Fonctionality specialization

The central objective of the “Fonctionality” specialization curriculum is to train engineers able to fabricate, process and characterize polymers, thin films, composite and multi-materials. It provides tools to correlate processing technologies to the structure and properties of materials. It allows to better understand some of their key-functionalities, in particular in terms of mechanical, optical, electrical and surface properties. It proposes specific modules on the processes and materials for the green energy technologies (fuel cells, photovoltaics…).

Prerequisites

• Good knowledge in material engineering.
• Pre-requisite in chemistry and in chemical engineering.
• Major accessible to students from IMAT, GC GP and Chemistry departments from Toulouse INP-ENSIACET. Also accessible to students from other universities with some prerequisites in Material Science. 

Skills

• Control the processing of polymers and composites.
• Master the elaboration processes of thin films (CVD, PVD, plasma…).
• Characterize the structure, composition, surface state... of these materials.
• Process and control the properties of organic composite materials.
• Fabricate a micro-electronic component in clean room environment.
• Process polymers from bio-sourced materials by extrusion, injection, molding… technics.
• Know the key-functionalities of biomaterials and materials for the green energies.
• Understand the steps of the aging and recycling of materials, in particular of plastics.
• Work in team and in network.

Activity sectors

• aeronautics,
• spatial,
• polymers of speciality,
• resins and adhesives,
• micro and nano-electronics,
• photovoltaics,
• automobile.