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Master 2 Nanosciences
The new Master-2 Nanoscience specialisation is co-accredited by seven prominent scientific establishments located on the southern outskirts of Paris:
- Paris Sud 11,
- Institut d’Optique Graduate School,
- l’Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan,
- l’Ecole Polytechnique,
- l’Ecole Centrale Paris,
- Supelec and
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Revolving around four topics: nanophysics, nanochemistry, nanodevices and nanotechnologies, and international track in nanosciences, the training curriculum is supported by various laboratories applying an experimental approach with very-high-quality standards.
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4 tracks
- Nanophysics: the study of the phenomena and concepts induced by the extreme smallness of size structures. Fundamental physics and nanoscientific methodologies.
- Nanodevices and nanotechnologies: study Nanosciences through their applications. Conceptual and technological approach in Engineering sciences and also in Biosciences and Biotechnologies.
- Nanochemistry: The purpose is to address the problems associated with the synthesis, characterisation and use of functional molecules and nanostructures.
- International track in Nanosciences : courses given in English.
The Paris Region, with its concentration of more than 2,000 researchers in the field of nanoscience, constitutes the only international-scale sector in Europe within one of the most active disciplines in modern science. Among those 2,000 researchers, half are doctorands or post-doctorands who come for training in the laboratories of the Paris Region. In order to improve the training of M2 students and to increase the student inflow in response to the laboratories’ demand, Saclay establishments have grouped themselves together to offer a training of excellence covering all aspects of nanoscience.
By relying not only on the very high level of scientific skills and excellence of academic researchers of the Paris Region (2 academicians, 1 CNRS Golden Medal, 2 CNRS Silver Medals, 3 professors from the French University Institute), but also on the unique concentration in France of available nanofabrication and nanocharacterisation means in the technological centres located in southern Paris, the Nanoscience Master ensures an unsurpassed training.
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Practical training in clean room
Video acces.Nanosciences...
For the last 30 years or so, we have been able to observe and to handle atoms individually. Thanks to nanofabrication and chemical-synthesis techniques, it is now possible to manufacture items measuring only a few nanometres in size. Since the laws of macroscopic physics are inadequate at such scales, the physics of the “nanoworld” remain a large territory to be explored. To learn more .
...to nanotechnologies
The discovery of new properties paves the way to new applications. The hard drives we use result actually from spintronic research at Saclay. Controlling better the interactions between light and matter at the nanometric scale generates more efficient light sources and solar-heat collectors. Cell imagery is also experiencing spectacular advances in providing a better knowledge of living beings and in developing new therapies.