International Research Project (IRP) - ex LIA

The CNRS has renewed the IRP (International Research Project) Centre Acoustique Jacques Cartier (CAJC) for a period of 5 years.

From January 1st 2023, the project will be coordinated for the French part by the LAUM.

The CNRS CAC (Centre Acoustique Jacques Cartier) International Research Project (IRP) was created on January 1, 2019, for a period of 4 years.
It includes laboratories or teams from the University of Sherbrooke (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Acoustics Group of the University of Sherbrooke -GAUS-), the University of Lyon (LMFA, LTDS, LVA) and the University of Le Mans (LAUM).
First IRP created in Acoustics, it develops its actions according to 5 themes: Vibroacoustics, Aeroacoustics, Materials and Metamaterials, Vibroacoustic Imaging and Non-destructive Testing, Active Control, Field Synthesis and Perception.
The IRP CAC is co-directed by Alain Berry (GAUS) and Manuel Melon (LAUM)

all information on the dedicated website : clic

IRP SUMMER SCHOOLS

2024 edition

The ‘Sound of Drones’ summer school on the theme of the aeroacoustics of drones and flying urban taxis, co-organised by Michel Roger, Professor, LMFA, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France and Stéphane Moreau, Professor, CRASH UdeS, University of Sherbrooke, Canada, as part of the Jacques Cartier joint laboratory (IRP) between Lyon and Sherbrooke, will be held from 2 to 6 September 2024 in Fréjus.

This summer school will enable participants to tackle the various aspects of the acoustics of small aircraft, drones and flying taxis, which will be operating in urban environments in the near future, based on the latest advances in the field. The aim is to provide a global vision, underpinned by a good understanding of the physical phenomena involved, so as to be able to propose approaches that limit the noise pollution associated with this new technology, which is directly linked to the development of electric propulsion. In addition to a general contextualisation of the strategic and societal issues, the course will cover various aspects such as the mechanisms of generation and propagation of aerodynamic noise in an urban environment at medium distance, predictive methods, experimental characterisation of noise, and aeroacoustic reduction and optimisation techniques.
The total duration of the course, including practical activities, is 24 hours, with 3 hours per half-day.

2023 edition

The first edition of the IRP Centre Acoustique Jacques Cartier summer school was held from 12 to 16 June 2023 at the Centre Jouvence in Orford and the Université de Sherbrooke. The themes of this school were ‘Imaging, control and field synthesis in vibroacoustics’. The detailed programme included lectures, practical work, workshops, presentations by participants, visits (CRASH-UdeS and Mecanum) and team-building activities. In addition to academic support (CNRS via IRP and the University of Sherbrooke), two North American companies, Mecanum and HBK, supported the event.
28 participants attended the courses given by 10 IRP research professors.
All IRP laboratories were represented (LAUM, LMFA, LTDS, LVA), both in terms of participants and teaching staff.
The school also welcomed participants from outside IRP, from Canadian, French and Swiss laboratories.

The participants greatly appreciated the quality and level of the courses given, as well as the organisation of the school. They were able to develop their network by adding academic and industrial contacts. A questionnaire will be sent out shortly to obtain more detailed feedback.
Participants were assessed by MCQs given at the end of the first 3 days, which will entitle them to 3 credits from the Quebec university system if they pass.