Presentation of the field
« Designing tomorrow's materials and products in an environmentally responsible manner »
Designing innovative materials and products while preserving the planet’s resources is an urgent necessity.
What should we do with all end-of-life products? How can we recycle them? How can we do without certain materials? How can we envision the products of tomorrow? These are all challenges that the “Innovative and Eco-Friendly Materials” area of excellence invites you to tackle through four proposed tracks! The goal is to train engineers capable of playing an active role in tomorrow’s society—by proposing solutions that reduce the environmental footprint of new products brought to market while also finding end-of-life solutions for existing products. These solutions are developed through the integration of materials science, design, and manufacturing processes—disciplines that must be combined to create innovative, high-performance materials.
Many sectors are involved: Eco-industries: equipment, pollution control, and recycling processes; Industrial companies: automotive, packaging, transportation, plastics, agri-food, etc.; Industries developing environmentally friendly products; Engineering firms; Technical design firms; Technical innovation centers, etc.
Each program is supported by strong academic and industrial partnerships that provide cutting-edge training to “responsibly design the materials and products of tomorrow.”
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Programs are offered in the area of excellence “Innovative & Eco-Friendly Materials”
Generalist Engineer
Upon completion of the core curriculum of the general engineering program, three tracks (including two dual-degree tracks) are offered in the area of excellence “Innovative & Eco-Friendly Materials.”
ROLAND EL HAGE
Manager
Ecodesign of materials and processes
The goal of this specialization is to train engineers capable of playing an active role in tomorrow’s society—by proposing solutions that take into account the entire life cycle to reduce the environmental footprint of new products brought to market, while also finding end-of-life solutions for existing products. These new solutions are developed through the integration of materials science, design, and manufacturing processes—disciplines that must be combined to create innovative and high-performance materials and products. This program enables students to apply innovative materials and processes in the fields of plastics engineering and additive manufacturing, targeting a variety of applications such as the eco-design of a boat hull or a medical device.
Program of the option :
The syllabi are currently being updated and are subject to change.
1h00 = 55 min
Metallic and mineral materials - 95H
- Phase Diagrams and Phase Transitions
- Ceramics and Glasses
- Concrete
- Metals and Alloys
- Practical Work: Metals and Concrete
Plastics - 48H
- Polymer Materials
- Polymer Alloys
- Polymer Engineering
Mechanics and Modeling - 85H
- CAD (Computer-Aided Design)
- Rheology
- Fracture Mechanics
- Lab Work: Characterization and Modeling
Material Selection and the Environment - 30H
- Materials and Resources
- Material Selection
- Project: Life Cycle Analysis of a Product
Eco-materials and Composites - 70H
- Powders and suspensions
- Composites and fiber reinforcements
- Micro- and nanocomposites
- Bioplastics and biocomposites
Conventional and Emerging Processes - 70H
- Metallurgical Processes
- Technical Tours
- Plastics and Composites Processing
- Modeling in Plastics and Composites
- Practical Training: Additive Manufacturing and Injection Molding Simulation
Serviceability and end of life - 73H
- Mechanical Behavior of Composites
- Lab: Characterization and Mechanical Modeling of Composite Materials
- Heat Transfer and Fire Behavior
- Aging and End-of-Life of Materials
Eco-Design Project - 57 hours
- Eco-Design
- Eco-Design Project
Materials in Industry - 56H
- Elastomers in Transportation
- Materials for Healthcare and Sports
- Materials for Energy
- Bioplastics: An Industrial Challenge
- Technical Tours
Surface and Appearance of Materials - 48H
- Surface Treatment of Materials
- Aesthetic Properties of Materials: Control and Design
- Joining Materials by Adhesive Bonding
Project of your choice - 110H
It is possible to complete the final year of the Master's degree in "Mechanics, Modelling and Simulation in Mechanics" at the University of Montpellier. This course allows students to obtain the engineering diploma and the Master's degree.
It is also possible to open up the course to the field of health with the Master's degree in Tissue and Implant Bioengineering at the University of Aix-Marseille.
Find out more about IMT Mines Alès generalist engineering programme
Doctorate
- Mechanical characterization of soft tissues based on their hydration state
- Development of 4D-printed structures with improved fire performance
- Utilization of animal and plant biomass for functional materials
- Development of PVA-based composite filaments for additive manufacturing
- Monitoring of mechanical damage to bio-based coatings under thermal stress
- Evaluation of the mechanical recycling of reinforced thermoplastic composites
- Prediction of the fire behavior of materials for aerospace applications
- Numerical mechanical optimization of dental devices
- Oxidative treatment of recycled carbon fibers for thermoplastic matrices
To find out more
IMT Mines Alès is ranked in the top 400 worldwide in the prestigious Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2021 (general ranking). In the ranking dedicated to the United Nations
In the ranking dedicated to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), IMT Mines Alès is ranked in the Top 200 in the world, in the 'Responsible Production and Consumption' theme (SDG n°12), in particular thanks to its innovations developed in the field of bio-sourced materials with a low carbon footprint (bioplastics, biocomposites, agri-concretes), in the recycling of plastics and composites, or on the environmental impact of materials.
