The CNRS Physics Research Networks (GDR)
The Research Networks (GDR) bring together and mobilize research teams from various disciplines, from different CNRS institutes, as well as academic or industrial stakeholders, around original or emerging scientific themes. This page lists the GDRs led by CNRS Physics and outlines their research areas.
A CNRS Research Networks (GDR) connects and unites a scientific community around an emerging, original theme. CNRS Physics initiates GDRs focused on scientific topics that address current fundamental or societal issues. These topics may fall within the core business but can also involve interfaces between physics and other scientific fields. In this respect, transdisciplinary GDR led by CNRS Physics are supported in collaboration with other relevant CNRS institutes.
The main missions of a GDR are to foster a thematic, often multidisciplinary, community; to encourage free access to new partners; to promote collaboration and exchange among scientists within the network of participating laboratories; and to establish scientific projects at national, European, or international levels. Expanding GDR communities to include industrial stakeholders—for instance, through the creation of a "partners' club"—enables mutual enrichment and the identification of shared research topics.
This page presents, in the form of summary sheets, the objectives of each Research Network led CNRS Physics. Beyond describing their research focuses, each summary offers the opportunity for new partners—possibly from other disciplinary fields or non-academic sectors—to contact the GDR and join their mailing lists.
ADN&G | Architecture and dynamics of the nucleus and genomes
The mission of the Architecture and dynamics of the nucleus and genomes (ADN&G) research network is to bring together the French community involved in the study of nuclear organisation and interested in physical modelling. At the interface of physics and biology, the GDR ADN&G aims to understand the functional role of the organisation in physiological processes and associated pathologies by encouraging the emergence of of an integrated approach of the architecture of chromosomes and their dynamics on different size and time scales.
COORDINATION
- Coordinator : Cédric VAILLANT (LPENSL)
- Deputy Coordinators : Emmanuelle FABRE (GenCellDis) and Jean-Marc VICTOR (LPTMC)
RESEACH TOPICS
- Experimental techniques of molecular and cellular biology
- Super-resolution microscopy
- Biotechnologies
- High-speed approaches
- Bioinformatics
- Statistical physics
- Numerical simulation
- 3D visualisation and animation techniques
- Physical modelling
COMMUNITY
- 200 researchers involved
- Within 70 laboratories
BioComp | Hardware implementations of natural calculation
The mission of the Hardware implementations of natural calculation (BioComp) research network is to bring
together and structure the French community working on the realisation of bio-inspired hardware systems. BioComp
aims both to understand the mechanisms at work in biological systems in order to create new types of chips based on
natural computation, and to build hybrid hardware architectures in order to better understand biology.
COORDINATION
- Coordinatrice : Elena-Ioana VATAJELU (TIMA)
- Coordinateur adjoint : Marwen BELKAID (ETIS)
THÉMATIQUES
- Neuromorphic systems
- Artificial Intelligence
- Bio-inspired computation, cognitive neurosciences and cognitive psychology
- Biologically inspired information processing
- Materials, physics and electronics for bio and neuroinspired computation
- Neuro-inspired robotics
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 273 chercheurs et chercheuses impliquées
- Au sein de 49 laboratoires
CHALCO | Chalcogenide materials: research, development and innovation
The mission of the Chalcogenide materials: research, development and innovation (CHALCO) research network is to bring together the french community working at the forefront of science/technology around chalcogenide materials in a large variety of multidisciplinary fields. The CHALCO research group aims at structuring this community, on the french national level, to empower the different players to collaborate and interact beyond their own native field. This will be made possible by a vertical netting from fundamental research to industrial applications, and a transverse netting in the 4 identified fields: memories/neuromorphic, optical/photonic, thermal/energetic and spin-orbitronics. Linking all the knowledge/research operators from the fundamental research up to the industrial production will enable the emergence of new synergies in all the deep tech fields where chalcogenide materials are involved.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Jérôme GAUDIN (CELIA)
- Coordinateur(s)/Coordinatrice(s) adjoint(es) :Andrea PIARRISTEGUY (ICGM), Virginie NAZABAL (ISCR), Benoît CLUZEL (ICB), Pierre NOÉ (LETI) et Francoise HIPPER (LMGP)
THÉMATIQUES
- Memories and neuromorphic applications
- Optical and photonic applications
- Thermal and energy applications
- Spin-orbitronic applications
- Theory, design and modeling
- Production of materials
- Advanced characterisations
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 274 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 37 laboratoires
COHEREX | Science with coherent X-rays at 3rd and 4th generation synchrotron sources
The assignment of the Science with coherent X-rays at 3rd and 4th generation synchrotron sources (CohereX) research network is to gather the French community using coherent X-ray techniques for their research that spans from biological systems over cultural heritage materials and functional materials to the electronic and magnetic structure and dynamics of matter. CohereX aims to share the know-how and to foster the development of novel innovative studies and data analysis approaches, in particular, with respect to the unique opportunities offered at upgraded extremely brilliant synchrotron sources.
*La science avec les rayons X cohérents dans les sources synchrotron de 3ème et 4ème génération
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Thomas WALTER CORNELIUS (IM2NP)
- Coordinateur(s)/Coordinatrice(s) adjoint(es) : Béatrice RUTA (ILM) et Julio CESAR DA SILVA (NEEL)
THÉMATIQUES
- Functional materials (ferroelectrics, magnetic materials, batteries...)
- Cultural heritage materials
- Biological systems
- Biominerals and biomimetic materials
- Dynamical fluctuations in complex materials
- High-energy coherent X-rays
- Big data and data management
- Machine learning for data treatment
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 120 chercheurs et chercheuses impliquées
- Au sein de 28 laboratoires
COMPLEXE | Wave control in complex media
Crédit : D. Delande, LKB (2016) (auteur et propriétaire)
The mission of the research network Control of waves in complex media (COMPLEXE) is to gather the French community involved in both fundamental and applied research in the field of the physics of waves in complex media. COMPLEXE aims to foster exchanges between opticians, acousticians, cold-atom physicists and seismologists, and focuses on fundamental aspects of the propagation of waves as well as on the development of novel methods for control and imaging of waves within complex media.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Nicolas CHERRORET (LKB)
- Coordinateur adjoint : Alexandre AUBRY (Institut Langevin)
THÉMATIQUES
- Methods of control, imaging and characterization of waves in complex media
- Fundamental research on the mesoscopic aspects and the localization of waves in disordered media
- Wave transport in correlated or nonlinear media
- Waves as simulators of quantum or topological systems
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 178 chercheurs et chercheuses impliquées
- Au sein de 39 laboratoires
ELIOS | Non-linear effects in optical fibers and in integrated optics
The mission of Nonlinear effects in optical fibers and in integrated optics (ELIOS) research network is to bring together the French academic community working on nonlinear effects in waveguides in the broad sense, and to stimulate relations with French manufacturers.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Arnaud MUSSOT (PhLAM)
- Coordinateur(s)/Coordinatrice(s) adjoint(es) : Hervé RIGNEAULT (Institut Fresnel), Christophe FINOT (ICB), Delphine MARRIS-MORINI (C2N)
THÉMATIQUES
- Optical fibers
- Integrated optics
- Nonlinear effets
- Solitons, modulation instability
- Rogue waves supercontinuum
- Parametric processes, Raman and Brillouin processes
- Telecommunications
- Fiber amplifiers and lasers
- Short pulses
- Complex dynamics monitoring
- Biophotonic applications
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 311 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 35 laboratoires
EMIE | Isolated and interacting molecular assemblies
The mission of Isolated and interacting molecular assemblies (EMIE) research network is to bring together the French community of physicists and chemists working on molecular systems, and covering a wide range of size and complexity. The objects under scrutiny are either isolated in the gas phase or surrounded by a controlled environment. Building upon fundamental aspects of experimental and theoretical molecular physics, our community is naturally inclined to benefit from interactions with other disciplines (chemistry, biology) and to extend its fields of applications to other scientific domains with timely societal impacts (biology, atmosphere).
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Pierre ÇARÇABAL (ISMO)
- Coordinatrices adjointes : Luke MACALEESE (ILM), Ha TRAN (LMD)
THÉMATIQUES
- Experimental methods and instrumentation
- Theoretical approaches
- Atmospheric and Universe sciences
- Excited states and energy
- Biomolecules
- Environment effects
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 671 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 52 laboratoires
GQ=(QG)† | Quantum gases
The Quantum gases (GAZ QUANTIQUES) research network gathers this community in a broad sense merging the communities interested in quantum fluids of light and in ultra-cold atoms. These research domains share the same type of scientific questions often originating from condensed-matter physics. They also share a common quantum simulation approach using well controlled and characterized artificial systems. Each experimental system brings complementary advantages. The whole domain is characterized by a strong link between theories and experiments. The GDR will permit discussions and training about both experimental and theoretical novel techniques and will help
maintaining the French community at the forefront of research.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Thomas BOURDEL (LCF)
- Coordinatrices adjointes : Anna MINGUZZI (LPMMC), Mathilde HUGBART (INPHYNI), Carlos GARRIDO ALZAR (SYRTE)
THÉMATIQUES
- Metrology
- Atom interferometry
- Quantum gases and fluids
- Superfluidity
- Transport
- Topology
- Quantum correlations
- Quantum magnetism
- Out-of-equilibrium dynamics
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 220 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 28 laboratoires
HowDI | Van der Waals heterostructures of low-dimensionality materials
The van der Waals interaction now allows to assemble materials of different nature and dimensionality, 2D (2D materials), 1D (nanotubes, nanowires), 3D (more or less thin films) or 0D (quantum dots, molecules) in the form of heterostructures. Van der Waals heterostructures of low-dimensionality materials (HoWDi) research network brings together teams that explore the elaboration of these heterostructures as well as their novel physical properties, which are inherited from the constituent materials or generated by interface or proximity effects.
COORDINATION
- Coordinatrice : Christophe Voisin (LPENS)
- Coordinateur(s)/Coordinatrice(s) adjoint(es) : Stéphane Berciaud (IPCMS), Johann Coraux (NEEL) and Annick Loiseau (LEM)
THÉMATIQUES
- Synthesis, nanofabrication, characterization
- Electronic transport and its interfaces
- Optical and excitonic properties, photonics
- Magnetism, spintronics, electronic correlations
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 300 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 90 laboratoires
HPERO | Halide Perovskites
The Halide Perovskites (HPERO) research network is dedicated to halide perovskites. It offers a multidisciplinary approach mixing fundamental and applied aspects, so as to create a synergy capable of developing new concepts as well as opening new potentials in terms of applications.
* Pérovskites halogénées
COORDINATION
- Coordinatrice : Emmanuelle DELEPORTE (LUMIN)
- Coordinateur(s)/Coordinatrice(s) adjoint(es) : Romain GAUTIER (IMN), Sébastien PILLET (CRM2), Jacky EVEN (FOTON), Thanh-Tuan BUI (LPPI), Zhuoying CHEN (LPEM), Johann BOUCLE (XLIM)
THÉMATIQUES
- Material engineering
- Structural studies and defects
- Physical properties
- Interfaces
- Photovoltaics
- Emergent developments
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 175 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 42 laboratoires
IAMAT | Artificial intelligence in materials science
The mission and main objective of the Artificial intelligence in materials science (IAMAT) research network is to bring together the many teams and different communities interested in artificial intelligence approaches in theoretical and experimental materials science. The scientific topics cover the continuum from AI developments to concrete applications in materials science. The key goals are to promote educational exchanges between communities, particularly through transverse actions, and to foster new inspirations and collaborations.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Antonino Marco SAITTA (IMPMC)
- Coordinateur(s)/Coordinatrice(s) adjoint(es) : Magali BENOIT (CEMES), Silke BIERMANN (CPhT), Jean-Claude CRIVELLO (IMCPE)
THÉMATIQUES
- Machine learning for atomistic and multiscale simulations (quantum models, molecular dynamics, mesoscopic and multiscale modeling)
- High-throughput characterization (smarter data collection, accelerated data treatment, data enhancing, feature recognition)
- Materials design and structure-properties relations (inverse design, optimization of heterogeneous data, prediction of complex and/or non-measurable properties)
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 450 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 80 laboratoires
IDE | Interaction, disorder, elasticity
The mission of the Interaction, disorder, elasticity (IDE) research network is to lead to collaborations whose common point is the study of phenomena where heterogeneities play an essential role – both at the theoretical and experimental level – and well described by the framework of disordered elastic systems. The purpose of the GDR is to promote exchanges between communities working on systems of very different nature or scales, although described within this same framework, in order to pool the varied expertise on open questions and initiate new research themes.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Vivien LECOMTE (LIPhy)
- Coordinateur(s)/Coordinatrice(s) adjoint(es) : Elisabeth AGORITSAS (DQMP - Genève), Damien VANDEMBROUCQ (PMMH)
THÉMATIQUES
- Disordered elastic systems
- Sheared amorphous materials
- Magnetic walls and ferroelectric domains
- Growth and propagation of fronts
- Plasticity and fracture (avalanches)
- Interfaces in biophysics and active matter
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 186 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 43 laboratoires
ISM | Interfacial Soft Matter
The mission of the Interfacial Soft Matter (ISM) research network is to emphasize and understand the structure and dynamics of thermally dominated systems near the boundary between a liquid and another phase. ISM provides a forum for the French and international communities - from physics, chemistry and engineering backgrounds and using a diverse set of experimental, theoretical and computational tools - studying the domain to congregate and exchange ideas.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Joshua D. MCGRAW (Gulliver)
- Coordinateur(s)/Coordinatrice(s) adjoint(es) : Lionel BUREAU (LiPhy), Cecile COTTIN-BIZONNE (iLM), Benjamin CROSS (LiPhy), Vincent LADMIRAL (ICGM)
THÉMATIQUES
- Mechanics of soft interfaces
- Surfaces in contact with electrolytes
- Active matter
- Soft functional layers
- Structure-property relations
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 370 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 50 laboratoires
LEPICE-HDE | High-energy lasers and plasmas under extreme conditions
The mission of the High-energy lasers and plasmas under extreme conditions (LEPICE-HDE) research network is to bring together the French community working on high energy density (HED) physics related to high energy lasers. Its role is to strenghten the exchange between the numerous research teams with the aim of developing new experimental and diagnostic tools, as well as improving the modelling capabilities for HED physics in the frame of laser-generated plasmas.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Stefan HÜLLER (CPhT)
- Coordinatrice adjointe : Alessandra BENUZZI-MOUNAIX (LULI )
THÉMATIQUES
- Laser-generated shocks, matter under extreme conditions, planetology, geophysics
- Hydrodynamics and transport in the context of inertial confinement fusion (ICF)
- Laser-plasma interaction: laser beam propagation in warm plasmas, anomalous absorption
- Atomic physics in warm and dense plasmas, atomic physics in the presence of intense fields
- Laboratory astrophysics in laser plasma experiments
- Laser generated radiation sources and their application to high energy density physics and nuclear physics
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 208 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués, dont 157 permanents
- Au sein de 39 équipes dans 30 laboratoires
MATÉPI | Epitaxial materials
The mission of the GDR Epitaxial materials (MATÉPI) is to bring together the French community working on the growth, characterization and application of epitaxial systems. It aims to promote epitaxy as a discipline of its own and for others, an academic discipline with its own challenges, with strong industrial and economic implications. This GDR aims to foster a deeper understanding of non-equilibrium effects in growth mechanisms, explore the link between the quality of epitaxy at ultimate scales and the structures and properties of epitaxial devices, delve deeper into the functionalization of materials, as well as the industrial applications of epitaxy.
Several crucial issues are addressed by this GDR: highlighting and disseminating the advances made by the epitaxy community, disseminating knowledge, bringing together different groups to stimulate new collaborations and interactions between different communities (semiconductors, oxides, 2D materials, metallic materials...), but also between theory/experiment, fundamental/applied, academic/industrial, etc. As epitaxy is at the heart of technological innovation, the attention paid to its development is closely linked to industrial ambition and economic sovereignty.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Jean-Noël AQUA (INSP)
- Coordinateur(s)/Coordinatrice(s) adjoint(es) : Mathieu ABEL (IM2NP), Thierry BARON (LTM), Laurence MÉCHIN (GREYC)
THEMATICS
- Epitaxy and interactions
o Modeling and prediction
o Epitaxy under strong interactions
o Epitaxy under weak interactions (van der Waals)
o Instrumental developments and ex- and in-situ characterizations
- Engineering of epitaxial materials, new functions and industrial applications
o Epitaxy of nanostructures and new systems
o Coupling epitaxy/properties
o Ultimate properties and quantum engineering
o Functionalization of materials
o Industrial issues: from material to device
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 429 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 43 laboratoires
MecaQ | Optomécanique et nanomécanique quantiques
La mission du GDR Optomécanique et nanomécanique quantiques (MecaQ) est de rassembler la communauté française dont les activités de recherche sont liées à la nanomécanique et à l’optomécanique, notamment dans le régime où les fluctuations quantiques jouent un rôle important. La métrologie, les mesures ultrasensibles ou l’information quantique font partie des sujets de recherche du GDR MecaQ.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Pierre-François COHADON (LKB)
- Coordinateurs adjoints : Pierre VERLOT (LUMIN) et Daniel LANZILOTTI-KIMURA (C2N)
THÉMATIQUES
- Thermodynamique quantique
- Nanomécanique et optique non-linéaire
- Théorie des systèmes nanomécaniques
- Capteurs optomécaniques
- Optomécanique quantique
- Systèmes hybrides
- Optomécanique et physique fondamentale
- Electro-optomécanique
- Nano-fabrication & ingénierie nanomécanique
- Micro-/nano-optomécanique dans l’industrie
- Nanophononique et transport de phonons
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 120 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 32 laboratoires
MEETICC | Unconventional materials, electronic states, interactions and couplings
La mission du GDR Matériaux, états électroniques, interactions et couplages non-conventionnels (MEETICC) est de rassembler la communauté française de scientifiques expérimentateurs/expérimentatrices et théoriciens/théoriciennes, chimistes et physiciens/physiciennes, qui étudie les matériaux présentant des états électroniques et des couplages non-conventionnels. Contrôlées, les propriétés remarquables de systèmes tels que les multiferroïques ou les isolants topologiques pourraient conduire à des ruptures dans le domaine de l’énergie et des technologies de l’information.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Yvan SIDIS (LLB)
- Coordinateur adjoint : Etienne JANOD (IMN)
THÉMATIQUES
- Propriétés remarquables dans les systèmes à fortes corrélations (magnétisme, supraconductivité)
- États électroniques non-conventionnels dans les phases topologiques et les systèmes confinés
- Matériaux et propriétés électroniques non-conventionnelles
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 350 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 45 laboratoires
MESO | Mesoscopic quantum physics
The mission of the Mesoscopic quantum physics (MESO) research network is to bring together the French community whose activities are focused on coherent electronic transport in conductors of all sizes and types (hybrid systems, topological insulators, graphene, etc.). Recent theoretical and experimental developments focus on the manipulation of the quantum states of such systems, and on very large bandwidth experiments.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Guillaume WEICK (IPCMS)
- Coordinateur(s)/Coordinatrice(s) adjoint(es) : Hélène LE SUEUR (SPEC/IRAMIS/CEA) et Nicolas ROCH (NEEL)
THÉMATIQUES
- Coherent manipulation of charge and spin degrees of freedom
- Hybrid systems, Dirac and topological matter
- Open quantum systems
- Mesoscopic thermodynamics
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 350 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 36 laboratoires
NS-CPU | Nanosciences with near-field microscopy under ultra-high vacuum
The mission of the Nanosciences with near-field microscopy under ultra-high vacuum (NS-CPU) research network is to bring together the French community whose “nanoscience” research activities are based on scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques operating under ultra-high vacuum (UHV). Indeed, a typical phenomenon in nanoscience results from a physical, chemical, magnetic, mechanical or optical fact that must be measured by individual and direct observations with spatial precision of the order of a picometre.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Jérôme Lagoute (MPQ)
- Coordinatrice adjointe : Loranne Vernisse (Pprime)
THÉMATIQUES
- Electronic and vibrational structure of individual nanostructures and nano-objects
- Nanometer-scale light-matter interactions
- Study of local magnetism and quantum states
- Electronic, electrostatic properties and charge transfer
- Theoretical concepts and computational tools
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 160 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 23 laboratoires
Or-Nano | Nanometric gold
The mission of the Nanoscale gold and gold nanoparticles (Or-nano) research group is to initiate and support collaborations of its researchers on topics related to gold nanoparticles, nanoscale gold films or gold-based complexes. The GDR organises two series of regular events in France: the Or-nano conferences which are of multidisciplinary nature and the Or-nano Discussions which aim to deal in depth with a hot topic. Particular support is offered to doctoral students, notably through exchange grants between affiliated labs to participate in scientific events. Or-nano strongly encourages its members to carry out outreach activities in order to make the general public aware of the
research conducted in its laboratories. Since its creation in 2006, Or-nano has confirmed its dynamism by regularly evolving its topics, and thus aims to actively contribute to the relevance of French research on the world stage.
COORDINATION
- Coordinatrice : Olivier PLUCHERY (INSP)
- Coordinatrice adjointe : Hazar GUESMI (ICGM)
THÉMATIQUES
- Plasmonic nanostructures, nano-antennas, modelling
- Hot electron physics and plasmonic catalysis
- Nanoparticles for nanoelectronics and molecular electronics
Reactivities at interfaces: biosensors, life diagnosis and electrocatalysis - Synthesis of gold nanoparticles and nanoparticle assemblies with controlled morphology
- New instrumental challenges for the characterization of single nano-objects: optical microscopies, X-ray microscopies, synchrotron facilities
- Fluorescence and magnetic properties of gold complexes and gold clusters
- Gold nanoparticles for health: toxicity, delivery, theranostics, clinical applications
- Transverse axis: gold in the history of science, in the science-society dialogue and in heritage objects
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 450 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 69 laboratoires
SOPHY | Soft Physics for Hard Materials
The mission of the GDR Soft Physics for Hard Materials (SoPHy) is to bring together the French community involved in the study of hard materials obtained from soft precursors. This is the case for a wide range of materials such as cement, porous supports for catalysis, and biologically-inspired or -derived materials such as mother-of-pearl or collagen-based composites involving biomineralization processes. This GDR covers all the stages involved in synthesizing and obtaining hard materials, involving complex physical processes associated with the application of internal stimuli (e.g. ice templating, etc.) or external stimuli (e.g. mechanical shearing, high-power ultrasound, etc.) during the shaping of the soft precursor. This GDR will examine the possibility of playing on the structural, mechanical or functional properties of these precursors to better control their final properties in the hardened state.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Sylvain DEVILLE (ILM)
- Coordinateur adjoint : Thibaut DIVOUX (LPENSL)
THEMATICS
- Synthesis and characterization of elementary bricks
- Organization and self-assembly processes
- Use of external fields to texture the material
- Transformation during the transition from soft to hard state
- Evolution of the material during shaping
- Analysis of properties in the hardened state
- Modeling of different means of texturing the material
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 300 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 60 laboratoires
THÉORIE & CLIMAT | Theoretical challenges for climate sciences
The Theoretical Challenges for Climate Sciences (Théorie & Climat) gathers the community of theoreticians: physicists, climatologists, oceanographers, atmospheric scientists, mathematicians, computer scientists, numerical scientists, machine learners, who work on climate sciences. Its aim is to develop innovative theoretical and numerical tools to overcome current scientific gaps. Approaches in statistical physics, turbulence modelling, mathematics and machine learning will help to deepen the understanding of fundamental mechanisms, improve models, and better predict extreme climate events to reduce uncertainties about the impacts of climate changes. This GDR has a strong interdisciplinary vocation and involves researchers from several CNRS institutes, many other French scientific organizations, and private companies.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Corentin Herbert (LPENSL)
- Coordinateur(s)/Coordinatrice(s) adjoint(es) : Aurélie Fischer (LPSM), Rym Msadek (CECI-CERFACS)
THÉMATIQUES
- Climate dynamics
- Ocean and atmospheric dynamics
- Machine learning and climate
- Mathematics and climate - Statistics
- Mathematics and climate - Numerical analysis and data assimilation
- Stochastic modelling
- Physics, non-linear dynamics and climate
- Statistical physics and climate
- Turbulence and geophysical flows
- Relationship between observations, data and model integration
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 200 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 19 laboratoires
TeQ | Quantum technologies
The mission of the GDR Quantum technologies (TeQ) is to bring together the multidisciplinary French community whose research activities cover the broad spectrum of quantum technologies, from physics to computer science, mathematics and chemistry. This GDR encompasses all the different types of physical support for quantum information, such as photons, trapped atoms and ions, quantum boxes and point defects in the solid state, superconducting circuits, hybrid quantum systems... In particular, its scientific scope combines theoretical and experimental developments, ranging from highly exploratory aspects to engineering aspects on mature technologies.
COORDINATION
- Coordinatrice : Anaïs DRÉAU (L2C)
- Coordinateur adjoint : Alexei OURJOUMTSEV (JEIP)
THÉMATIQUES
- Quantum communications
- Quantum computing and algorithms
- Quantum simulation
- Quantum metrology and sensors
- Fundamental quantum aspects
- Quantum engineering and transverse methods
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 1000 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 100 laboratoires
UP | Ultrafast Phenomena
The Ultrafast Phenomena (UP) research network is dedicated to the study of all phases of matter (gas phase, solid, nanometric, liquid and plasma) at ultrafast timescales (attosecond, femtosecond and picosecond). The French community of ultrafast science is very strong and particularly recognized at the international level. This is due to its high-level experimental and theoretical capabilities, as well as highly recognized laser companies. This research field is strongly expanding because of the development of new laser technologies (at the laboratory scale or at large scale facilities such as FEL or ELI) and computational capabilities, which allows addressing new questions, from the most fundamental (quantum coherence) to applications (optimization of smart materials). The mission of the GDR UP is to stimulate the structuration of our community and to provide an analysis of the state-of-the-art and prospects of our research field.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Franck LÉPINE (ILM)
- Coordinateur adjoint : Lionel POISSON (ISMO)
THÉMATIQUES
- Attosecond science
- Secondary sources of electrons, photons and protons
- Dynamics in gas phase atoms and molecules
- Femtochemistry-femtobiology
- Dynamics in materials and nanostructures
- Instrumentation and data
- Communication
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 850 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 50 laboratoires
XFEL | Science with XFELs
The mission of Science with XFELs (XFELs) research network is to bring the French community of involved researchers in studies using X-ray free-electron lasers (FELs) emitting in the X-ray domain. At the interface of physics, chemistry and biology, the XFEL GDR aims at sharing know-how and at maintaining the community aware on the fast evolution of the possibilities provided by this kind of installation.
COORDINATION
- Coordinateur : Marc SIMON (LCPMR)
- Coordinateur adjoint : Jacques-Philippe COLLETIER (IBS)
THÉMATIQUES
- Condensed matter physics
- Atoms and molecules in diluted samples
- High-energy density
- Photochemistry
- Structural biology
COMMUNAUTÉ
- 145 chercheurs et chercheuses impliqués
- Au sein de 38 laboratoires