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LABORATORY OF EXCELLENCE
Design of Alloy Metals for low-mAss Structures

The Laboratory of Excellence ‘DAMAS’ (Design of Alloy Metals for low-mAss Structures) is approved within the ‘Investment in the future’ action of the French Goverment in the 2012 Campagne. The metallurgists of two laboratories LEM3 (Laboratory of Microstructure Studies and Mechanics of Materials, Metz) and IJL (Jean Lamour Institute, Nancy) constitute the Labex DAMAS.

A financial support of 7.5 M€ is accorded for 8 years.

The head of the DAMAS is Prof. Sabine DENIS of IJL Institute.

Deputy director: Prof. Thierry GROSDIDIER of laboratory LEM3 and Prof. Benoît APPOLAIRE of IJL Institute.