Presentation of the Laboratory

The Physics Laboratory of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (LPENS), created on January 1, 2019, is a laboratory for interdisciplinary fundamental research in physics and its interfaces. The scientific activities of the laboratory cover a vast field of exploration in fundamental or applied, experimental or theoretical physics, and are organized in six axes :

• Astrophysics Cosmology and Gravitation
• Biophysics
• Fluids and Interfaces
• Fundamental Interactions
• Quantum Materials and Devices
• Statistical Physics

The LPENS is a joint research unit (UMR 8023) of the ENS and the CNRS.
Sorbonne Université and the Université Paris Cité are also supervisors of the laboratory. Observatoire de Paris – PSL is secondary supervisor for teams working in the astrophysics, cosmology and gravitation axis.

The LPENS is part of the Physics Department of the ENS, it interacts strongly with the other scientific departments of the ENS. Its members are very involved in the training delivered at the ENS, from the bachelor’s degree to the doctorate.
The LPENS also runs the Institut Philippe Meyer (IPM).

At the CNRS, the main attachment institute of the LPENS is the Institute of Physics (CNRS Physique), the National Institute of Sciences of the Universe (CNRS Terre & Univers), the Institute of Engineering and Systems Sciences (CNRS Ingénierie), and the National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (CNRS Nucléaire & Particules) are secondary attachment institutes.