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Applied Sciences (SA)
In accordance with the multidisciplinary approach of Ecole Centrale Paris, the Applied Sciences field comprises, together with the Energy field, all the engineering sciences that involve physics, chemistry, mechanics, and the life sciences. It offers a range of specializations organized according to spheres of business and research activity rather than along disciplinary lines. It provides a training of excellence oriented to and by the world of research, both academic and industrial, and offers a very broad range of courses taught by renowned professors. In M1, the program is based heavily on the engineering curriculum at Ecole Centrale Paris, and in M2 it offers many joint training programs with leading schools and universities in the Ile-de-France region. In addition, it has contracted many partnerships with laboratories, research centers, and companies for internships and further study at the doctoral level.
Objectives
The Applied Sciences field provides a training of excellence in the engineering sciences based on the goals of industry, which are connected back to the relevant scientific disciplines. Such a deliberately multidisciplinary approach promotes exchanges between the various specializations. It is designed, on the one hand, to attract brilliant university and engineering school students from France and abroad to doctoral studies and to both academic and industrial laboratories, and, on the other hand, to train young scientists in these emerging and strategic research fields which straddle several disciplines:
- Nanosciences
- Biotechnologies
- The environment and risk
- Transport and space
Pedagogy
The Master programs are designed to provide the following skills:
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A mastery of one of the following scientific domains:
- Physics,
- Mechanics,
- Civil Engineering,
- Processes.
- A broad understanding of the state of the research in the field, the principal scientific challenges, and the active research areas.
- Ability to review the state of the research on a complex subject related to the field of specialization.
- Ability to conduct a scientific study on a subject related to the field of specialization.
The M1 and M2 curricula are designed for students to gradually move from knowledge acquisition to autonomous research and develop a taste for innovation. In addition, the training is also designed to develop student capacity to exchange scientific information in formal ways, both in writing and orally, and informal ways, in a teamwork context, in both French and English.
Strengths
The strength and originality of this training program, especially as regards the career opportunities it affords, is based on a multidisciplinary approach geared to the needs of industry. The quality and diversity of the teaching staff, which is drawn from all of the partner and associated institutions, as well as ties to many laboratories and research centers, enable the program to provide training through excellence in research to the most demanding of students. Finally, the privileged pedagogical environment at Centrale Paris ensures that students receive ongoing attention and advise, on curriculum choices, course follow-up, foreign language training, project execution, as well as finding an internship and making decisions related to further studies.
career
opportunities
This training prepares students for scientific and technical careers in the fields of physics, chemistry, mechanics, civil engineering, and biotechnologies. It is designed to prepare students for positions at both academic and industrial research centers, engineering departments and engineering consulting firms, and in higher education. Upon completion of the degree, students either enter directly into the professional world or pursue studies at the doctoral level in the engineering sciences:
- Aeronautics industry
- Automobile and railroad industries
- Civil engineering
- Metallurgy
- Luxury goods industry
- Process engineering
- Agro-food industry
- Medical sector
- Chemical industry
- Energy
- Public services
- Nanotechnologies
Partner
Laboratories
The Applied Sciences field is supported by four Centrale Paris laboratories:
- Molecular and Macroscopic Energetics and Combustion Laboratory (EM2C): UPR 288,
- Soils, Structure, Materials Mechanics Laboratory (MSSMat): UMR 8579,
- Structures, Properties, and Modeling of Solids Laboratory (SPMS): UMR 8580,
- Process and Materials Engineering Laboratory (LGPM): EA 4038.
Through its various joint programs and agreements, it also has strong links to the following laboratories:
- Structure and Coupled Systems Mechanics (CNAM, EA 3196),
- Wave Propagation Laboratory: Mathematical and Simulation Studies (ENSTA, UMR 2706),
- Mechanics Teaching and Research Unit (ENSTA),
- Physical Mechanics Laboratory - B2OA (UMR7052),
- Engineering of Mechanical Systems and Materials Laboratory (EA 2336),
- Mechanics and Technology Laboratory (UMR UPMC/ENCS/CNRS 8535),
- Solid Mechanics Laboratory, École Polytechnique (UMR 7649),
- Control Engineering Department and Control Engineering Hosting Team (EA 1399, Supelec),
- CORIA Laboratory (UMR 6614, INSA Rouen and the University of Rouen),
- Navier Geotechnics Research Unit (CERMES, LAMI),
- Ponts et Chaussées Central Laboratory (LCPC),
- Structure and Functioning of Continental Hydric Systems Lab. UPMC (UMR 7619),
- Sustainable Industrial Structure Mechanics Laboratory (EDF-CNRS UMR 2832),
- Protein and Nanotechnologies in Separation Sciences Laboratory (UPS-Châtenay-Malabry),
- Physical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Technology, and Biopharmaceuticals Laboratory (UPS-Châtenay- Malabry),
- Fundamental Electronics Institute (UPS-Orsay),
- Charles Fabry Laboratory (IOTA), Molecular Genetics Center (UPS-Orsay),
- Orsay Institute of Molecular and Material Chemistry (UPS-Orsay),
- Quantum and Molecular Photonics Laboratory (ENS Cachan),
- Lavoisier Institute (UVSQ-Versailles),
- Orsay Laboratory in Physical Chemistry (UPS-Orsay),Institut d'Alembert (ENS Cachan),
- Aimé Cotton Laboratory (UPR-Orsay),
- Molecular Photophysics Laboratory (UPSOrsay),
- Solid Mechanics Laboratory (UPS-Orsay),
- Gas and Plasma Physics Laboratory (UPS-Orsay),
- Physics of Condensed Matter Laboratory (École Polytechnique-Palaiseau),
- Irradiated Solids Laboratory (CEA-X-CNRS),
- Photonics and Nanostructures Laboratory (CNRS Marcoussis),
- UMR Thalès (CNRS-Thalès),
- Surface and Interface Physics Service (CEA),
- Molecular Chemistry Service (CEA),
- Supramolecular and Macromolecular Photophysics and Photochemistry Laboratory (ENSC),
- Nuclear Spectrometry and Mass Spectrometry Center (UPS-Orsay),
- Condensed Matter Study Group (UVSQ Versailles),
- Systems and Applications of Information and Energy Technologies Laboratory (ENSC),
- Electrical and Physical Engineering Laboratory (UPS-Orsay),
- Signals and Systems Laboratory (UMR 8506: CNRS, Supélec, Université Paris XI),
- Electronic Signals and Systems Team - EA 2523,
- Material and High Pressure Engineering Laboratory (Paris XIII, UPR 1311),
- Food Industrial Engineering Laboratory (Agro-ParisTech - INRA: UMR Genial).
