IMT Nord Europe is a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment (EPSCP) and one of 204 French engineering schools accredited by the CTI to deliver an engineering degree (CDEFI 2023 data).
The school is one of the largest engineering schools north of Paris, with over 2,000 students—a third of whom are apprentices—more than 600 graduates a year, and a network of 16,000 alumni.
An Institut Mines-Télécom school, a French federal institute of technological universities of science and management, IMT Nord Europe is affiliated with the Ministry of the Economy and Finance in charge of industry and digital technology and is a partner of Université de Lille.
IMT Nord Europe is a generalist school with locations in Douai, Lille, Valenciennes, Dunkirk and Alençon, the result of the 2017 merger of two leading engineering schools: École des Mines de Douai (founded in 1878) and Télécom Lille (founded in 1990).
IMT Nord Europe engineers are renowned for their commitment to making an impact toward a future that respects the environment. They are versatile and experienced, with high-level scientific and technical skills and great leadership capabilities. Graduates are open-minded and invested in the world, conveying the School’s values of excellence, integrity and humanism.
Sébastien CHARLON is a researcher specializing in advanced materials and processes, with expertise in physico-chemistry of polymers , polymer engineering, and additive manufacturing.
He is the coordinator of the research axis "Advanced Materials & Processes" at CERI MP.
Currently, he is involved in two major research projects:
Interreg FWVL SEABIOMAT, focusing on bio-based materials and sustainability.
Interreg FWVL THERMOHARV, exploring thermal energy harvesting technologies.
His recent work includes studies on inter-bead strength management in additive manufacturing, particularly by controlling inter-bead coalescence and polymer crystallization kinetics.