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People
Head
Olivier Pitois
Operations Manager
Maëva Pepin
Research Scientists
Xavier Chateau
François Chevoir
Philippe Coussot
Abdoulaye Fall
Julie Goyon
Yacine Khidas
Vincent Langlois
Anaël Lemaître
Julien Léopoldès
Francesco Puosi
Jean‐Noël Roux
Florence Rouyer
Brice Saint-Michel
Rahima Sidi-Boulenouar
Engineers &
Technicians
Benjamin Maillet
Jaime Gil Rocas
Pascal Moucheront
Laurent Tocquer
PhD students & Postdocs
The Rheophysics and Porous Materials team is composed of 15 researchers, 4 engineers and technicians and around fifteen doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. We are experts in the study and the modelling of divided matter: solid particles, drops, bubbles stacked, or suspended in one or several fluids. We combine experimental, theoretical and finite-element numerical approaches in our studies. Our objects of interest are athermal granular media, pastes, colloidal and non-colloidal suspensions, foams and bubbly media, gels, fibrous materials, capillary systems, porous — notably bio-based — materials, … We mostly work with model materials, designed so that they represent a simplified, generic version of a broad class of materials under study, with clearly identified and well-controlled physical properties. Studying these systems allows a quantitative comparison with simple physical models or numerical simulations designed specifically for them. We aim to find generic, quantitative information from these systems and offer guidance in the design and formulation of a large range of materials in the construction, environment and energy sectors.
News
General Events
HDR defense of Abdoulaye Fall
Abdoulaye Fall, CNRS researcher in the Rhéophysique et Milieux Poreux group of laboratoire Navier, will defend his Habilitation à Diriger…
Internships, PhD theses, Postdocs
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Research
Topics
Transport in Porous Media
Bubbly Media and Foams
Granular Media
Colloidal Suspensions and Pastes
Publications
Activity Report (2018-2023)
Industrial Partnerships
The team regularly collaborates with private partners both within industrial partnerships or as a service provider.