Nicolas Bain

Google Scholar nicolas.bain at univ-lyon1.fr

I am currently a CNRS researcher at the Institut Lumière Matière, where my research is at the intersection of active matter physics and the mechanics of soft materials.

In my lab, my research projects focus on fundamental physics questions about the mechanics of soft solids, from puncture to osmotic pressure.

Research interests

  • Soft solids
  • Interfacial phenonena
  • Elastocapillarity
  • Mechanical Metamaterials
  • Active Matter

Academic background

  • Postdoctoral researcher, ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
  • PhD in Physics, ENS de Lyon, France.
  • MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
  • Engineer’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique, France

Collaborators

  • Eric Dufresne, Cornell, USA
  • Anand Jagota, Lehigh University, USA
  • Robert Style, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
  • Stefanie Heyden, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
  • Mathieu Leocmach, ILM, France
  • Christophe Ybert, ILM, France
  • Xavier Morelle, IMP, France
  • Domenico Truzzollilo, L2C, France
  • Denis Bartolo, ENS de Lyon, France
  • Carla Fernandez-Rico, ISTA, Austria