Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules

National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics
Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules
AbbreviationIN2P3
Formation1971 (1971)
Director
Reynald Pain
Parent organization
CNRS
Websitewww.in2p3.fr/index.htm

The French National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (French: Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules, IN2P3), also known as CNRS Nucléaire & Particules, is the coordinating body for nuclear and particle physics in France. It was established in 1971 as a division of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Its purpose is "to promote and unite research activities in the various fields of physics".