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The Graduate School of Chemistry is for Master’s students and doctoral candidates interested in research-based training in advanced chemistry. It has an international focus and emphasises building skills for chemical innovation. The Graduate School offers courses and events to showcase student talent.

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Odéon campus - Université Paris Cité

Courtyard of the Grands Moulins Campus

Paris Anim' René Goscinny Center

PariSanté Campus and online

Grande Halle of La Villette

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PARIS’ TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY

PhD admissions

Chimie ParisTech - PSL is recognized for its high-level research and accepts around one hundred PhD students in its laboratories, with nearly 40 theses being defended every year. The school has connections to four PhD schools that accompany PhD students throughout their 3-year thesis.

Chimie ParisTech - PSL develops international joint-supervision theses that allow PhD students to receive the title of doctor from each establishment.  It is also possible to do a thesis under the joint supervision of two thesis supervisors.

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Registration and re-registration

Students must first hold a Master’s 2 and have the agreement of the PhD school and of the thesis director to register their thesis with Chimie ParisTech - PSL.

The Chimie ParisTech - PSL thesis department takes care of the administrative registration or re-registration of PSL PhD students carrying out their thesis at Chimie ParisTech.

The general registration procedure that needs to be followed on the platform can be found on the website .

Office of the Research Secretariat Reception by appointment Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm

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Register as a PSL PhD student via ADUM

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Procedure for PhD thesis defense

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F rom molecules and materials to physico-chemical properties

Covering all major fields of chemistry, our research projects range from fundamental studies to applications aimed at addressing societal issues. The systems developed or studied concern the fields of health, the environment, energy and nanotechnology.

Our research activities in chemistry maintain strong links with the other disciplinary fields developed in our insitution, such as physics, mathematics, biology and medicine, contributing to cross-sector approaches aimed at addressing scientific, technological and societal changes.

From interactions at different scales in matter to the vast interstellar environment, the development of modern methods of synthesis allowed the development of original research objects at the crossroads of several discipline. These approaches to chemistry are respectful of the environment. They are based on theoretical modelling and involve the development of new physico-chemical characterisation methods (spectroscopic or electrochemical for example).

Ou research units investigate a large number of subjects. They are supported by a network of experimental, unique and inovative resources at the forefront of technological innovation, thus enabling the extraction of useful information from ever more complex systems.

Research Federations Supporting the Activities of Our Research Units

• Chimie moléculaire de Paris-Centre : organique, inorganique et biologique (CMPC)
• Fédération de physico-chimie analytique et biologique (PCAB)
• Institut des matériaux de Paris-Centre (IMPC)
• Institut parisien de chimie physique et théorique (IP2CT)
• Plasmas à Paris (PLAS@PAR)

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PhD track in Advanced Materials

WHY ENROLL IN THIS PROGRAM?

Enjoy a research-oriented “a la carte” program, offering immersion into the research center starting as soon as you join the campus, at 1st year master level

Be part of a vibrant interdisciplinary research community bringing together physics, chemistry, mechanics, covering the whole spectrum of

• Understanding fundamental concepts, phenomena and their modeling
• Elaboration of materials with multiscale control of structure
• Advanced characterization of physical or mechanical properties
• Design and engineering of devices

Benefit from personalized supervision by a faculty member, and enjoy the freedom to explore courses from any of the three departments – Physics, Chemistry and Mechanics –  involved.

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• PhD Tracks Research Projects

Designing materials with novel functionalities is one of the central driving forces of technological progress in fields as diverse as mobility technologies, data processing, renewable energies or natural resources management. The PhD Track “Advanced Materials” -- at the crossroads of condensed matter physics, solid state chemistry, and mechanics – offers students training to obtain

•  a fundamental understanding of the properties of matter and of how macroscopic properties emerge from microscopic properties at the atomic or molecular scale
• competences in materials synthesis and solid state chemistry,
• a mastery of experimental characterization techniques
• advanced skills in materials modeling and simulation techniques
• first-hand experience in materials elaboration and device integration

By tailoring their customized training program, under the guidance by their tutor, students are free to define their own balance between theoretical, experimental and technological aspects.

Moreover, the PhD Track can be chosen with an affiliation to any of the three departments concerned, Physics, Chemistry, or Mechanics, depending on the focus the student wants to emphasize.

• Explore a field that links the most fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics to innovations at the service to society
• Contribute to cutting-edge research in a word-leading research center
• Discover a multidisciplinary field at the intersection of theoretical and experimental physics, chemistry, and mechanics
• Be trained to become part of the next generation of condensed matter physicists, solid state chemists or mechanical engineers leading tomorrow’s progress in science and innovation, in academia or industry
• Have the option to do research or work also in neighboring fields, for which materials aspects are central : biophysics, quantum technologies, electrical engineering, environmental sciences, ...

The five-year curriculum of the PhD track trains students in cutting-edge research to pursue international careers  in prestigious universities and academic labs, leading companies or start-ups in physics, chemistry or mechanics.

The PhD Track provides a five-year "à la carte" integrated Master and PhD program for particularly motivated and talented students aiming at preparing a career in academia or industry through an individualized research-oriented training program. Students will be attributed an academic tutor in their field of research from the very start of their studies at IP Paris. In coordination with their tutor, students will elaborate their own personal curriculum consisting of course work and research phases corresponding to their research interests and professional project.

During their first year, students will follow a selection of high level courses focused on condensed matter physics, solid state chemistry or mechanics. They may also include computer science and applied mathematics courses, as well as complementary modules allowing them to broaden their general scientific culture and to acquire complementary skills. At the same time, the students are immediately members of the research team of their tutor and participate in team activities and research discussions. This includes in particular attending relevant research seminars and potentially topical workshops. During the first year, students will work on a research project, in collaboration with their host team. A significant part of the second year will be devoted to a larger-scale research work, giving rise to a Master thesis and – most likely – first research publications. This is also the occasion to consolidate their choice for the topic of their PhD.

While it will still be possible to follow selected – more specialized – scientific courses and courses in secondary skills, the last three years of the PhD Track program will be mainly devoted to research work towards the PhD degree.

In addition to the weekly laboratory work, two mandatory full-time internships take place during the spring, one at the M1 level, the other at the M2 level. The number of ECTS can be adapted depending on the duration of the internship.

Students can complete a semester or a year abroad within the PhD phase, upon elaboration of a corresponding study plan with the tutor

All relevant laboratories of IP Paris and partner institutions, in particular

• Center for Theoretical Physics (CPHT)
• Institute for Photovoltaics in Ile-de-France (IPVF)
• Laboratory for Solid Mechanics (LMS)
• Laboratory for Applied Optics (LOA)
• Laboratory for Optics and Biosciences (LOB)
• Laboratory for Irradiated Solids (LSI)
• Laboratory for Thin Films and Interfaces (PICM)
• Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics (PMC)
• ENSTA Research Unit (UME)

Admission requirements

Academic prerequisites.

Completion with highest honors of a Bachelor in physics, chemistry or mechanical engineering, at Institut Polytechnique de Paris or equivalent in France or abroad.

Evidence of research potential is essential.

  Students can choose to apply to the program with an affiliation to the Physics, Chemistry or Mechanics Departement. Depending on this choice, they will, after two years, obtain a masters degree in physics, chemistry or mechanics. The envisioned major should be indicated in your statement of purpose.

Students who have completed the first year of an equivalent program may be directly admitted to the second year (4-year PhD program).

Language prerequisites

A certificate of proficiency in English (level B2) is required (TOEIC, IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge ESOL), except for native speakers and students who previously studied in English.

How to apply

Applications are exclusively online. You will be required to provide the following documents:

• Transcript 
• Two academic references (added online directly by your referees)  
• CV/resume 
• Statement of purpose indicating which 2 choices of research subjects among the one listed on this page under the section "PhD Track Research Projects"

You will receive an answer in your candidate space within 2 months following the closing date of the application session. 

Fees and scholarships

Registration fees are available here

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Please note that fees and scholarships may change for the following year.

Applications and admissions dates

Coordinators.

Thierry Gacoin (chemistry-related questions)

Silke Biermann (physics-related questions)

Andrei Constantinescu (mechanics-related questions)

General enquiry

[email protected]

PhD Track research projects in “ADVANCED MATERIALS”

• Ultrafast dynamics of electrons in quantum materials
• Theoretical study of electron-phonon coupling and of carrier dynamics in materials for potential photovoltaic and thermoelectric applications.
• H2 plasma for enabling phase-transformations during in-situ observations of the growth in the NanoMAX transmission electron microscope
• Collective electronic fluctuations and their influence on materials properties *
• Structural, electronic and magnetic instabilities in two-dimensional complex oxides
• Plasmonic Nanocrystals for Infrared Optics: Synthesis & Application
• Rare earth doped nanocrystals: Nano-sources of light for novel applications to medicine, energy harvesting, and quantum optics
• Theoretical study of the physical and optical properties of some metal oxide oxide surfaces for greenhouse gas sensing applications
• Wearable Gas sensors based on functionalized nanomaterials
• First-principles theory of high-performance permanent magnets 
• Quantitative Acousto-Magneto-Plasmonics
• Functional molecular materials for 3D printing