Computational Mechanics track

Since 2017, Sorbonne Université offers a two-year Master program in Computational Mechanics focused on modelling and numerical simulation of fluids and solids. 

Computational Mechanics (CompMech) program covers fundamental and advanced topics on solid and structural mechanics, fluid mechanics, and their interactions. CompMech provides a balanced and deep coverage of theoretical aspects and modern computational methods for the macroscopic modelling, analysis, and design of complex systems including fluids, solids, and soft matter. Applications will range from biological and medical engineering, to civil and mechanical engineering, passing through nuclear and new energies engineering.

Computational Mechanics track

Organization

CompMech is developed in a close collaboration with the Italian University La Sapienza (Rome, Italy) (http://dima.uniroma1.it/dima/en) and the MOX department of Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy) (mox.polimi.it) and has the ambition to attract highly motivated students and to provide high-level training on continuum and computational mechanics in an international environment.

The Master in Computational Mechanics include three possible versions with or without double degree agreement with Italian Universities.

  • Local version (without double-degree)
  • Double degree with La Sapienza - Ingegneria Meccanica (max 6 places available)
  • Double degree with PoliMi - Ingegneria Mathematica (max 2 places available)

Overview of the mobility program for the students enrolled in Sorbonne Université

  Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4
Sorbonne Université Paris Paris Paris Internship
La Sapienza Paris Rome Paris Internship
Polimi Milan Milan Paris Inernship

 

Course list for the second year (non-exhaustive)

Title Code Campus Period Day Time Language
Numerical methods for nonlinear solids and structures MU5MES01 Jussieu 1 Friday 8h30-12h30 English/French
Fracture Mechanics MU5MES02 Jussieu 1 Tuesday 9h-12h English
Comportement non-linéaires des solides MU5MES03 Jussieu 1 Tuesday 14h-17h French
Introduction à l’homogénéisation en mécanique des milieux continus MU5MES04 ENPC 1 Thursday 14h-17h French
Damage mechanics MU5MES05 Jussieu/ENPC 2 Tuesday 14h-17h English/French
Projet numérique MU5MES06 - 2 - - English/French
Composite Materials MU5MES09 Jussieu 2 Friday 8h30-12h30 English
Stability of structures MU5MES10 Jussieu 2 Monday 14h-17h English
Image-based experimental analysis of materials and structures MU5MES26 Jussieu 1 Wednesday 9h-12h English
Phase transformations in solids MU5MES27 ENPC 2 Wednesday 9h-12h English
Microscopic nature of dissipation MU5MES25 Jussieu 2 Wednesday 14h-17h English
Vortex Dynamics MU5MEF06 Jussieu 2 Monday 14h-18h English
Aeroelasticity MU5MEF10 Jussieu 1 Friday 13h45-18h English
Numerical methods for fluid mechanics MU5MEF16 Jussieu 1     English
Optimisation en aerodynamique MU5MEF39 Jussieu 2 Friday 13h45-17h45 English/French
Dynamique de la turbulence MU5MEF03 Jussieu 1 Wednesday 10h45-12h45 and 14h-15h45 French
Modèles de turbulence MU5MEF01 Jussieu 2 Monday 8h30-12h30 English/French
Aérodynamique fondamentale MU5MEF08 ENSAM 1 Tuesday/Thursday 8h-10h French
Méthode num-écoulements compressibles MU5MEF09 ENSAM 1 Tuesday/Thursday 10h-12h French
Instabilite écoulements compressibles MU5MEF12 ENSAM 2 Tuesday/Thursday 14h-16h French
Simulation numérique haute fidélité pour les écoulements turbulents MU5MEF13 ENSAM 2 Tuesday/Thursday 8h-10h French
Milieux poreux et suspensions MU5MEF23 Jussieu 2 Wednesday 8h45-12h45 French
Multiscale hydrodynamic phenomena MU5MEF15 Jussieu        
Introduction to hydrodynamic instabilities MU5MEF19 IPP        
Instabilities and control of shear flows MU5MEF20 IPP        
Current topics in fluid mechanics 1 MU5MEF41 Jussieu        

Master outcomes

The students will evolve in a stimulating international environment. At the end of the Master, graduates will be able to evolve in English-speaking research and engineering teams of international level. They will be able to analyse scientific papers in the general area of continuous mechanics, to evaluate the relevance of the various approximations needed to solve a problem, to implement efficient numerical discretisation and solution techniques using modern open-source software for High Performance Computing, and to use them to solve complex problems in fluid and solid mechanics.