Flagship projects
The Materials and Interactions Department (MINT) at Mines Saint-Étienne leads several flagship projects reflecting its expertise in innovative materials and processes. Here are some of these projects:
HyGen Project
This project aims to develop solutions for low-carbon mobility using liquid hydrogen. The MINT Department collaborates on mechanical and materials aspects in interaction with hydrogen, helping to remove technological barriers related to large-scale hydrogen liquefaction.
Enhanced Materials
As part of the Materials, design and creative industries theme, the MINT Department focuses on materials likely to enhance the user experience, such as functional composites and materials with visual effects. Research covers the characterisation and modelling of their behaviour for innovative applications.
Materials Perception
Also within the Materials, design and creative industries theme, this project aims to develop methods for assessing the perceived value of materials, with particular attention to second-life materials. The objective is to identify levers that encourage their adoption by studying the interaction between materials, humans and the perceptual system.
These projects illustrate the MPI Department’s commitment to multidisciplinary research, combining materials science, design and industrial innovation to address contemporary challenges.
Institutional Partners
Academic Partners
- LASIE/Univ. La Rochelle
- University of Manchester
- ISIS – Diamond Light Source
- LTDS/ENISE
- IMN/University of Nantes
- Politecnico di Milano
- Institut d’Optique Graduate School
- Icube Laboratory (Strasbourg)
- Femto-ST Laboratory (ENSMM-Besançon)
- LaMCoS (INSA Lyon)
- Sapienza University of Rome
- C2P2 Laboratory (CPE Lyon)
- ICCF (Clermont-Ferrand)
- LaHC/Univ. Jean Monnet
- GPM/Univ. Rouen
- NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)