Fluid mechanics applied to hydraulics and the environment

Establishment of the Chair

15 January 2008

Coordinator 

Michel BENOÎT (Saint Venant Laboratory)

Objectives

The general objective is to develop world quality research on fluid mechanics applied to hydraulics and the environment, within an international framework around École des ponts and in close collaboration with EDF and its renowned international Chatou hydraulics research centre (LNHE - national hydraulics and environment laboratory).

In addition to the establishment of the Chair, this objective is reflected in the creation of the Saint Venant Hydraulics Laboratory, a joint École des Ponts, EDF R&D and CETMEF research unit.

Themes

The Chair is dedicated to fluid mechanics applied to hydraulics and the environment.The interdisciplinary work arising from this activity takes the form of teaching, research and research-based training, in particular through the establishment of the Saint Venant Laboratory.On the teaching side, the specific aim is to develop specialisation within the Masters programmes by developing the range of seminars and awarding research scholarships.These activities can also be accompanied by a number of lifelong learning schemes.They draw on contributions from teachers and researchers at Ecole des ponts, engineers and researchers at EDF, and international experts.On the research and international development side, the Chair seeks to develop close relations with the worldwide hydraulics research community, to attract foreign professors, to conduct student exchanges, to organise internships abroad and hold conferences on specialist topics.