NAVIER Laboratory
UMR 8205
The Navier Laboratory is a joint research unit of the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (ENPC), the Gustave Eiffel University and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), located in the Cité Descartes in Marne-La Vallée. The staff (nearly 170 people) conduct research on mechanics and physics of materials, structures and geomaterials, and their applications to geotechnics, civil engineering, transport, geophysics and energy. Societal challenges concern sustainable construction, natural risks, environment and energy. In the development of mechanical and physical laws relating to these themes, the studies undertaken are both experimental and theoretical. They are based on a vast array of equipment, some of which are unique in their kind.
News
PhD Defense – Peyman Dehghani
Peyman Dehghani, a PhD candidate in the Geotechnics team, will defend his dissertation titled “Kinetics of CO₂ Hydrate Formation in…
Junfeng Ren wins the poster prize at ALERT Geomaterials 2025!
Junfeng Ren, PhD student in the Geotechnics team at Navier lab, received the Best Poster Award at ALERT Geomaterials 2025…
Suzanne Leonard wins the RILEM Young Researchers Award at SAHC 2025!
Suzanne Léonard, PhD student at the Navier Laboratory, received a RILEM young researchers award for the best paper on experimental…
PhD Defense – Jingyi Leng
Jingyi Leng, a PhD candidate in the Multiscale and Geotechnics team, will defend her dissertation titled “Modeling of sorption-induced deformations…
PhD Defense – Bilal Mahmoud Hawchar
Bilal Mahmoud Hawchar, a PhD candidate in the Multiscale team, will defend his dissertation titled “The study of crystallization pressure…
Soutenance de thèse – Victor De Bono
Victor De Bono a PhD candidate in the Architectured Materials and Structures team will defend his dissertation titled «Study of…
Jobs
Master internship – Fracture of brittle heterogeneous media: case study of glass by molecular simulation
Context: The fracture resistance of brittle heterogeneous materials is a major industrial challenge (ceramics, concrete). As part of the ANR…
Stage/Internship M2 : Investigation of micro-damage in salt-rock samples from the quantitative analysis of X-ray computed tomography 3D images
Context Renewable hydrogen stands as a valuable alternative to fossil energy. The increase in hydrogen demand and production begs the…
PhD position: “Field investigation of an in-situ soil treatment solution for clay shrink-swell inhibition”
The cycles of clay shrink-swell (CSS) are linked to the cycles of soil moisture fluctuations, themselves governed by alternating precipitation…
M1/M2 Internship Opportunity in Acoiustic Enclosure Design
Echo Silence, in partnership with the Navier Laboratory at École des Ponts ParisTech, is offering a unique internship opportunity aimed…
Ph.D.: “Mechanics of swelling clay faults from molecular simulation to earthquakes”
Plate boundary fault zones exhibit a wide range of dynamic behaviors, from aseismic slip to mega-earthquakes. So far, there is…
Internship “Mechanics of swelling clay faults: granular approach”
Plate boundary fault zones exhibit a wide range of dynamic behaviors, from aseismic slip to mega-earthquakes. So far, there is…