The Institut Jean Lamour (IJL) a joint research unit (UMR 7198) of CNRS and Université de Lorraine.

Laboratory-thematic, it covers: materials, metallurgy, plasmas, surfaces, nanomaterials and electronics.

Its research activities are led by 23 research group sorganized into 4 scientific departments:

- Physics of Matter and Materials Department (P2M)

- Chemistry and Physics of Solids and Surfaces Department (CP2S)

- Materials Science and Engineering - Metallurgy Department (SI2M)

- Nanomaterials, Electronics and Living Systems Department (N2EV)

Created in 2009 it regroups 550 people among which 170 researchers and lecturers and 150 doctoral students.