A look back at the 2023 Science Festival

As part of the 2023 Science Festival, the LPCA was present at the Science Village of the Palais de l’Univers et des Sciences (PLUS) in Dunkirk. Oriented around the theme of Science, Sport and Energy, the general public was able to discover science through sport. At the “A breath of air: When air plays sport” […]

Minute of Silence

Following the message from the President of the University, the LPCA fully associates itself with the invitation to a minute of silence, in tribute to our colleagues, Professors Dominique BERNARD and Samuel PATY, this Monday October 16 at 2:00 p.m. which will take place on the all of the University’s Training and Research sites.

Science Festival 2023

Let’s Go ULCO! For this new edition of the Science Festival, the ULCO is not changing the winning team and is waiting for you for a new game! Always focused on science, but knowing how to manage their efforts, ULCO researchers will give you some keys to understanding the world around us. For this new […]

ERASMUS + program, visit to the Lycée Sacré Coeur in Tourcoing

As part of the Eramus + program, students from the Lycée Sacré Coeur de Tourcoing came to visit the LPCA and the UCEIV, on Thursday September 29, 2023. Following this international exchange program, during this visit, they were accompanied of their Spanish counterparts with the aim of discovering Scientific Research activities at ULCO and more […]

ISML Conference Cycle

As part of the conference cycle “The Sea for All”, organized by the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences (ISML), the LPCA was there, presenting a conference on the theme of energy the wind. During this conference, Patrick AUGUSTIN highlighted the principles of Bernoulli and Venturi  thanks to the implementation of fun experiences arousing the […]

Heritage Days 2023

As part of the 2023 Heritage Days, the LPCA will offer 4 separate visits of 30 minutes each: 1/ Visit to the Mobile Atmospheric Unit, a functional and versatile “Laboratory Truck” allowing the study of the effects of atmospheric dynamics on pollutants and their consequences on health. The different instruments that can be deployed during […]

Tethered balloon for monitoring industrial pollution plumes

The LPCA is equipped with a tethered balloon that can reach an altitude of 200 meters, allowing it to monitor the evolution of fine particles present in particular in the plumes emitted by the chimneys of various industries. The nacelle of this balloon can accommodate instruments intended to determine the size of the particles present, […]

ANGELA campaign on the seafront July 17-19, 2023

As part of the Coastal Gravity Current Analysis ( ANalyse du courant de GravitÉ du LittorAl – ANGELA) research project, co-financed by the SFR Campus de la Mer and the MTE Research Center, the LPCA deployed, in cooperation with the Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque, the Mobile Atmospheric Unit (UMA) on the Digue du Braek […]