Lecturer and researcher at the Angers campus and within LAMPA since 2011, Etienne Pessard flew to Canada this summer on CRCT (Leave for Research or Thematic Conversions). This type of leave allows a teacher-researcher to devote themselves to a research topic for a period of six to twelve months.
A unique experience to develop your skills!
This expert in the shaping and durability of metal structures has been invited to spend a year at theÉcole Polytechnique de Montréal , specifically by Myriam Brochu, University Professor in theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, and Annie Ross, Director of the Vibration and Acoustics Analysis Laboratory (LAVA).
This long-term stay at a foreign school is a real opportunity to complement my skills and those of LAMPA in the field of vibration fatigue characterization alongside specialists in the field. It is a very motivating and enriching experience to be able to develop links with another laboratory abroad and discover new research practices. It is also an opportunity to discover a different culture.
Discovering a new testing method for characterizing materials
Etienne Pessard will therefore focus on developing innovative vibration tests. The aim is to vibrate a sample of material. This method makes it possible to apply complex high-frequency loads and characterize the fatigue properties of materials. Etienne Pessard's research is supported by the Vibration Analysis and Materials Mechanics laboratories at the École Polytechnique de Montréal and by the company SAFRAN, which is interested in this new testing method.
Forging international partnerships: a key area of development for LAMPA
Initiated by the supervision of a Master's degree in Research between June 2018 and June 2019, this collaboration between LAMPA and theÉcole Polytechnique de Montréal could lead to a longer-term partnership between our two institutions. In January, a post-doctoral student will be hired. More broadly, discussions are underway on the possibility of offering joint doctorates on these research topics and, why not, considering new research projects.
