The Institute of Mechanics, Materials, and Civil Engineering (iMMC) of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) is a leading international center for research in engineering.  Its core strengths span several of the major engineering disciplines encompassing energy, thermodynamics, chemical engineering, materials and processes, structural engineering, geomechanics, manufacturing, fluid mechanics, mechatronics, robotics, biomechanics, numerical and computational sciences. 

The Institute provides an integrated environment for the advancement of engineering, with an emphasis on creativity and problem solving, and on bridging the gap between fundamental and applied research through a collective approach. Modern experimental facilities are managed in three technology platforms with a specialized staff of several engineers and technicians.  The Institute involves about 30 faculty members, 130 researchers (including about 90 PhD students) and 50 technical and administrative staff to perform research in both experimentation and modeling.