GEMTEX
Textile Research Laboratory

GEMTEX, TEXTILE REASEARCH LABORATORY


FIELDS OF RESEARCH

GEMTEX is a multidisciplinary national research laboratory of University of Lille/ENSAIT Engineer School aiming at developing advanced materials, processes and computational techniques for innovations of textile industry. GEMTEX is composed of 3 research groups, namely HCD (Human-Cerntered Design), MTP (Multifunctional Textiles and Processes) and MTC (Mechanics Textile Composites). Intelligent textiles (sensors, actuators and wearable systems) and textile sustainable development (LCA, circular economy, textile recycing, green materials) constitute two transversal research themes inside the Laboratory.

 


Platforms

Digital Textile Chain Platform
Multifunctional Textiles Platform
Textiles & Mechanics Platforms
Smart & Connected Textile Platform

The missions of the project mentoring committee, goals and strategy

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Projects per year
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current PhD students
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Researchers and technicians

PhD
opportunity
at Gemtex

03/02/2023

We are seeking a student to integrate Gemtex as new PhD student. The thema of research is the Instrumentation of a textile for the development of a digital twin for predicting the life of clothing

More informations on the PhD opportunity 

Post doctoral opportunity at Gemtex

24/01/2023

Gemtex laboratory propose a post doctoral offer working on the LPJP project : modelling a prospective pricing strategy in circular fashion.

More informations on the job opportunity 

The end of CLEANTEX European
project

12/01/2023

The final meeting of the cleantex project (Clean and innovative textiles strategy for circular economy) took place at the ensait on thursday 12 january 2023

More informations on Cleantex 

20 new PhD student in Gemtex

06/01/2023

We are very glad to welcome 20 new PhD students for 3 New Years in Gemtex Laboratory

If you want to new them better and know more about their research subject , follow this link : More informations

New 
COMPASYS 
Project 

03/01/2023

COMASYS project « Continuum of Energy: from material to systems » draws on the expertise of many laboratories on the University of Lille site.

It aims to create a synergy between university players in basic sciences and engineering in order to address the entire chain of recovery, production, storage, management and use of electrical energy – More informations

Thesis defense of Quentin DEPOERS

16/12/2022

Quentin DEPOERS will defend his doctoral thesis on Thursday 16 December 2022. His research work focused on « Contribution to the study of an innovative braid architecture »

Thesis defense of Rita SLEIMAN

14/12/2022
Rita SLEIMAN will defend his doctoral thesis on Thursday 15 December 2022. Her research work focused on « Trend detection and demand forecasting for fashion items using massive data and artificial intelligence »

Thesis defense of Natalie PERRAULT

13/12/2022

Natalie PERRAULT will defend his doctoral thesis on Wenesday 14 December 2022. Her research work focused on « Development of innovative functional nonwoven materials for biomedical sensor design »

Thesis defense of Hafiz Muhammad KALEEM ULLAH

13/12/2022

Hafiz Muhammad KALEEM ULLAH will defend his doctoral thesis on Thursday 13 December 2022. His research work focused on « Development of innovative bi-component fibres for thermal comfort textiles »

Thesis defense of Marjorie GARZON ALTAMIRANO

09/12/2022
Marjorie GARZON ALTAMIRANO will defend his doctoral thesis on Friday 9 December 2022. Her research work focused on « Design of dynamic hydrogel-based materials for near-IR thermal control textiles »

Thesis defense of Zhongchen HE

06/12/2022
Zhongchen HE will defend his doctoral thesis on Tuesday 6 December 2022. His research work focused on « 3D nanofibrous macrostructures for piezoelectric energy harvesting by electrospinning/electrospray of polyvinylidene fluoride material »