 7314), responsible for the creation and management of the ALISTORE (since 2004) and RS2E (since 2013) networks.

LG2A

Our laboratory’s research activities are primarily focused on glycochemistry. We concentrate on developing new tools and synthetic methodologies in sustainable chemistry, applied to carbohydrate substrates such as mono-, oligo-, and polysaccharides. These modified carbohydrates are of particular interest in fields such as molecular recognition, vectorization (sugar-lectin interactions, multivalence, sensors), and projects involving agricultural resources and biomass valorization. Thanks to our analytical facilities, our laboratory is able to analyze and purify both simple and complex molecules. We are located at the heart of a dense network of collaborations with research organizations and industries.

CURAPP-ESS

The University Center for Administrative and Political Research of Picardy (CURAPP) was established in 1971 within the Faculty of Law and Political and Social Sciences at the University of Amiens. An associate team of the CNRS (UMR 7319) since 1982, CURAPP now falls under sections 40 (Politics, Power, Organization), 36 (Sociology, Norms and Rules), and 35 (Philosophy, History of Thought, Textual Studies, Theory and History of Literature and the Arts). The team comprises academics, CNRS researchers, doctoral students, and engineers in political science, law, education, sociology, and philosophy, who make significant contributions to the openness and dynamism of the research. Originally focused on studying the functions of the state in contemporary societies, the University Center for Research on Public Action and Politics, Epistemology and Social Sciences (CURAPP) now encompasses a wide range of research in political science and the social sciences. This research ranges from the study of the scales of public action (from the local to the global level) to the study of forms of politicization, including the analysis of the production and social uses of knowledge and norms. CURAPP comprises approximately 140 people: CNRS researchers, faculty members from the University of Picardy Jules Verne (UPJV) and other universities, associate researchers, doctoral students, and research support staff.

LAMFA

The Amiens Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Mathematics (UMR CNRS 7352) brings together mathematicians from the University of Picardy Jules Verne. LAMFA is structured into three research teams: Applied Analysis (Groups, Algebra and Topology (GAT)) Dynamic Systems – Probability – Arithmetic (SymPA) In addition, there is a cross-disciplinary team whose goal is to promote the image of mathematics to the general public: Mathematics and the General Public.

CRIISEA

The Amiens Research Center on Institutions, Industry, and Economic Systems (CRIISEA) brings together around forty professors and researchers in economics and management, as well as some thirty doctoral students. Its research focuses on the analysis of institutions and organizations. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, its work extends to finance, marketing, and management, and in economics, it aims to develop a deeper understanding of the political economy of money and institutions. CRIISEA is organized into three research areas: “Norms, Institutions, and Discourses in Transition,” “Currencies, Finance, and Development: Critical Approaches,” and “Economies and Organizations in Transition.”

LTI

The Laboratory of Innovative Technologies (UR 3899) is a Research Unit of the University of Picardy Jules Verne that brings together research activities falling under CNU sections 60, 61, 62, and 63 in the fields of Engineering Sciences and Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies. It comprises approximately 100 people, including more than 50 permanent staff whose expertise is used to ensure the sustainable, intelligent, and renewable use of energy resources. The main research themes pursued by LTI members are grouped into four teams: Eco-Materials and Sustainable Housing (EMAS) Electrical Energy and Associated Systems (EESA) Intelligent Systems (SI) Mechanics and Materials Engineering (MIM) From a scientific perspective, the presence of four teams in the field of engineering sciences fosters the development of multidisciplinary projects. Intra- and inter-team interactions allow for the emergence of common themes and the conduct of high-potential collaborative projects. The LTI’s scientific project is part of a responsible innovation approach that integrates the environmental dimension. The work focuses in particular on: reducing the carbon footprint through the use of agro-materials, the valorization of co-products, and recyclable materials; developing energy solutions applied to housing and transportation; Energy optimization in construction and related electromechanical systems applied to mobility; The rational management of energy consumption in buildings and transport, including through the use of AI.

LSEE

The research conducted at the Electrotechnical Systems and Environment Laboratory (LSEE, UR 4025) focuses on the environmental efficiency of rotating electrical machines and transformers. In other words, the laboratory’s researchers design higher-performing electromagnetic components, constrained by their applications and compatible with their environment. A good example? An electric actuator onboard an aircraft: it must be lightweight, reliable, and powerful! Specifically, laboratory members work on the design of efficient and quiet electrical machines, and on the structural reliability of electrical equipment, including the detection of defects inherent to aging and the improvement of Electrical Insulation Systems (EIS). These two themes share a common point of convergence: the design of machines capable of withstanding extreme internal temperatures. A strong and long-standing characteristic of LSEE is its systematic approach to validation through experimentation. The testing facilities are renowned and contribute to the attractiveness of the laboratory.

UCCS

The UCCS laboratory, Unit of Catalysis and Solid State Chemistry, is a joint research unit (UMR 8181) headed by Jean-François Lamonier, under the joint supervision of the CNRS, the University of Lille, the University of Artois, and Centrale Lille. The scientific activities conducted at UCCS integrate sustainable development challenges such as sustainable chemistry, energy, and the environment, drawing on three areas of scientific expertise: (i) Catalysis and Molecular Chemistry, (ii) Heterogeneous Catalysis, and (iii) Solid State Chemistry. The laboratory has a total staff of approximately 240 people, including 15 CNRS researchers, 88 faculty members, 37 administrative and technical staff, and about 100 doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. The UCCS relies on expertise in the synthesis of molecules and materials and on a high-tech analytical facility dedicated to the characterization, measurement of targeted properties, and performance testing of synthesized objects. The UCCS simultaneously develops high-level fundamental research and innovations transferable to industry.

LGCgE

The LGCgE – ULR 4515 is under the joint supervision of the University of Artois, the University of Lille, IMT-Nord Europe, and Junia. Organized into five research teams, the laboratory has over 200 members. To strengthen inter-team collaboration, the laboratory has implemented two cross-cutting projects focusing on “Cities” and “Materials.” These projects aim to consolidate existing links and explore new avenues for cooperation. The LGCgE’s main activities range from geomaterials (an essential foundation for structures) to buildings. This work contributes to shaping the city of tomorrow and takes into account associated environmental aspects. These emerging themes address problems related to soil, water, and air pollution. Experimental and theoretical resources are also available. These two main components are complemented by research on housing and smart cities to form a unified whole within a civil engineering and geo-environmental laboratory.”

TVES

The Territories, Cities, Environment & Society (TVES) Laboratory is a certified research unit (ULR 4477) under the joint supervision of the University of Lille (ULille) (affiliated with the SESAM Doctoral School No. 73, Economic, Social, Planning and Management Sciences) and the University of the Littoral Opal Coast (ULCO) (affiliated with the SHS Doctoral School No. 586, Humanities and Social Sciences). The TVES laboratory is affiliated with the MESHS (European House of Human and Social Sciences). For the duration of the current research project (2020-2025), the laboratory is directed by Philippe Deboudt, Director, Professor of Geography at the University of Lille, and Christophe Gibout, Co-Director, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Sociologist at the University of the Littoral Opal Coast. The research is structured around three scientific themes: Organizing public space, building community Revealing inequalities, adapting/managing territories Thinking about and shaping territories

UCEIV

The Environmental Chemistry and Interactions with Living Organisms Unit (UCEIV) is a multidisciplinary unit that conducts fundamental and applied research in the fields of environment, sustainable development, and energy. Its research focuses on the detection and characterization of air and soil contaminants, the assessment of their effects on the environment and living organisms, the development of remediation methods, and the valorization of bioresources. These contributions fall within the three research themes of UCEIV: Impacts of pollutants on living organisms Biological and chemical remediation Valorization of biomass This Research Unit brings together professors and researchers from several disciplines: chemistry, toxicology, biochemistry, and plant biology.

LPCA

The Laboratory of Atmospheric Physical Chemistry (LPCA) is a research unit (UR 4493), established in 1993, and currently part of the “Technological Transformations and Environment” (MTE) Research Cluster at the University of the Littoral Opal Coast (ULCO). The laboratory is located on the ULCO Dunkirk campus, in the adjacent buildings of the “House of Industrial Environmental Research” (MREI) and the “Innovation and Research in the Environment” (IRENE) platform.

Since its inception, the laboratory’s overall objective has been to develop fundamental and applied research aimed at understanding anthropogenic disturbances in the environment, primarily in the atmospheric domain, by utilizing a broad range of complementary expertise in Physics and Chemistry. Its scientific scope encompasses optics, optoelectronics, molecular spectroscopy, atmospheric physics and chemistry, remote sensing, and glass chemistry. Its activities include experimental laboratory development, measurement campaigns, numerical modeling, and purely theoretical studies, with a focus on developing links with the socio-economic world.

The laboratory’s researchers and faculty members therefore conduct fundamental and applied research in physics and chemistry, aiming to better understand the impact of human activities on the environment, particularly in the atmospheric domain.

UDSMM

UDSMM is a research unit of the University of the Littoral Opal Coast (ULCO). It brings together electronics and condensed matter physicists and comprises a total of 30 members, including 24 research professors, 3 engineers, 1 technician, and 2 administrative staff. The following sections of the National Council of Universities (CNU) are represented: 28, 62, and 63. The unit’s current scientific focus is the study and development of functional materials, particularly for energy-related applications, following a general multi-stage process: Materials development -> Understanding mechanisms -> Optimizing properties -> Manufacturing components. Part of the research concerns “organic electronics.” It deals with condensed matter physics, more specifically soft matter, with the study of liquid crystals and polymers and their composites. The intended applications are in the fields of energy, electronics, and electro-optics. Another section focuses more generally on the development of inorganic materials, particularly oxides, their characterization, and the fabrication of components for electronics in the broadest sense, including sensors and energy generators. Finally, a third section falls within the general framework of thermal transport phenomena studies. It includes, on the one hand, the study of materials dedicated to energy applications, such as thermoelectric and electrocaloric materials, and on the other hand, the development of thermal characterization techniques adapted to a wide range of materials.

LOG

The functioning of the marine environment and coastal systems, their evolution, and the anthropogenic and natural impacts on these environments are our major research areas. The LOG is a highly interdisciplinary laboratory in oceanography and marine geosciences where fundamental and applied research is conducted according to the observation-experimentation-modeling framework. In oceanography, research focuses on marine ecology, biogeochemistry, and physical oceanography. In geosciences, research focuses on the sedimentary domain, with an interest in coastal dynamics, geochemistry, paleoenvironments, and tectonic deformations in basins.