LEBEDKIN Mikhail

Mikhail LEBEDKIN serves as a Research Director at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) within the LEM3 Laboratory (UMR CNRS 7239), a joint research unit operated by the University of Lorraine, CNRS, and Arts et Métiers. Based at 7 rue Félix Savart in Metz, France, he reports to Department 2 - IMPACT and holds HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) qualification, authorizing PhD supervision and professorship eligibility in the French academic system.

His research spans materials science and mechanical engineering with emphasis on microstructure behavior, solid mechanics, and advanced manufacturing processes. The LEM3 Laboratory provides specialized infrastructure including the MécaRhéo platform for mechanical testing and MicroMat for microstructural characterization, enabling high-precision experimental work in material deformation and failure analysis.

As a senior CNRS researcher, Dr. LEBEDKIN leads collaborative projects within the European-funded research ecosystem, leveraging the laboratory's co-financed facilities for industrial and academic partnerships. His position involves strategic direction of research programs within Department IMPACT while maintaining active supervision of doctoral candidates through his HDR accreditation.