Introduction

Fostering scientific and technlogical creativity in the field of materials and industrial processes is essential if we are to meet key challenges such as as energy management, communication and information, sustainable development and climate change.

 

Your profile

You

• have acquired solid knowledge of chemical or physical engineering and mathematics;
• are interested in research and development as well as production and management in cutting edge industries: chemistry, metals and materials, metallic products, plastics, electronics or the process industry;
• wish to benefit from the most recent research advances in your field of expertise.

Your future job

Jobs in chemical and materials engineering range from research and development to production and marketing.

You can become :

• a « systems » engineer :

who designs new products or devices with specific properties or functions, e.g. a mitral valve, an electroluminescent polymer for a flexible display, a metallic alloy or a light composite for aerospace applications, a nanomaterial usable for memory storage.

• a « process » engineer :

who develops new production processes or manages the operation of production units, e.g. a plastics extrusion line, a factory for the extraction of a pharmaceutical compounds from a given plant l, a water or waste treatment plant, a production line for electronic components, a production unit for a high purity chemical compound, etc.

• a combination of both :

for instance, you develop a polymer material for the automotive industry and the synthesis/compounding process required for its industrial scale up.

Your programme

The master's programme offers:

• advanced training in an international environment with students participating in an Erasmus Mundus Master's programme;
• an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving, rooted in physics and chemistry;
• research-based training : integration of students in experimental laboratories, research projects;
• exposure to industry : factory visits, industry internships, graduation project in a company;
• the opportunity to obtain a dual degree if you are accepted in the Master’s degree programme “Functionalised Advanced Materials & Engineering” (FAME), part of the Erasmus Mundus programme, which is entirely taught in English. The programme starts with a year of general training either at the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (France) or at the University of Augsburg (Germany); in the second year, students specialise in a field of materials sciences at one of seven partner universities. UCLouvain offers a specialisation in materials and nano-structures engineering. Upon completing the programme, students are granted a dual Master’s degree. More information available on the web page.