Our Consortium


The STELLAR consortium is made of 10 partners, among which :

  • 4 Private companies
  • 6 Public entities


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Materia Nova

Materia Nova is a R&D center, in Mons (Belgium) dedicated to new materials.  The highly qualified scientific experts of Materia Nova are doing research in in polymer engineering, organic chemistry, surface treatments, biomaterials and biotechnology. Materia Nova also has a high-performance Analysis and Characterization Unit as well as an eco-friendly approach of innovation through its Life Cycle Thinking Unit. Materia Nova offers partnership to companies for their R&D projects and facilitates the technological transfer from the academic to the industrial world. 
Role in the project Materia Nova is Project Coordinator and involved in the formulation and characterization of coating and cleaning eco-designed solutions.
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Cidetec

The CIDETEC institute for Surface Engineering is a reference institute and the main thrust of an innovation pole specialising in the development of these technologies, providing surface solutions throughout the entire value chain for the automotive, aerospace, power generation and other sectors. The institute counts with a building with 4,000 m2 dedicated to laboratories and pilot plants.

Role in the project CIDETEC leads WP2 and WP5, among others, where new insect anticontamination coatings are being developed.
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LMSM

LMSM is a French SME already partner of Clean Sky. LMSM is specialized in measurement instrumentation, multi sensors, non-intrusive in constraining environment (aeronautics, wind turbine, F1...) and in flows.

LMSM has the exclusive license of the patented CaptiFlex ™: a solution used to reduces the installation duration of sensors on aircraft up to 80%. Thanks to his flexibility that could authorized to install sensor on high curvature like leading edge.

Role in the project : LMSM will develop a sepcific instrumentation in order to validate the coating both during the wind tunner and flight tests.

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VKI

The von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics is a non-profit international educational and scientific organization, hosting three departments: aeronautics and aerospace, environmental and applied fluid dynamics, and turbomachinery & propulsion. This center of excellence in fluid dynamics combines high-level education and research into “training in research through research” in a truly international and intercultural environment. 

Role in the project : The VKI Icing Wind Tunnel CWT-1, the large subsonic wind tunnel VKI-L1, and the climate chamber will be used for the project. Based on its experience acquired from previous projects, namely CHOPIN, VKI will provide its expertise in terms of insect injection in wind tunnel and monitoring of critical parameters.CIDETEC leads WP2 and WP5, among others, where new insect anticontamination coatings are being developed.
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SOPURA

With more than 70 years of experience, SOPURA is a multinational Belgian company that designs, manufactures and markets cleaning and disinfection products for the brewing, beverage and food industries, in more than 90 countries. Our innovative strategy is based on the development of solutions guaranteeing a high detergency and limiting the impacts on consumers and on the environment.

Role in the project
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 Within the framework of the STELLAR project, SOPURA's mission is the development of an active detergent solution on hemolymph residues and compatible with the involved materials (coating).

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SONACA

Sonaca Group is an aerospace company active in aerostructure , services, innovation, space and defence. Sonaca Group has one-stop shops and integrated teams of design and industrial professionals who can provide responsive solutions tailored to customers' needs. Sonaca Group can offer the best price combination with the latest automation technologies, low cost country manufacturing facilities and worldwide engineering offices.

Role in the project
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 Sonaca will provide the requirements, test the developed coatings  in order to characterize them, manufacture the large scale demonstrators for the wing tunnel tests and flight test on Sonaca 200 Aircraft. 

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ESPCI

PMMH (Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes) is a joint lab associating ESPCI-PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne University and University of Paris. The laboratory involves more than 30 researchers who develop multidisplinary research in fluid and solid mechanics, interfacial hydrodynamics, soft matter and biology. The laboratory is worldwide renowned for fundamental research based model experiments and a collaborative organization.

Role in the project
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 PMMH will study the adhesion of droplets and particles on model surfaces under wind conditions. The aim is to optimize the characteristics of the surfaces developed for laminar plane wings.  

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UMONS

Ideally located in the heart of Europe, the University of Mons, UMONS is a Belgian university that offers a wide variety of courses in an enriching research environment including 10 research institutes and 4 innovation Centers internationally recognized. The Research Institute for Biosciences (IBS)  - associated to the Stellar project  - brings together more than 80 researchers from 13 laboratories to improve basic and applied knowledge in biological sciences. 

Role in the project :
 UMONS-IBS are mainly involved in the WP3 of STELLAR project. The objective is to study biochemical modifications of haemolymph submitted to aerospace environment work conditions.

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SONAIR

Sonaca Aircraft is a subsidiary of the Sonaca Group, dedicated to the design and manufacturing of General Aviation aircraft. It's current model, the Sonaca 200, is a 2-seater aircraft with aluminum airframe dedicated to flight training and pivate pilots.

Role in the project
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 Within STELLAR, Sonaca Aircraft will provide Flight Testing support on a prototype aircraft to validate the coatings in real-life use. 
  

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CNRS

MSC (Matière et Systèmes Complexes) is a multidisciplinary research unit, associated to Paris university and CNRS, the main fundamental research organizations in Europe, largely involved in national, European, and international projects covering all fields of knowledge. The laboratory involves more than 160 researchers, mostly physicists devoted to the study of soft matter physics at the interface of physics, chemistry, biology and medicine. 

Role in the project
MSC will be in charge with rheology, adhesion and physico-chemistry of hemolymph on surfaces.


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