12 American students from various universities including Texas A&M University (College Station, Qatar), Lamar University and the University of Texas (Austin, Rio Grande Valley) had the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research projects.
They were welcomed at the MSMP laboratory on the Arts et Métiers Aix-en-Provence campus through the IRES programme (international research experiences for students). This programme funded by the National Science Foundation supports current research collaborations between Texas A&M University Engineering and Arts et Métiers through the “AM² Transatlantic Partnership for Industry of the Future”. It supports training for deserving students, selected according to need-based and merit-based criteria, over a three-year period.
“This programme gives students the opportunity to work on solving a scientific and technological problem for the Industry of the Future,” explained Régis Kubler, a teacher-researcher at the MSMP laboratory. For two months, these students benefited from Arts et Métiers’ scientific platforms and the expertise of the laboratory's PhD students and researchers.”
This opportunity allowed the future engineers to develop their skills by working on emerging manufacturing machines and platforms available at the MSMP laboratory and through its industry partners (Safran, Stil, Saint-Gobain, IRT, Engie, Thyssen-Krupp) in the area of 3D printing, casting, machining 4.0, material characterization and advanced processes.
They were also able to learn about international innovation and technological development practices.
The students were supported in their research by Mohamed El Mansori, Head of the MSMP laboratory and co-director of AM², and by teaching and research staff members including Régis Kubler, Hossein Ramezani Dana, Ahmed Ktari, Ricardo Knoblauch, Jean-Patrick.Goulmy, Dorian.Depriester, Myriam.Dumont, Mohamed-Fares.Slim, Sébastien Jégou and Michael Boinet.
