Publication of the opening lecture by Professor Lydéric Bocquet

Lydéric Bocquet

Molecular Fluid Mechanics : a field of innovation for water and energy

Discussing the latest technical advances in water treatment and purification due to the emerging field of nanofluidics, Lydéric Bocquet reaffirms the essential role of fundamental research in tackling climate change.

Water and energy are two profoundly interconnected issues that call for the invention of extraordinary solutions. Faced with the environmental challenge, scientists are now faced with the question of commitment. How can we reconcile fundamental research with technological innovation ? This opening lecture looks at the latest advances in the emerging field of nanofluidics, the science of molecular flows, which explores fluid flow and transport at nanometric scales.

Bocquet L., La Mécanique moléculaire des fluides : un champ d'innovation pour l'eau et l'énergie, Paris, Collège de France/Fayard, coll. " Leçons inaugurales ",^no 318, juin 2023, 96 p.

ISBN : 978-2-213-72592-5
Price :12  €
Publication :7  June 2023

Lydéric Bocquet is Director of Research at CNRS and Professor at ENS. CNRS Silver Medalist (2017) and member of the French Academy of Sciences, he heads the Micromégas team at ENS, which combines experiments, theory and modeling to explore the intimate mechanics of fluids and their interfaces, from macroscopic to molecular scales. He is visiting professor at the annual Technological Innovation Liliane Bettencourt Chair at the Collège de France, created with the support of the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, for the academic year 2022-2023.