The module on “Elastomers and Rubber” opened at the start of 2016 school year, following the new Masters accreditation.

This module is part of the “Sciences and Materials Engineering” Master and more particularly of the “Materials Engineering: Creation, Characterization, Applications” program, coordinated by Frédéric Léonardi. It was created following the discussions held within the Working Group on Elastomers. This group was created by the Aquitaine Region about two years ago (Philippe GONIN) and aims at structuring activities in this field in the Aquitaine Region (now called Nouvelle Aquitaine) to make them clearer. This working group, of which Elastopole is a member, includes EMAC, KSB, Airbus Safran Launchers, AIGLE, CANOE, (Elastopole adherents), Aquitaine Chimie Durable, SOMOCAP, IPREM UPPA.

This module is composed of 25h of classes and 15h of practicals (including visits). This teaching unit aims at providing the basic knowledge of formulation, implementation and characterization of end-properties in preparation for applications. This year, the three speakers are: Maxime CHARMAN (EMAC), Sandrine ANDRE (CANOE) - both members of the section’s Scientific Council – and Isabelle YARZABAL (MLPC-INTL).

At the end of this module, 12 students of the M2 SGM IMECA class have paid ETCHE SECURITE, EMAC, SOMOCAP a visit on Wednesday December 7th, 2016, as shown on the pictures below.