LEGI - UMR 5519

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The Laboratoire des Ecoulements Géophysiques et Industriels (LEGI) is a Joint Research Unit (UMR 5519) of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (Grenoble INP) and the University Grenoble-Alpes (UGA)). LEGI carries out a wide range of research activities with a common ground: fluid mechanics and related transport phenomena.

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Associate Professor Grenoble-INP
Grenoble-INP is hiring an Associate professor in section CNU 60 on the theme of Free Surface Hydraulics. Recruitment date : 01/09/2022.

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18 June 2025

Mardi 01 Juillet 11h00 - LEGI Salle K118

Di Bao, LPENSL

Experimental investigation and modeling on the flow-structure interactions of pendulum systems
Fluid–structure interactions involving pendular systems are prevalent in both natural and (...)

11 June 2025

In situ campaign to measure anabatic winds

Vallée de l’Adige

Major Weather Research Initiative in the Alps
From 16 June to 25 July, an international team led by meteorologists from the University of Innsbruck is conducting extensive measurements in the (...)

11 June 2025

Mardi 17 Juin 11h00 - LEGI Salle K118

Fabien Halter, ICARE

Metals as future carbon-free energy carriers
Micrometric metal particles offer a promising source of sustainable energy. Upon ignition, they generate a significant amount of energy without (...)

4 June 2025

Mardi 8 Juillet 11h00 - LEGI Salle K118

Kelly Huang, University of Houston

Measuring, Modeling, and Mimicking Atmospheric Turbulent Processes
Atmospheric turbulence is at the core of many weather phenomena such as rain, fog, storms, and tornadoes, as well as numerous (...)

4 June 2025

Mardi 24 Juin 11h00 - LEGI Salle K118

Annafederica Urbano, ISAE Supaero

On the impact of contact line evaporation on bubble growth in microgravity
Cryogenic propellants (H2, CH4, O2) are used for space transportation and must be stored for long periods in (...)

PhD proposal: Turbulence modeling for multiphase flows with phase transition: application to the turbulent cavitating wake of a cylinder and a NACA0015 airfoil

Context
Compressible multiphase flows play a key role in a large number of engineering (...)

PhD proposal: Characterization of fluid flow within a group of fish

Context
Collective movements are a fascinating phenomenon, from human crowds to gigantic (...)

PhD proposal: Experimental study of the coupling between inertial particles and the wake of an Ahmed body: application to vehicle aerodynamics under heavy rain

Context and motivation
To promote the development of environmentally friendly transportation, (...)

PhD proposal: Development of a ZnO nanowire piezoelectric microsensor for measuring wall friction in hydrodynamic flows

The aim of this PhD thesis is to design, manufacture and characterise a miniaturised (...)