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Tribological characterization of 3D printed bio-inspired surfaces

ECAM LaSalle Engineering school is providing students to specialize in several pathways in engineering such as mechanical engineering, robotics, energy engineering and supply chain. Students are choosing the field that they would like to expertise after their first two years of Bachelor education. Starting from the 3rd year they take courses based on their pathways and deeply learn their fields with related courses, projects and internships. There are three programs ongoing on ECAM LaSalle: the "Engineering” formation (in English), and “Arts et Métiers “ and “Alternance” (in French). The school provides scientific internship opportunities in its own team’s laboratories as well as several companies in the industry (automotive, metallurgy, mechanics, aeronautics etc.) This project was developed for fourth year (M1) internship in English engineering formation for mechanical engineering pathway.

Project will be ongoing in Materials and structures department (pole MAS) in ECAM LaSalle. All members of this team are also the members of LabECAM and both the research and teaching processes in this department are based on Materials and Mechanics. Research is based on 2 main fields of study: The first one is “materials and processes” and the second one is “durability”.

M. Guillaume Schuhler works in Durability team. He has a tribology, wear and heat treatment background.

Mme. Aslihan Sayilan is a part of materials and processes team, she has microscopy, 3D printing and tribology background. 

Location:

Lyon-France On-site

Contact:

Aslihan SAYILAN: aslihan.sayilan@ecam.fr

Guillaume SCHUHLER: guillaume.schuhler@ecam.fr

Internship Title / Role:

Tribological characterization of 3D printed bio-inspired surfaces

Academic Departments or Research groups:

Structures & Materials Department

Duration:

2 months duration

Working Hours / Schedule:

Full-time position

Compensation:

Unpaid

Location of Internship:

40, Montée Saint-Barthélémy, 69005 Lyon

Role & Responsibilities

1. Engage

a) Big idea: Tribological characterizaƟon of 3D printed bio-inspired surfaces

b) Essential question: Can improved contact behavior be obtained with 3D printed texturized surfaces?

c) Challenge: 3D printed surfaces have an increasing trend in many applications. However,  to achieve an improved contact, several steps have to be considered. A detailed bibliographic research, careful design of bio-inspired surfaces, investigating the characterization method, performing the experiments, collecting data, and deeply synthesizing the results are needed.

●        Main Tasks / Responsibilities:

2. Investigate

a) Guiding activities and resources: Academic papers (both for supervisors and students), formation of laboratory devices for student (3D printer, scanning electron microscope), tribometer formation (both for student and the supervisors), weekly meetings. (Other guiding activities and experimental methods will be detailed later)

b) Analyze: The experimental test results and results collected will be analyzed by the student with the guidance of supervisors

3. Act

Solution, implementation and evaluation will be discovered with the progress of the project

Learning Objectives & Professional Development

• Performing 3D printing process and overcoming issues in 3D printing autonomously
• Deepening the knowledge on contact mechanics and tribology
• Improving and texturizing skills with CAD
• Synthesizing information with bio-inspiration
• Improving experimental and analysis skills

Candidate Profile

Required Skills: Laboratory experience, data analysis, knowledge in contact mechanics

Required Qualifications: Minimum 4th year engineering students

Application Process

Candidates can send their CVs and a cover letter (not longer than a page, English is preferred) to Aslihan SAYILAN (aslihan.sayilan@ecam.fr ) and Guillaume SCHUHLER ( guillaume.schuhler@ecam.fr).

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