Master in Control and Durability of Materials

The program is aimed at teaching the foundations of chemistry of materials, including their reactivity, the methods of their characterization, interfacial electrochemistry, physical-chemistry, inorganic chemistry a focus on materials requiring specific approaches (polymers, hybrid materials, ceramics, etc.). The program trains students to be capable of taking on responsibilities in the field of material characterization and control in academic laboratories but also in industry. The training covers many industrial fields such as metallurgy, ceramics, microelectronics, nano-technologies, cement industry, glass, etc. The program provides training in research methods and approaches and instruct the student on major scientific advances, all experimental methods and industrial applications in the field of materials control and characterization. A large part of the teaching corresponds to laboratory periods from the first year of the Master’s degree to a final six-month internship (academic lab or industry).

Key information

Main research areas:

• Reactivity of solids
• Features of materials
• Nano-materials
• Thin films, coatings and physical-chemistry of surfaces
• Simulation of materials
• Protection, corrosion, corrosion proof
• Synthesis, formulation and shaping of materials including sintering
• Characterization techniques including synchrotron radiation & neutron techniques

A successful graduate of the program will know :

• How to analyze and apprehend the fundamental processes and factors that govern the evolution of a material in interaction with an external environment;
• How to identify the structural, nano and micro-structural, mechanical and morphological characteristics of materials, while mastering the implementation of the techniques and methods involved as well as the developing of instruments;
• About materials processing procedures (coatings, powders, nano-materials, hybrids, …);
• How to evaluate the ageing of systems and optimize or enhance the durability of materials;
• About the material properties in their various forms;
• The risks and constraints associated with the use of material characterization techniques;
• The tools for simulation and modelling, data processing, analysis of results;
• How to work on a research or industrial project and collaborate with requesters;

Entry requirements

A degree equivalent to or higher than a Bachelor’s Degree (3 or 4 years) in Chemistry, Physics, Material Science. Courses waivers can be given depending on your former undergraduate program content.

Career paths

Academic or industrial R&D career in all the fields involving materials: Transportation (automo­tive, aeronautics, …), energy (production, transporta­tion, storage, …), glass industry, ce­ment & concrete, galenic, …

Positions such as: Researcher, research engineer, design engineer, university professor, lecturer, project manager, applied research engineer, laboratory engineer, production engineer, head of safety department, environmental engineer, safety engineer, head of control laboratory, quality control manager, quality consultant, method engineer, process engineer, method manager.

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Contact: Bruno DOMENICHINI,

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