Laurent Joly

Laurent Joly is a Professor at Université Lyon 1, affiliated with the Institut Lumière Matière (ILM). His research focuses on nanofluidic transport, interfacial hydrodynamics, and energy conversion using electrokinetic effects. He combines numerical modeling (molecular dynamics, finite element methods) with analytical approaches and experimental collaboration.

Education: PhD in Condensed Matter Physics (2005), Habilitation (2013). Awards include the Junior membership of Institut Universitaire de France (2017) and the Jean Valembois Award (2007).

Research interests include liquids structure & dynamics, osmotic transport for sustainable energy, liquid-solid friction mechanisms, and soft nanofluidics. Over 70 peer-reviewed articles, 14 invited conference talks, and roles in major research projects such as smoothE (ANR-DFG) and SOLITUBE (ANR).

Supervised 10 PhD students and 24 undergraduates. Active in academic governance, serving on national committees like CNU section 28. Organizer of international workshops and conferences in nanofluidics and interfacial science.