Vignesh Kannan, awarded ERC Starting Grant
Vignesh Kannan from the Solid Mechanics Laboratory (LMS*, École Polytechnique), has been awarded ERC grants for 2025 in the Starting Grant category.
>> Find all the information about the projects supported on the École Polytechnique and Center for Research Economics and Statistics websites
About the ERC
The European Research Council (ERC), established by the European Union in 2007, is Europe's premier funding body for excellence in exploratory research. It funds creative researchers of any nationality and age to carry out projects across Europe.
The ERC offers four core grant programs: Starting Grants, Consolidation Grants, Advanced Grants, and Synergy Grants. ERC Starting Grants are aimed at young researchers at the beginning of their careers (2 to 7 years post-doctorate). Each winner will be able to develop a team of their choice, focused on an exploratory scientific issue at the frontiers of knowledge.
About Vignesh Kannan
Vignesh Kannan is a researcher at the Solid Mechanics Laboratory (LMS*).
His MultiPhaseXtrM project explores the behavior of shape memory alloys under extreme dynamic conditions.
*LMS: a joint research unit of the CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, and Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France