flux RSS de l'actualité

Classement thématique QS 2024

sylvie.kemenovic — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:07:59 +0000

QS 2024 thematic ranking sylvie.kemenovic Tue, 04/16/2024 - 14:17

Every year, the British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) publishes its world university rankings, divided into 55 disciplines and five main areas: Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences & Management. Université Paris-Saclay continues to progress, appearing in 27 rankings and fields in 2024 (+14 compared with 2023). Among the five fields, it maintains its place in the world TOP 20 in Natural Sciences (field including the "Agriculture & Forestry" discipline) by ranking 18th (19th in 2023) and makes significant progress in Life Sciences and Medicine, ranking 58th (102nd in 2023).

Université Paris-Saclay confirms its place in the world TOP 20 in two disciplines and appears in the TOP 50 in seven disciplines (compared with six in 2023):

13th in the world (2nd in France) in Mathematics (16th in 2023)
14th in the world (1st in France) in Physics & Astronomy (17th in 2023)
27th in the world (4th in France) in Statistical Studies and Operational Research (41st in 2023)
37th in the world (1st in France) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (27th in 2023)
38th in the world (2nd in France) in Agriculture & Forestry (26th in 2023)
44th in the world (2nd in France) in Computer & IS Engineering (41st in 2023)
50th in the world (1st in France) in Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering (new entry in 2024)

The University of Paris-Saclay also appears for the first time in the world TOP 100 for seven additional disciplines:

1-100th in the world (4th in France) in Earth and Marine Sciences (new entry in 2024)
51-100th in the world (2nd in France) in Civil Engineering (new entry in 2024)
53rd in the world (1st in France) in Materials Science (59th in 2023)
60th in the world (2nd in France) in Biological Sciences (85th in 2023)
67th in the world (2nd in France) in Pharmacy & Pharmacology (55th in 2023)
75th in the world (3rd in France) in Chemistry (77th in 2023)
93rd in the world (2nd in France) in Chemical Engineering (new entry in 2024)

A multidisciplinary university, Université Paris-Saclay is also recognised in the rankings for its medical sciences, ranked 102nd this year (58th in the Life Sciences and Medicine field), as well as for its social science disciplines, ranked 147th in Economics and 151-200th in Law.

communication [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (Communication)

ENS Paris-Saclay is a founding member of the Université Paris-Saclay, which brings together universities, grandes écoles and research organisations on the Saclay plateau. The School therefore contributes to the results of the Université Paris-Saclay rankings in the same way as the other components.
The results of the 2024 edition of the thematic ranking of world universities published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) were unveiled on 10 April 2024. The University of Paris-Saclay continues to rise in the rankings this year, confirming its place in the world's TOP 20 in two disciplines: 13th in Mathematics (16th in 2023) and 14th in Physics & Astronomy (17th in 2023).

Un grand établissement de recherche proche de l'École

sylvie.kemenovic — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:24:31 +0000

A major research establishment close to the School sylvie.kemenovic Wed, 04/03/2024 - 12:04

The SOLEIL synchrotron is a source of electromagnetic radiation covering a wide range of wavelengths, from infrared to X-rays, a research laboratory at the cutting edge of experimental techniques dedicated to the analysis of matter down to the atomic scale, and a service platform open to all scientific and industrial communities.

Students in the Master 2 "Formation à l'enseignement supérieur en Physique des Systèmes d'énergie électrique et électroniques (PSEE)" and "Formation à l'enseignement supérieur en Génie informatique, traitement du signal, automatique, électronique et Télécom (Intranet)" (M2 Fesup) courses in the Nikola Tesla department visited the Soleil synchrotron, as part of the optional Radiation-Matter Interaction course that two-thirds of them are taking.

They visited the Surfaces laboratory, where they were welcomed by Stefan Kubski, and then the DISCO light line with Hugo Chauvet.

The department would like to thank Loïc Kerignard, from the Médiation Scientifique et Visites de Soleil department, for organising this visit, which has proved its worth year after year.

Nikola Tesla

The Nikola Tesla Department of Teaching and Research (DER), formerly the Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Automation (EEA) department at ENS Paris-Saclay, is at the interface between fundamental disciplines - physics and mathematics - and applied disciplines - engineering sciences.

The M2Fesup courses in the Nikola Tesla department prepare students for the agrégations in industrial science, with options in electrical engineering and computer engineering.

More information about Nikoa tesla.

olivier.villain [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (Nikola Tesla - Olivier Villain)

Publications

Student

Academic

The SOLEIL synchrotron, located on the Saclay plateau, just a few minutes' walk from ENS Paris-Saclay, is a major research facility, a source of synchrotron radiation, a laboratory and a particle accelerator. This proximity makes it easy to visit with our students.
On 21 March 2024, 3rd year students in the Nikola Tesla Department of Education and Research (DER) were able to visit the facility as part of the optional course on Radiation-Matter Interaction offered in the M2Fesup (Formation à l'Enseignement Supérieur) Masters programme.

SOLEIL

Diplômes d'établissement : candidatures pour 2024-2025

Aichatou.Sow — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:35:41 +0000

School diplomas: applications for 2024-2025 sylvie.kemenovic Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:32

ENS Paris-Saclay offers various school diplomas. These 12-month courses are aimed at students enrolled at ENS Paris-Saclay, as well as students from any other institution and professionals in the context of their continuing education or retraining.

Application calendar

Consult the dates for opening applications according to :

the diploma of your choice
your level of study: Master 1 or Master 2

Candidates are recruited on the basis of their academic record and, where appropriate, an oral admission test.

The diplomas on offer

Click on the diploma of your choice :

DIPLOMA ARÉco
Research Year in Science for Ecological Transitions

DIPLOMA ARIA
Year of research in Artificial Intelligence

DIPLOMA ARTeQ
Year of research in quantum technology

DIPLOMA ARRC
Year of research and creation

School diplomas: applications for 2023-2024 - Photo credits: Jérôme Foubert

sos-ecandidat-2024 [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (Assistance eCandidat)

Tuition

Admission

Student

The application campaigns are open from Wednesday 3 April 2024 for the diplomas:
- ARÉco diploma: sciences for ecological transitions
- ARIA Diploma: Research in Artificial Intelligence
- ARTeQ degree: research in quantum technologies
- ARRC Diploma: Creative Research in Arts, Science and Technology

Admission sur dossier, année de recherche thématique

PERCEVAL, le futur de la formation des pilotes de ligne

sylvie.kemenovic — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:21:30 +0000

PERCEVAL, the future of airline pilot training sylvie.kemenovic Wed, 04/03/2024 - 10:25

This consortium brings together the expertise of all the players involved in training: airline, training centre, training school, research laboratory and industry.

The PERCEVAL project L (Pilot bEhaviouR and CompEtency EVALuation)

Supported by the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC), the PERCEVAL (Pilot bEhaviouR and CompEtency EVALuation) project is being conducted by a consortium led by Thales, with partners including the ENAC training school, the Centre Borelli research laboratory at ENS Paris-Saclay, the Corsair airline and the Simaero and AviaSim training centres.
Its aim is to validate a new approach to assessing airline pilots and air traffic controllers.
It aims to meet the new flight safety requirements of the DGAC and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

The field of civil aviation training is currently undergoing major changes, thanks in particular to the introduction of new training and assessment methods such as the EBT (Evidence-Based Training) concept.
A major contribution of this approach lies in the attention paid to non-technical skills and their mastery to develop the confidence and ability of crews to recognise and manage unexpected or unpredictable situations.

Centre Borelli

The Centre Borelli is an interdisciplinary research laboratory specialising in mathematics at interfaces and integrative and behavioural neuroscience.
This joint research unit (UMR 9010) brings together researchers in mathematics, computer science and neuroscience who are highly involved in interfaces with the biomedical field and industrial transfer.

More information about the centre Borelli.

École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC)

ENAC, under the supervision of the French Ministry of Ecology and Solidarity Transition, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC), brings together teaching and research in aeronautical engineering, air navigation and aircraft piloting.
Each year, ENAC welcomes over 2,000 students enrolled in more than 30 study programmes, and 3,500 trainees enrolled in continuing education programmes.
ENAC's 28,000 graduates can be found in around a hundred different countries on 5 continents, proof of the university's international influence. Its size and its human and teaching resources make ENAC the leading air transport university in Europe today.

More information about ENAC

Thales

Thales specialises in three business sectors: Defence & Security, Aerospace and Digital Identity & Security. The Group develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, more environmentally friendly and more inclusive world.
and more inclusive world. It invests nearly €4 billion a year in Research & Development, particularly in key areas of innovation such as quantum, Edge computing, 6G and cybersecurity. Thales employs 77,000 people in 68 countries.

More information about Thales.

secretariat-borelli [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (Centre Borelli)

Innovation

Research

Centre Borelli (Mathemarics/IA Laboratory)

Student

Academic

Thales and its partners ENAC, the Centre Borelli, the applied mathematics laboratory of ENS Paris-Saclay, Simaero, AviaSim and Corsair, working as part of a consortium, are developing a tool-based methodology for assessing pilot behaviour as part of the PERCEVAL (Pilot bEhaviouR and CompEtency EVALuation) project.
The aim of this research project is to validate a new approach to assessing airline pilots and air traffic controllers.

Les Sciences pour l’ingénieur à ENS Paris-Saclay

sylvie.kemenovic — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 08:25:39 +0000

Engineering sciences at ENS Paris-Saclay sylvie.kemenovic Mon, 02/26/2024 - 15:23

Our warmest thanks to Onaia Savary for allowing us to reprint this article published on 18 January 2024 on major-prepa.com

THREE SPI DEPARTMENTS AT ENS PARIS-SACLAY
Click on the link of your choice :

Département Génie civil et environnement (DGCE)
Département Génie mécanique (DGM)
Département Nikola Tesla (électronique, électrotechnique et automatique)

Civil Engineering and Environment Department (DGCE)

Interview with Fabrice GATUINGT, director of the DGCE teaching and research department (DER), Guillaume LE GUERN, department co-director and associate professor and Clément DESODT, associate professor.

The civil engineering sectors on which our courses are based are sectors which, like others, must undergo major changes in order to meet the challenges of the ecological transition facing our modern societies. Meeting this challenge calls for a strong need for innovation and research, which requires young people and a commitment to serving our society. If this is your professional ambition, the training offered by the Civil Engineering teaching and research department should be of interest to you.

What are the training objectives of your Civil and Environmental Engineering Department?

The aims of our Civil Engineering programme, like all the Engineering Science programmes at ENS Paris-Saclay, are to deepen students' understanding of fundamental concepts and to develop practical and technical skills.
In particular, the aim is to support and encourage students to engage in research and innovation by preparing a doctorate in this field of engineering science at the end of their training at ENS.
Graduates can then pursue a career in academic or industrial research, higher or secondary education, administration or engineering.

What are the main themes (areas of study) covered during the course?

The proposed course is based on civil engineering as a field of study, but it is more about understanding and mastering the scientific foundations embedded in the engineering sciences in this sector of activity. Scientific and technical models are therefore questioned and manipulated through the many themes offered by civil engineering: multi-scale modelling of the behaviour of today's and tomorrow's construction materials, study of the static and dynamic behaviour of mechanical civil engineering structures, modelling of the acoustic and thermal behaviour of buildings, modelling of the interfaces between a building and its environment (climatic effects, coupled behaviour of the ground), etc.
In addition to this highly disciplinary training, there are a number of activities designed to broaden knowledge, develop communication skills and pass on knowledge, as well as providing an introduction to scientific research.

What are the qualities expected of a graduate of the ENS?

Students from the Ecole Normale Supérieure who have completed the course have a solid base of scientific knowledge and skills. They have been able to develop a broad knowledge of civil engineering topics and tools. They have also developed cross-disciplinary skills and the ability to pass on knowledge, and in some cases have prepared for the competitive examination for the agrégation in civil engineering.
These qualities enable them, for example, to prepare a thesis or take up a position as an associate professor. But they are also particularly valued by companies in their engineering and R&D activities.

Could you say a few words about the training for the agrégation offered by your department?

The training for the agrégation offered by the civil engineering teaching and research department enables students to prepare for the national education entrance examination of the same name and to acquire in-depth knowledge of civil engineering.
A typical week's timetable reflects this bipolarity. Each week, students prepare a teaching-type activity by constructing experimental, scientific and technological lessons. The aim is to develop the teaching skills required for higher education and, more generally, communication skills.
At the same time, as a complement to more traditional teaching, 'design office' activities are offered. These enable students to familiarise themselves with the approaches and design methods used by civil engineers.

Can you think of any examples of students in ARPE/Interface/ARIA/ARTeQ, and what they studied there?

Noémie Schifano, ARPE year 2020-2021, on Measuring the formation of deep waters in Antarctica using satellite data (University of Southampton).
Annia Benchadi, ARPE year in 2022-2023, on the Mechanical performance and durability of self-healing concretes (Polytechnique Montréal).
Arthur Calvi, Interface year in 2021-2022 (M2 MVA - ENS Paris-Saclay), internship on a deep learning model for semantic segmentation of satellite images. Analysis of time series of agricultural plots to detect anomalies in plant cycles and droughts.
Nathan Carbonneau, Interface year in 2021-2022 (M2 Modélisation prospective : économie, environnement, énergie - Université Paris-Saclay), internship on the development of a method for dynamically calculating the carbon footprint of rail traffic.
Marc Alecian, Interface year in 2022-2023 (M2 Economic Analysis and Policy - Paris School of Economics), then passed the IPEF competitive entrance exam - Civil servant.

What career opportunities are there (to your knowledge) after training at the ENS?

Teaching and academic research, of course, but also research engineering for major national companies: EDF, SNCF, etc. Integration into major national groups for consultancy and engineering assignments, integration into other senior government functions.

Would you like to add anything?

The civil engineering sectors on which our courses are based are sectors which, like others, must undergo major changes to meet the challenges of the ecological transition facing our modern societies.
Meeting this challenge calls for a great deal of innovation and research, which requires young people and a commitment to serving our society. If this is your professional ambition, the training offered by the Civil Engineering teaching and research department should be of interest to you.

Mechanical Engineering Department (DGM)

Interview with François LOUF, Director of the DGM's Teaching and Research Department (DER)

Of course, we want to recruit brilliant students, but above all we want to recruit students whose plans are in line with our training objectives and career opportunities.

What are the training objectives in your department?

The aim of the Mechanical Engineering DER is to provide high-level scientific training in all areas of mechanics and to develop a technological culture in the fields of design and industrialisation.
This common core of training then enables our students to move towards what they are passionate about, in particular by choosing a Master 2 in Research in the fourth year.

What are the main themes (areas of study) covered during the course?

The scientific core complements and enriches the elements sometimes already seen in preparatory classes, both in SI and Physics. In particular, it covers the mechanics of rigid solids and deformable solids (mechanics of continuous media), robotics, fluid mechanics, the mechanics of materials, the dynamics of structures, waves and shocks in solids or fluids, and the numerical methods used to solve complex engineering, design and manufacturing problems.
Other topics are also covered, more closely related to design and industrialisation: power transmission, computer-aided design and manufacture, discrete-event systems, etc.

What are the qualities expected of a graduate of the ENS?

Thanks to their broad and varied training, graduates from the Ecole Normale Supérieure are capable of working on highly specialised problems linked to their progressive specialisation, but they are also capable of exchanging ideas with industrialists and researchers from other fields, and even other disciplines (mathematics, physics), thanks to their broad scientific and technological culture.
A "normalien" must also be capable of disseminating and illustrating scientific concepts, whether for teaching, research or industrial purposes. They need to be pedagogical!

Could you say a few words about the training for the agrégation offered by your department?

Training for the agrégation in Industrial Science, Mechanical Engineering option, is generally done in the third year, as part of a year that also leads to a degree: the Master 2 Formation à l'enseignement supérieur (FESup). We encourage our students to take this course, whether or not they wish to take the agrégation.
It enables them to consolidate their knowledge and develop their ability to pass it on. What's clear, is clear.
Finally, in our discipline, graduating from the ENS with an agrégation is a very positive point on a CV. It's a label that carries a lot of weight and is highly valued. And, of course, it gives you access to posts after ENS (or mostly after your thesis): CPGE, PRAG in engineering schools in particular.

Can you think of any examples of students in ARPE/Interface/ARIA/ARTeQ, and what they studied there?

Every year, some of our students choose to do an ARPE, ARIA or Interface year. For the moment, none of them have chosen to do the ARTeQ year. The ARPE years enable students to undertake a research placement in a laboratory abroad. This year, for example, a 3A student is working in a geosciences laboratory in Iceland. He is establishing numerical models of volcanic areas based on the finite element method. To do this, he is using ground deformations obtained using GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) and InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar) techniques. It is clear that mechanics and knowledge of numerical methods can be used to tackle complex problems that are far removed from the image of mechanics one might have in CPGE.
Regularly, as an Interface year, our students take a year of training in mathematics applied to problem solving, which can be found in mechanics. This enables them to take a calmer approach to a highly theoretical thesis.
Finally, one or two students take the ARIA course each year. For example, one of them recently worked on using AI techniques to detect defects, layer by layer, on a metal 3D printing machine (LPBF technology, Laser Powder Bed Fusion).

What career opportunities are there (to your knowledge) after training at the ENS Paris-Saclay?

Currently, 80% of our students go on to complete a thesis after their four years of training.
In the longer term, around half of our students work in the private sector, in the R&D departments of major industrial groups. A thesis with CIFRE funding (co-supervision by academics and industry) is a good springboard for this type of career.
Around 30% of our students go on to take the agrégation and become teachers in CPGEs, PRAGs in IUTs or engineering schools. The rest of our students (around 20%) go on to careers as researchers or teacher-researchers (maîtres de conférences) in higher education.

Nikola Tesla Department (ex-EEA)

Interview with Thomas RODET, Director of the Nikola Tesla Department of Education and Research (DER)

After completing their thesis, 30% of students go on to work in the private sector, 30% are researchers in a public body or teacher-researchers in a university or engineering school, and 40% choose to teach in preparatory classes, IUTs or engineering schools.

What are the training objectives in your department?

The aim of training at the Nikola Tesla Department of Teaching and Research (DER) at ENS Paris-Saclay is to train students to a very high scientific level, in both theoretical and practical skills.
To achieve this, the course lasts four years, without the management training, business law, etc., that you find in engineering schools.

What are the main themes (areas of study) covered during the course?

Our DER provides training in high-impact disciplines, with a view to transforming our society. Within the DER, there is a digital sciences track that trains for research in data processing, applied computing, automation, telecommunications and artificial intelligence.
There is also a second track that focuses on applied physics, electronics and energy conversion, leading to new solutions for electric mobility, nanotechnologies and the physics of large instruments.

What qualities are expected of a graduate of ENS Paris-Saclay?

You must be an excellent scientist, have a broad scientific knowledge of the field and be able to pass on scientific and experimental knowledge.

Could you say a few words about the training for the agrégation offered by your department?

We do not offer training for the agrégation in the strict sense of the term. We have developed two higher education courses to prepare our students for careers as researchers, teacher-researchers and teachers. We have a course in digital sciences and computing, and a course in electronics and energy conversion.
At the end of these two courses, around 80% of students go on to take the agrégation in industrial engineering, with a major in computer engineering and a minor in electrical engineering. Most of the time, we have the agrégation major in one of these two options.

Can you think of any examples of students in ARPE/Interface/ARIA/ARTeQ, and what they studied there?

Each year we have one or two students in each of these pathways. The ARPE year corresponds to students who have a very clear vision of the research project they want to pursue after their thesis.
Last year we had Paul Gaigne, who worked on CERN data in an Italian laboratory in Bari.
This year we have Maximillien Wemaere, who is doing a course in oceanography as part of his Interface in order to achieve his goal of becoming a researcher at IFREMER.

For the ARIA (Artificial Intelligence Research Year) and ARTeQ (Quantum Technology Research Year) thematic research years, we have Theo Gnassounou, who did the MVA Masters and is now doing a thesis on the analysis of electrical signals generated by the brain, using artificial intelligence tools.
We have Thomas Bersani, who after his ARTeQ year and his Master 2 in Research is starting a thesis on the development of computing processors adapted to the calculation of neural networks in order to reduce computer power consumption.

To your knowledge, what are the possible career opportunities after training at ENS Paris-Saclay?

After their training at the ENS, 90% of our DER students choose to go on to do a thesis. Of these 90%, half do a CIFRE thesis, i.e. paid for by a company.
After their thesis, 30% of our students go on to work in the private sector, 30% are researchers in a public body or teacher-researchers in a university or engineering school, and 40% choose to teach in preparatory classes, IUTs or engineering schools.

Would you like to add anything?

You can succeed if you're a woman studying in our DER. The current Minister for Higher Education and Research, Sylvie Retailleau, is a former student of our department.
So if you're a woman, don't censor yourself. You have a rightful place among us and we're going to support you so that you can achieve great things.

Hall technologique - Bâtiment Nord

THE SCIENCE FOR ENGINEERING DIPLOMA (SPI)

The course lasts 4 years (instead of 3 in a traditional engineering school).

During the first year, Normalien-nes spend the first semester following a core curriculum common to each of the specialisations (mechanical, civil and electronics engineering). This enables them to discover the workings and topics covered in each of them. At the end of the semester, Normalien-nes choose a specialisation, which they will follow until the end of their course.
In the second year, students complete a Master 1. See the list of Masters courses.
The third year is rather special. Students from the Ecole Normale Supérieure can either take a year's training in higher education (M2FESup) and pass the agrégation, or specialise in research abroad for a minimum of nine months via Pre-doctoral research year abroad (ARPE), or complete their training in a subject other than their initial subject via Interface Year, sor carry out a year of thematic research.
The fourth year aims to validate a Master 2.

ADMISSION PROCEDURES

See the admissions page.

Read the students' testimonials.

N’hésitez pas à contacter les DER pour obtenir des informations complémentaires.

Fabrice.GATUINGT [at] ens-cachan.fr (DGCE)

francois.louf [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (DGM)

THOMAS.RODET [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (Nikola Tesla)

dsve [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (Direction de la scolarité, de la vie étudiante et des concours pour des question de logement, de concours)

Would you like to continue your studies in Engineering Sciences (SPI)?
Onaïa SAVARY, a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure studying for a Master 2 in Civil and Environmental Engineering, describes the Engineering Sciences courses at ENS Paris-Saclay. You have the opportunity to join 3 teaching and research departments specialising in one branch of the SPI: mechanical engineering, civil and environmental engineering or electronic, electrical and automatic engineering (Nikola Tesla).

Le diplôme de l’ENS Paris-Saclay

Présentation des SPI à l’ENS Paris-Saclay par Émeline Faugère est professeure a…

Major Prépa

Voie étudiante : candidatures sur dossier 2024-2025

Aichatou.Sow — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:04:07 +0000

Student route: applications for 2024-2025 sylvie.kemenovic Mon, 02/26/2024 - 15:19

SCHEDULE

Admission to the 1st year of the diploma based on applications: applications from 14 May to 13 June 2024
Admission to the 2nd year of the degree: applications from 26 February to 22 April 2024
If necessary, the admissions committee may invite applicants to an interview.

The application periods are specific to each department and are set out for each course in the programmes below.
The admissions committee may invite applicants to attend an interview.
Please note

Applicants are informed of the timetable and procedures for submitting documents via the application and by e-mail.
Successful applicants must return to their space to confirm their wishes or withdraw. Failure to confirm will be considered as a definitive withdrawal, in which case the applicant will lose permanent access to the course.

Basic and Engineering Sciences streams

Biology

Chemistry

Information technology (IT)

Mathematics

Physics

Engineering sciences

Human and social sciences

Languages (English)

Human and Social Sciences

Design

sos-ecandidat-2024 [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (eCandidate Support)

Tuition

Admission

Student

ENS Paris-Saclay offers high-level students motivated by research and/or higher education the opportunity to prepare for the ENS Paris-Saclay diploma. Normaliens students are recruited on the basis of their academic record and, where appropriate, an oral admission test.
It is possible to apply for the 1st or 2nd year of the diploma.
The admissions campaign begins on 26 February 2024!

Ouverture de la matériauthèque au Lumen

mylene.ravereau — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 09:22:00 +0000

Opening of the materials library at Lumen sylvie.kemenovic Fri, 02/02/2024 - 10:48

Advances in science are leading to the creation of new, more efficient and more durable materials that are challenging our imagination and our way of designing.

As a tool for research, inspiration, experimentation and documentation, the matériauthèque is aimed at teachers, researchers and students, as well as project leaders working on materials-related issues and, more generally, anyone interested in discovering the latest trends in design and manufacturing.

To help you understand how this new facility works and to answer any questions you may have, the Design Spot organises drop-in sessions every Wednesday afternoon during the academic year.

At these drop-in sessions, the team will be on hand to :

    Introduce you to the materials library's various services
     Explain how to use the resources
    Show you around the library and help you discover the materials
    Answer any questions you may have about this new tool at your disposal.

Whether you're a professional, a student or just curious, these drop-in sessions are an opportunity to discover this space dedicated to innovative materials.

More about the matériauthèque.

design.spot [at] universite-paris-saclay.fr (Design Spot)

Diffusion des savoirs

Library

At the Lumen, the Design Spot offers you a material library made up of several hundred innovative materials (2nd level).

Every Wednesday afternoon throughout the academic year, you can join a designer on a tour of the Plateau de Saclay's first material library.

Découvrir le service complet sur le site du Design Spot

China Scholarship Council - Appel à candidatures 2024

leonie.sangely — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:21:01 +0000

China Scholarship Council - Call for applications 2024 leonie.sangely Thu, 01/25/2024 - 14:29

There are two kinds of CSC financial support, depending on the status of the candidate:

Full PhD, thesis grant from 36 to 48 months:
- thesis with delivery of a single French diploma
- thesis in international co-tutelle (joint-PhD)
Visiting PhD, research fellowship from 6 to 24 months: thesis with delivery of a single Chinese diploma in China, with invitation to carry out a research period in France.

ri-incoming [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (International relations office)

Cooperation

International

The program between the ENS group and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) recruits excellent doctoral students from all Chinese universities and especially East China Normal Universityin the frame of the PROSFER program, or provides financial support for a Chinese doctoral student to carry out a research stay in a laboratory affiliated to one of the 4 ENS (Paris, Paris-Saclay, Lyon, Rennes).

Schedule

Chinese students will directly contact the thesis director for his application.

Selection by the ENS group: 28th February 2024
Application on CSC platform : from mid to end of March 2024

Candidates pre-selected by the ENS jury have to apply on the CSC application platform. Candidates will have to specify that they are applying through a specific agreement.

Final selection: End of June 2024

Selection criteria

The selection criteria will take into account the quality of the application, the interest of the research subject for the host laboratory and ENS Paris-Saclay, as well as the existence of cooperation with the candidates' home university.

Thesis projects

Mechanical Engineering:

Meilleurs vœux 2024

sylvie.kemenovic — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Best wishes 2024 sylvie.kemenovic Sat, 01/06/2024 - 10:42

secretariat.presidence [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (La Présidence)

Resumption of studies

Media

All the staff and students at École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay wish you an excellent 2024.

Projet IBIS, une coopération exemplaire pour des batteries révolutionnaires

morgann.crozet — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:35:50 +0000

The IBIS project: exemplary cooperation for revolutionary batteries sylvie.kemenovic Thu, 12/21/2023 - 12:03

A joint research project

A joint research project between two major manufacturers, three CNRS joint laboratories (GeePs, SATIE, LEPMI) and the Lafayette Institute, and two SMEs (E2-CAD and Sherpa Engineering),
A prototype that integrates the functions of the charger and inverter into the lithium-ion battery modules using modular electronic conversion boards, and already the prospect of marketing a breakthrough technology in mobile and stationary energy storage by the end of the decade...
The scope of the IBIS (Intelligent Battery Integrated System) project goes beyond the development of a more efficient and less costly energy storage system. Its exemplary nature owes much to human intelligence, to the relationships of trust and mutual respect forged in the research field, and to the informal exchanges that give rise to crazy ideas.
The fact that it took the IBIS researchers and engineers 'just' four years to develop an intelligent battery is due in part to the research work launched in 2011 by Bertrand Revol and Denis Labrousse, two teacher-researchers from the SATIE UMR8029 electrical engineering laboratory, and Gilles Feld, now deceased, associate professor of electrical engineering in the Department of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Automation (EEA), now the Nikola Tesla Department of Education and Research (DER).

The origins

"One of the advantages of the battery of the future is that it capitalises on an available power converter technology, the Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC). This type of modular multi-level converter, designed to transform direct current into alternating current on high-voltage networks, was in the process of being widely industrialised. Bertrand Revol, Denis Labrousse and Gilles Feld took an interest in it. With the support of a PhD student from the Laboratoire des Méthodes Formelles (LMF, formerly LSV), they defined an innovative control law that balances the load on capacitors," explains François Costa, director of SATIE.

Their work was unveiled in 2013 at the Electric Power Engineering (EPE) Conference. An initial article was published. Another idea emerged from the discussions between the three scientists who were working together at the École: to transpose their control law to the power supply of an electric motor.

The GeePs laboratory at CentraleSupélec is currently working on a thesis on the optimisation of electric powertrains. The PhD student is Francis Roy, project manager for electric vehicle powertrains at PSA, now Stellantis. His track record includes leading the GENEPAC and FiSyPAC fuel cell vehicle projects. His thesis is part of an original scheme set up by Sylvain Allano, then Director of Science and Future Technologies at the automotive group, to give managers in positions of responsibility the opportunity to obtain an "executive doctorate". Sylvain Allano is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure who headed SATIE from 2001 to 2006... It was he who directed Francis Roy to GeePs, headed by Claude Marchand. Francis Roy has had an office there since 2012. His thesis opened up new horizons for him.
"I told Claude Marchand that I wanted to go further and set up an Open Lab with GeepS. He was keen, but we still needed Sylvain Allano's approval. Sylvain agreed, on condition that SATIE was involved," recalls Francis Roy, director of the Open Lab and in this capacity responsible for the scientific coordination of Stellantis' research partnerships in the field of electrical engineering applied to mobility.

The best of two worlds

The first meeting on the Open Lab project took place in November 2015. Around the table were Bertrand Revol and Denis Labrousse from SATIE, Éric Labouré and Claude Marchand from GeePs and Francis Roy.

"We had to justify the breakthrough research topics for which the Open Lab would be an accelerator. SATIE was working on how to integrate the functions of the inverter and charger in a battery with Adrien Dittrick, a student from the Ecole Normale Supérieure who was doing an M2 course in energy physics and engineering. I saw the industrial potential of such work", explains Francis Roy.

Everything followed very quickly. The Open Lab was created in 2016. Two patents involving PSA, CNRS and ENS were filed in February and November 2017 on the central ideas of the IBIS project. Adrien Dittrick joined the structure to carry out a thesis, using real data from the automotive industry for his calculations. The industrial objective is clearly to serve the necessary transition in transport and energy. A maturity dossier has been co-constructed and submitted to obtain funding from ADEME as part of the France 2030 investment programme. In 2019, the IBIS project was officially launched with a budget of €9.7 million, €5.4 million of which was funded by the French government.

What happened next is well known. "Researchers contributed their knowledge to an Open Lab supported by an industrial company, without which the IBIS project would not have been possible. From a level 1-2 research project on the TLR (Technology Readiness Level) scale, we have moved up to level 4, soon to be 5, by doing some great science. IBIS has enabled us to fund several theses and new equipment", observes François Costa, a member of the Open Lab steering committee. The complementary skills of industry and research laboratories are at the heart of this project's success.

"On this type of ground-breaking project, it's easy to motivate the teams. They are an extraordinary strike force. Everyone wants to succeed. The communication we've put in place, the experience we've gained on the fuel cell, and the use of the TRIZ creativity method, which has already been tried and tested, all encourage emulation. Skills are gradually being developed. Each person is training the others in his or her own field, so that we can strive for excellence and move closer to industrialisation," says Francis Roy.

IBIS continues. As for the Open Lab, the agreement between Stellantis and the three laboratories (GeePs, SATIE and L2S) has already been renewed in 2020 for a further four years.

francois.costa [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (François Costa, directeur du SATIE)

Innovation

Research

SATIE - Systems and Applications of Information and Energy Technologies Laboratory

Unveiled to the press this summer on the Paris-Saclay campus, the "intelligent battery" prototype developed by Stellantis, Saft and CNRS is a pure product of the ENS Paris-Saclay research ecosystem. Here's how it works.

Laboratoire SATIE