This wiki serves as a central hub for the seminar series of the Laboratoire de Mècanique des Solides/Solid Mechanics Laboratory (LMS). This series consists of weekly seminars by esteemed researchers from across the world in the broad area of mechanics of solids, structures and materials.
Organizer: Vignesh Kannan (vignesh.kannan@polytechnique.edu)
Upcoming seminars
Isaac Chenchiah (University of Bristol)
Date and Place: March 26, 2026 at the Pole Mecanique amphitheatre
Title: Morphing structures: From art to science
Franciso Lopez Jiménez (University of Colorado Boulder)
Date and Place: April 02, 2026 at the Pole Mecanique amphitheatre
Title: Cellular solids under geometric frustration: Animal architecture and bio-inspired designs
Tom Shearer (University of Manchester)
Date and Place: April 16, 2026 at the Pole Mecanique amphitheatre
Title: Scaling up distributed quantities from the micro to the macro in mechanics and economics
Access the full schedule for the current semester here -> Schedule
Access the previous seminars and recordings here -> Archive
Miscellaneous: Additional information and tools to support your daily scientific activities.mec