Target level
Baccalaureate +5
ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Component
Grenoble INP - Phelma (Physique, électronique et matériaux), UGA, Grenoble INP - Pagora (Ecole internationale du papier, de la communication imprimée et des biomatériaux), UGA
Language(s) of instruction
English, French
Presentation
Course co-accredited by the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (Grenoble INP) and Université Grenoble Alpes
The SGM research master offers a very diverse course, focusing on both structural (for transport, conversion of energy) and functional materials (for microelectronics in particular). The scientific training covers the essential concepts on development, phenomena governing the genesis of microstructures, and behaviour (mechanical, electronic, surfaces etc). Modelling and simulation in materials science, an important theme in the laboratories associated with the training, is also discussed.
The considerable time given to optional courses means that the programme can be adapted to each student's career plan.
The training curriculum contains a series of courses and an internship of at least 5 months providing an introduction to research.
There are employment opportunities in public and private research and in industrial R&D in sectors such as metallurgy, microelectronics, transport, energy conversion and chemistry.
During the 1st year year, students follow a foundation program worth 24 ECTS, which mainly covers the basic tools needed for materials science.
Two standard programs in French are offered for this specialisation. In accordance with site policy, these courses are offered under the dual course in 2nd year to students at Grenoble INP-PHELMA on the Materials science and engineering, and Electrochemistry and processes courses.
As such, many elements of the master are shared with these courses from Grenoble INP-PHELMA. Two international programs are also offered, with classes in English and individual support for students, in two fields: materials for nuclear energy, and functional materials; in both cases these curricula draw on European networks (KICs, Erasmus Mundus).
The SGM specialisation provides courses on the boundary between physics and chemistry in the areas of materials, electrochemistry and the associated processes. The areas covered are essential to industry, which is continually required to respond to new, mainly environmental, challenges (reducing the weight of structural materials, developing new materials for energy production, conversion and storage, packaging and recycling...). This specialisation therefore teaches the methodological and scientific tools graduates will need to take part in research and innovation in these application areas.
Skills
- Basic physico-chemical mechanisms involved in materials science
- Classification of materials, properties associated with major families of materials
- Materials development methods
- Materials characterization methods
- Numerical and modeling methods
- Transversal courses
International education
Internationally-oriented programmes
International dimension
The two programs Engineering of functional materials and Materials for nuclear energy are international courses:
- Materials for nuclear energy : this course welcomes 2nd year students from Barcelona and Stockholm as part of the EMINE master of KIC InnoEnergy
- Engineering of functional materials: this course sends a part of the students to other European universities after the 1st year as part of the FAME Erasmus Mundus master, and welcomes in 2nd year in the same framework students who have done their 1st year in Augsburg (Germany) . This training is also being certified by the KIC RawMaterials
Organisation
Program
Specifics of the program
Awaiting update
Select a program
Electrochemical engineering for energy conversion and storage
To view the presentation of the Electrochemical engineering for energy conversion and storage program in French click on the following link : Parcours Génie électrochimique pour la conversion et le stockage de l'énergie
Engineering of functional materials
This internationally oriented course serves as a structure for hosting the FAME (Functional Advanced Materials Engineering) master, an Erasmus Mundus Master in partnership with several other European institutions (http://www.emmi-materials.cnrs.fr/index.php/education-and-training). Accordingly, the program hosts both students of the FAME master in 1st year, who then go to one of the network's other institutions for their 2nd year, and students in master 2nd year, who have completed their master 1st year in Germany in the framework of FAME. In addition, this program is available directly at Grenoble INP in teh 2 years under the same conditions as for the students of the Erasmus Mundus master, and as a dual course for students of Grenoble INP-PHELMA.
This program, taught entirely in English, has specific registration fees of €4000 / year.
The aim of this master is to train researchers for industry and academia in the area of advanced functional materials. One of the objectives after the master is for a large number of graduates to go on to doctoral studies (>50%), in particular joint theses between university laboratories and industrial partners (large choice in the Grenoble region).
Materials for nuclear energy
The master in MaNuEn - Materials for Nuclear Energy - is an international master designed for students wishing to pursue a career in the nuclear industry, in R&D or working for research organisations. MaNuEn is a 2-year master that aims to cover the specificities of the materials used in the nuclear environment, whether fuel or components, with a particular focus on the durability of materials under irradiation. The second year of the master MaNuEn is shared with the Master of Science Innovation in Nuclear Energy - EMINE (first year at KTH in Sweden or the UPC in Spain).
The content of the program and courses was developed in collaboration with engineers from EDF and CEA. The second year takes place over two semesters : all the courses of the master are taught in the first half (september to january) : 2 specialised courses taught at CEA Cadarache (3 weeks in december) and the Materials Ageing Institute (2 weeks in january at EDF in Les Renardières) are part of the curriculum.
Start of the new academic year : early september
Train engineers or researchers in aspects related to materials and their durability in the nuclear field
Biorefinery and biomaterials
The aim of the Master’s program in Biorefinery and Biomaterials (Master’s Degree, One Year Graduate Program) is to train professionals specialising in the problems of biomass valorisation, in particular through the development and improvement of processes allowing its transformation into biomaterials, chemical products or energy sources.
This Master’s program is available to students who have completed at least four years of higher scientific or 1 year of graduate studies (the equivalent of 240 ECTS credits) education in France or abroad. It is a degree course of the Master in Materials Science and Engineering.
Several scholarships are available, in France or depending on the country of origin, to cover all or part of the tuition fees as well as the costs associated with the studies. This program also includes a final-year internship lasting 5-6 months, either in a company or in a laboratory, which pays around €600 a month if it takes place in France.
The training is part of the themes of the Laboratoire d'Excellence Tec21, de l'Institut Carnot Polynat, du CDP Glyco@Alps, de l’IDEX de l’Université Grenoble Alpes, et du pôle de compétitivité Chimie-Environnement Axelera. Enseignants académiques et industriels Grenoble INP - Pagora / Grenoble INP - Phelma / INSA Lyon / IMT Mines Albi / IFP Energies nouvelles / CEA Liten. Partenaires industriels (non exhaustif) Novamont, Dow Corning, Roquette, Cargill, JRS Rettenmaier, Smurfit Kappa, Solvay, Lafarge, Arjowiggings, L’Oréal, Tetra Pak, Arkema, Schneider Electric, Seppic, Novasep, Degrémont, Condat Lubrifiant, Air Liquide, Siegwerk, Fibre Excellence, Total, Soprema, Ahlstrom-Munksjö, CEA, CTP, FCBA, Xylem…
Admission
Access conditions
To be accepted for a master 1st year, you must hold a bachelor degree (licence 3rd year) or equivalent. To be accepted for a master 2nd year, you must hold a master 1 degree or equivalent. Your previous studies must be compatible with the master you wish to study. The recruitment and registration conditions are stated for each speciality.
Candidature / Application
And after
Further studies
PhD - Science and engineering of materials and associated processes, applications for energy (nuclear, fuel cells, batteries, photovoltaic ...), transport, metallurgy, microelectronics. Doctoral School I-MEP2
Sector(s)
- Materials engineering: developers, materials users (transport, energy, ICT, ...)
- Electrochemistry and processes : sectors of energy (in particular renewable), environment, micro-electronics, durability of materials
- Materials for nuclear energy : nuclear power sector, power plant supplier, operator
- Engineering of functional materials : functional material sectors, microelectronics, information technologies, nanomaterials ...
Targeted trades
Career opportunities for each standard program : doctorate in engineering sciences, researcher in a public organisation or in industry - study and project engineer
Additional information
No specific organization on courses in French
- For courses in English, setting up a personalized follow-up of students (mainly foreigners) : housing assistance, tuition management, tutoring
- For Materials for nuclear energy : part of the courses take place at CEA Cadarache and at the Materials Ageing Institute of EDF. In addition, this course welcomes 2nd year's students from Barcelona and Stockholm as part of the EMINE master of KIC InnoEnergy
- For Engineering of functional materials: this training sends after the 1st year part of the students in other European universities in the framework of the FAME Erasmus Mundus Master, and welcomes and welcomes in 2nd year in the same frame of the students who carried out their 1st year in Augsburg (Darmstadt (De) and Aalto (Fin)
Training in collaboration with the associated strategic axes of the site (Eco-efficient processes and materials (principal), carbon-low energy (secondary), nanoscience, nanotechnologies and microsystems (secondary) - and Labex and directly associated laboratories (Labex CEMAM (Center of Excellence for Multi-functional Architectural Materials), SIMAP (Materials Science and Engineering and Processes), LEPMI (Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Physico-Chemistry of Materials and Interfaces ), LMGP (Laboratory of Materials and Physical Engineering)