dePressurization-driven Programmable Materials - PhD at PMMH M/F)
New
- FTC PhD student / Offer for thesis
- 36 month
- Doctorate
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Offer at a glance
The Unit
Physique et mécanique des milieux hétérogenes
Contract Type
FTC PhD student / Offer for thesis
Working hHours
Full Time
Workplace
75231 PARIS 05
Contract Duration
36 month
Date of Hire
01/10/2026
Remuneration
2300 € gross monthly
Apply Application Deadline : 13 July 2026 23:59
Job Description
Thesis Subject
-In this interdisciplinary thesis, the aim is to develop a programmable material-machine capable of deforming into a target geometry (when subjected to internal negative pressure). We will therefore seek to determine the internal architecture of anisotropic cellular patterns (sheets, tubes and quinconces, which show promise); to optimise their printability and mechanical properties, and to test them experimentally. The next step will be to determine the distribution of deformations required to achieve complex shapes (inverse problem). Finally, we will seek to automatically produce printable internal architectures, and we will experimentally test these new shape-changing materials (3D scanning, mechanical testing).
https://blog.espci.fr/benoitroman/phd-position-depressure-activated-programmable-materials/
Your Work Environment
Structured materials, capable of changing shape in response to an external stimulus, open up revolutionary prospects (in soft robotics, medicine and low-cost digital technologies) and are the focus of new and highly active areas of research.
We propose a novel approach: to design solid cellular materials (3D-printed), whose shape and mechanical properties evolve in a controlled manner in response to internal depressurisation; using an equally innovative interdisciplinary approach: collaboration between Experimental Mechanics and Physics (PMMH) and Computer Graphics (inverse problems at LJK and printability at LORIA). These disciplines (Mechanics and Computer Graphics) are discovering that they share common interests, but have had rather little contact to date; significant advances can therefore be expected when using tools and perspectives developed separately
Constraints and risks
No particular risks.
The interdisciplinary work will be carried out in collaboration with the three laboratories (based in three different towns), in accordance with practical arrangements to be agreed upon jointly
Compensation and benefits
Compensation
2300 € gross monthly
Annual leave and RTT
44 jours
Remote Working practice and compensation
Pratique et indemnisation du TT
Transport
Prise en charge à 75% du coût et forfait mobilité durable jusqu’à 300€
About the offer
| Offer reference | UMR7636-FREAUG-066 |
|---|---|
| CN Section(s) / Research Area | Material and structural engineering, solid mechanics, biomechanics, acoustics |
About the CNRS
The CNRS is a major player in fundamental research on a global scale. The CNRS is the only French organization active in all scientific fields. Its unique position as a multi-specialist allows it to bring together different disciplines to address the most important challenges of the contemporary world, in connection with the actors of change.
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