The University of Lille has accredited 50 platforms, which are organised around 10 themes and made accessible to the academic and private sectors to accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries.
National and international platforms
The platforms are key to positioning the Lille site at the highest international level and strengthening research partnerships with the socio-economic and cultural sectors. They cover all research topic areas in Lille. Many are recognised as facilities of excellence and are involved in national and international networks.
Expertise for the public and private sectors
The platforms provide the expertise of researchers, engineers and technicians in the use of cutting-edge equipment and the provision of services. They also provide access to databases and the computing resources needed to process them.
Chimie et matériaux
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PCACAdvanced Characterisation Platform for Chemistry
The advanced characterisation platform offers its academic and industrial partners expertise and know-how in chemical and/or structural analysis. Hosted by the Institut Chevreul (Chemistry-Materials Sector), it is made up of 8 instrumental clusters and is the site of numerous methodological and technological developments, ensuring that it remains at the highest level of performance. The advanced characterisation platform promotes and supports partnership research through services and collaborations. It also organises training activities for its academic and industrial partners.
Divisions
- NMR – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Scientific director: Laurent Delevoye - MRME – Magnetism and Electronic Magnetic Resonance
Scientific director: Hervé Vezin
Technical director: Ahouari Hania and Minaud Claire - PMEL - Lille Electron Microscopy Platform
Scientific director: Damien Jacob
Technical director: Jean-François Dhenin - D2RX – X-ray Diffraction
Scientific director: Pascal Roussel
Technical director: Frédéric Capet - Surface Analysis
Scientific director: Jean-François Paul
Technical director: Nicolas Nuns and Pardis Simon - Vibrational Spectroscopy
Scientific director: Isabelle De Waele
Technical director: Myriam Moreau - Mass Spectrometry
Scientific director: Ahmed Mazzah - ICP - Plasma Torch Spectrometry
Scientific director: Gabriel Billon
Technical director: David Dumoulin
For further details, please consult the detailed information sheet.
Competencies
- Characterisation of materials in controlled environments
- Study of molecules and condensed matter (NMR, EPR, XRD, electron microscopy, vibrational spectroscopy, surface analysis, ICP, mass spectrometry, etc.)
- Chemical, structural or microstructural analysis of samples
Contact
Isabelle De Waele (Director)
Under the administrative supervision of:
University of Lille, CNRS - NMR – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
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PTICMEngineering Technology Platform for Chemistry and Materials
Divisions
- REALCAT – High-throughput screening cluster for catalyst development
Scientific director: Sébastien Paul
Technical director: Svetlana Heyte - UPCAT – Specialised tools for the synthesis, activation, regeneration and shaping of heterogeneous catalysts
Scientific director: Sébastien Royer
Technical director: Jérémy Dhainaut - PPTS - Powder Processes and Technologies
Scientific director: Nouria Fatah - HT-SMARTFORMU – High-throughput Formulations
Scientific director: Véronique Rataj
Technical director: Christel Pierlot - FIRE-RESIST – Reactions and Fire Resistance of Materials
Scientific director: Serge Bourbigot
Technical director: Johan Sarazin
For further details, please consult the detailed information sheet.
Competencies
- High-throughput catalytic screening
- Scaling-up and shaping of heterogeneous catalysts
- Powder processes and technologies
- Development of high-throughput formulations
- Measurements of material reactions and fire resistance.
Under the administrative supervision of:
University of Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille - REALCAT – High-throughput screening cluster for catalyst development