The Institute of Mechanics, Materials, and Civil Engineering (iMMC) of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) is a leading international center for research in engineering. Its core strengths span several of the major engineering disciplines encompassing
► Biomedical engineering
► Chemical engineering
► Civil and environmental engineering
► Computational engineering
► Dynamical and electromechanical systems
► Energy
► Fluid mechanics
► Processing and characterisation of materials
► Solid mechanics.
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iMMC in pictures
April 30, 2024
Dragon's breath
Spraying lycopod powder onto a flame during the Spring Science Festival.
© Hervé Delafontaine
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iMMC in pictures
April 30, 2024
The iron nest
This image was captured using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The general context of the research was to study the use of iron as an...
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iMMC in pictures
April 30, 2024
The complexity of human locomotion
Snapshots of an amputee walking while wearing the ELSA prosthesis developed in iMMC.
© François Heremans
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Events
Public Thesis defense
May 03, 2024
Techno-Economics of Variable-Speed Pumped Hydro Energy...
In the midst of the ongoing transformation in power systems driven by the shift to renewable energy, finding effective ways to balance electricity...
Public Thesis defense
May 15, 2024
Experimental and numerical studies on landslide dam...
Landslide dams are natural dams that are formed by the blockage of a river channel with landslides, rock falls and debris flows. Landslide dams...
Public Thesis defense
June 04, 2024
Efficient Membrane-Based Affinity Separations for...
The role of chiral amines in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries is substantial, as they are present in 40 to 45 % of small...