France

With about 1200 students, UTTOP is a public school that has been training general engineers in the fields of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering for 60 years. It has built its identity over the years to become a well-recognized centre in mechanical engineering and manufacturing. UTTOP has been involved in several European projects and was recently involved in the first SSUCHY project (2017-2022). The work performed at UTTOP will be coordinated by Prof Pierre Ouagne who leads the fibre, textile and (bio)composite group composed of 8 people. The group has developed a particular expertise on plant fibre at the intersection between agronomy, materials science and mechanical engineering. The group particularly deals with fibre extraction, mechanical and morphological characterisation of fibre and preparation of textile products.