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Congress
Conférence IMP days 2026 : “Soft Polymer Networks and Gels”
The third edition of IMP Days will be dedicated to Soft Polymer Networks and Gels a major topic in Soft Matter involving chemistry physico chemistry and physics. From April 7th to April 10th, 2026.
07/04/2026
10/04/2026
Defenses
PhD Defense Carolina Helena FRANZON
"Molecular mobility and interfacial polarisation in epoxy-amine networks with controlled crosslink density heterogeneity"
Amphithéâtre Laura Bassi, INSA Lyon
17/07/2025
Defenses
PhD Defense N’Gandi N’GAZA
"Synthesis and study of aromatic and heterocyclic luminescent compounds and polymers"
Aphithéâtre du CNRS Rhône Auvergne, Villeurbanne
17/07/2025
Life of the IMP
Annual IMP lab summer seminar IMP’act 2025
Our yearly laboratory seminar "IMP'act" will take place on 15th and 16th of july in Saint-Etienne, where our new facilities opened in 2024
Saint-Etienne
15/07/2025
16/07/2025
Defenses
PhD Defense Théo VAYTET
"Etude du vieillissement de jonctions HTA libres et montées sur câbles sous les effets conjugués de la température et de ’hydratation"
Confidential
04/07/2025
Defenses
PhD Defense Clémence VUILLET
"Fonctionnalisations chimiques de polysaccharides par la réaction de Passerini pour des applications dans le secteur de l’emballage"
Amphithéâtre Délégation Régionale du CNRS, Villeurbanne
30/06/2025
Defenses
PhD Defense Virginie LACOTTE
"Éco-conception de polymères biosourcés, biodégradables et bio-insectifuges — alternative aux pesticides chimiques"
Amphithéâtre Bâtiment Eugène Freyssinet, INSA Lyon
19/06/2025
Media / Outreach
Aurore Jullin wins the CTµ photo competition
Aurore Jullin, PhD student (ANR funding BANCODEMM) won the 2023 photo contest organized by Lyon's Microscopy center (CTµ). Her picture represents Montmorillonite sheets in PLA matrix. She used transmission technique.
Nouvel an chinois : Le Dragon s'invite au CTµ
Media / Outreach
QUIET develops silent tableware in partnership with IMP researchers
A sound revolution in institutional catering. French deeptech company QUIET developed with « Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères » laboratory an innovative way to a 85% decrease of tempered glass tableware noise. A world premiere.
Media / Outreach
IMP research highlighted by Advanced Materials
The ICANS, ILM and IMP laboratories are involved in the development of an innovative solution paving the way for more widespread use of subcutaneous administration methods for monoclonal antibodies.
Congress
1st CNRS thematic school of NMR
From April 17th to 19th, 2024, we had the pleasure of organise the first CNRS thematic school of NMR applied to polymer materials. 34 participants, 8 speakers and the organizing committee attended these three days focused on the structural and dynamic characterization of polymer materials by NMR. We thank the sponsors, BRUKER and the GFP,…
Media / Outreach
Jannick Duchet-Rumeau, Knight of the Order of Academic Palms
Jannick Duchet Rumeau, head of IMP laboratory, has been made Knight of the Order of Academic Palms (chevalier de l'ordre des Palmes académiques) on May the 31st, 2024, during a ceremony held at INSA Lyon.
Media / Outreach
IMP lab members at the 85th PMM
Prague, Czech Republic
Congress, Scientific animation
The laboratory annual summer seminar IMP’act took place on the 8th and 9th july 2024
Domaine de Chantesse, Saint-Donnat-sur-l'Herbasse
Life of the IMP
IMP lab is working on the next national laboratory evaluations
Permanent lab members were gathered together at the villa Villemanzy in Lyon for the next High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education report preparation. The report will cover the 2020-2024 period. The whole day was dedicated to assess the activities of the lab, and drawing the future research orientations for the next…