The Institut Jean Lamour (IJL) a joint research unit (UMR 7198) of CNRS and Université de Lorraine.
Laboratory-thematic, it covers: materials, metallurgy, plasmas, surfaces, nanomaterials and electronics.
Its research activities are led by 23 research group sorganized into 4 scientific departments:
- - Physics of Matter and Materials Department (P2M)
- - Chemistry and Physics of Solids and Surfaces Department (CP2S)
- - Materials Science and Engineering - Metallurgy Department (SI2M)
- - Nanomaterials, Electronics and Living Systems Department (N2EV)
Created in 2009 it regroups 550 people among which 170 researchers and lecturers and 150 doctoral students.