The École Nationale Supérieure de Physique, Électronique et Matériaux (commonly known as Phelma) is a

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located in

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. Phelma is part of

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. The school specializes in

physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

electronics Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other Electric charge, electrically charged particles. It is a subfield ...

and

materials A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter. Materials can be classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties, or on their ge ...

. The school is regularly ranked among the best in France in terms of Engineering, Research, and Innovation, according to French Magazines or International ones. Students are admitted to Phelma after two years of undergraduate studies: the Classe préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles. Studies at Phelma are of three years' duration and lead to the French degree " Diplôme National d'Ingénieur" (equivalent to a master's degree in engineering). Based on Physics, Chemistry, Processes, Electronics, Nanotechnologies, Phelma's teaching curriculum is of a great scientific and technical diversity with teaching themes and professional opportunities such as: *

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and

nanotechnologies Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers (nm). At this scale, commonly known as the nanoscale, surface area and quantum mechanical effects become important in describing propert ...

(microelectronics, nanosciences, materials, health) *

Energy Energy () is the physical quantity, quantitative physical property, property that is transferred to a physical body, body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of Work (thermodynamics), work and in the form of heat and l ...

(nuclear energy & energy, alternative energies) *

Information technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...

(digital communication, image and signal processing, telecommunications, computers and networks, embedded software,

Internet of Things Internet of things (IoT) describes devices with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communication networks. The IoT encompasse ...

) * Innovative materials (applied to transport, energy, leisure, health, microelectronics, building) *

Biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...

(medical imaging and therapy, implantable devices) * Environment (alternative energies, eco-processes,

energy management Energy management includes planning and operation of energy production and energy consumption units as well as energy distribution and storage. Energy management is performed via Energy Management Systems (EMS), which are designed with hardware ...

, natural signal analysis)

History

Phelma was born from the gathering of 3 engineering schools in 2008 : ENSEEG, ENSERG and ENSPG ENSEEG(Materials, Electrochemistry and Processes):
ENSEEG was first known as "l'Institut de l'Electrochimie" established in 1921. It was renamed ENSSEG in 1946. ENSERG(Electronics):
The school was first part of "l'Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble" in 1942. It became an ENSI in 1948. It was finally renamed ENSERG in 1968. ENSPG(Physics):
The school was created in 1986 from a part of the ENSIEG.

Location

Due to its history, Phelma's building are located on 3 different places. *The Minatec building located in Grenoble is the building of the ex- ENSPG and is a part of

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(Micro and Nanotechnology Innovation Centre) *The Polygone building is located on the " Polygone Scientifique", where also can be found

, CEA Grenoble and the ESRF. This is where the ENSERG was located. *The Campus building is the ex ENSEEG building. It is located on Grenoble Campus, which is outside of Grenoble in

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Curriculum

Engineering

The school recruits from the Concours Commun Polytechniques after the CPGE, or the Polytechnic Preparatory Cycle as well as from the dossier, at the bac + 2 level. The school delivers an

engineering degree An engineer's degree is an advanced academic degree in engineering which is conferred in Europe, some countries of Asia and Latin America, North Africa and a few institutions in the United States. The degree may require a thesis but always require ...

and research masters.

First Year

The students are grouped in first year in two courses with general vocation, giving a Bachelor in Engineering: * PET: Physics, Electronics and Telecoms * PMP: Physics, Materials and Processes It is possible to choose any course in the second year regardless of the course followed in the first year. In the end of the first year, a 1-month internship is compulsory in order to pass the year. This internship focuses on making the students have a genuine technical experience as a non-qualified worker to provide them with this knowledge, given that they may end up being manager in the future.

Second and Third Year

The courses of the second and third year grant a degree of Master in Science of Engineering, or " Diplôme National d'Ingénieur". There are National courses, which are mostly taught in French and International courses, taught in English and include an abroad period.

= National

= * EPEE: Electrochemistry and Processes for Energy and the Environment, dealing with sustainable development, alternative energies, deconstruction and waste reprocessing. * SIM: Materials Science and Engineering, focused on Materials and Semiconductors. * Biomedical Engineering: The Biomedical Engineering program brings to the student, on the one hand, general skills in physics and biology and, on the other hand, knowledge in the engineering sciences allowing him to place himself at the interface between physical phenomena. or biological and their applications. The courses are delivered in English. * SEI: Integrated Electronic Systems, focused on embedded digital and analog microelectronics, systems-on-a-chip, microwave and radio frequency electronics, and optoelectronics. * PNS: The Physics - Nanosciences course focuses on microelectronics, optical devices and telecommunications for scientific research. * GEN: Energetic and nuclear engineering : based on the control of energy production systems, more specifically on nuclear energy, as well as on the safety of these systems. * SICOM: Signal, Image, Communication, Multimedia (common with the Ense3) gives a triple skill in signal processing, electronics and IT. * SEOC: Embedded systems and connected objects (shared with Ensimag). The sector trains the design, validation and operation of embedded systems and the implementation of software and hardware architectures with skills in network, real-time and embedded computing, and systems-on-a-chip.

= International

= * NANOTECH: International master's degree dedicated to micro and

, jointly with the

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and the

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, with a limited number of places for the students of each Institution. * FAME :International Degree in Functional Advanced Materials Engineering. * AMIS : Advanced Materials for Innovation and Sustainability. In the end of the 2^d year, a 3-4 month internship is compulsory to pass the year. This internship focuses on a first engineer experience, generally in a company or a research laboratory. In the end of the 3rd year, a 6-month internship is compulsory to receive the " Diplôme National d'Ingénieur". This is called the Projet de Fin d'Etudes (or "PFE"), and allows students to have a full-time experience to find a job after the graduation, or even to get a professional contract for the following years.

Research at Phelma

Phelma students have the opportunity to perform research work as part of their curriculum in third year (9th semester). 20% of Phelma graduates pursue a Ph.D. The school offers research masters in collaboration with

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: * Art, Science, Technology *

Cognitive science Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes. It examines the nature, the tasks, and the functions of cognition (in a broad sense). Mental faculties of concern to cognitive scientists include percep ...

* OR:

Optics Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of optical instruments, instruments that use or Photodetector, detect it. Optics usually describes t ...

and

radio frequencies Radio frequency (RF) is the oscillation rate of an alternating electric current or voltage or of a magnetic, electric or electromagnetic field or mechanical system in the frequency range from around to around . This is roughly between the upper ...

* Signal, Image, Speech Telecoms *

Nanoelectronics Nanoelectronics refers to the use of nanotechnology in electronic components. The term covers a diverse set of devices and materials, with the common characteristic that they are so small that inter-atomic interactions and quantum mechanical ...

and

* Electrochemistry and Processes (ElP) * FAME: Functional Advanced Materials Engineering * MaNuEn: Materials for

Nuclear Engineering Nuclear engineering is the engineering discipline concerned with designing and applying systems that utilize the energy released by nuclear processes. The most prominent application of nuclear engineering is the generation of electricity. Worldwide ...

* SGM:

Materials Science Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials. Materials engineering is an engineering field of finding uses for materials in other fields and industries. The intellectual origins of materials sci ...

and Engineering * EMINE - KIC Innoenergy: European Master in Innovation in

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* PHTUP: Processes of High Technologies Ultra Clean * EP: Physical Energetics * APP:

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, Plasmas,

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s * PMCR:

Condensed Matter Physics Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic and microscopic physical properties of matter, especially the solid and liquid State of matter, phases, that arise from electromagnetic forces between atoms and elec ...

and Radiation * PSC: Subatomic Physics and Cosmology *

Nanobiology Nanobiotechnology, bionanotechnology, and nanobiology are terms that refer to the intersection of nanotechnology and biology. Given that the subject is one that has only emerged very recently, bionanotechnology and nanobiotechnology serve as blank ...

Nanobiotechnologies Nanobiotechnology, bionanotechnology, and nanobiology are terms that refer to the intersection of nanotechnology and biology. Given that the subject is one that has only emerged very recently, bionanotechnology and nanobiotechnology serve as blank ...

Nanochemistry Nanochemistry is an emerging sub-discipline of the chemical and material sciences that deals with the development of new methods for creating nanoscale materials. The term "nanochemistry" was first used by Ozin in 1992 as 'the uses of chemical synt ...

and Nano-Objects * Nanophysics,

Nanostructure A nanostructure is a structure of intermediate size between microscopic and molecular structures. Nanostructural detail is microstructure at nanoscale. In describing nanostructures, it is necessary to differentiate between the number of dimen ...

Rankings

2013

* ''

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:''

2^d Best Engineering School of France. * ''Industrie et Technologies:''

, 1st Engineering School in Innovation, and in Energy Engineering. * ''

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:''

1st Best Engineering School of France in 2 Fields: "Electrical Engineering" and "Electronics and Materials Science". * '' L'Étudiant:'' Phelma 5th Best Engineering School of France on the criterion of "academic excellence".

2014

* ''

:''

still 2^d Best Engineering School of France after Polytechnique. * ''Industrie et Technologies:''

"Undisputed leader" in research; 1st for the 4th year in a row. * ''

:''

still 1st in the fields : "Electrical Engineering" and "Electronics and Materials Science".

2015

* ''

:''

2^d Best Engineering School of France, again. * ''Industrie et Technologies'' :

Best Engineering School of France in Innovation for the 4th time. * '' L'Étudiant:'' Phelma 6th Best Engineering School of France on the criterion of "academic excellence".

2016

* '' L'Étudiant'': Phelma progressed three places compared to the previous year by becoming the 3rd best school in France on the criterion of "academic excellence" and first in research. * ''

:''

still 1st en "Electrical Engineering" and 2^d in "Materials Science".

2017

* '' L'Étudiant'': Phelma 5th Best Engineering School of France on the criterion of "academic excellence" and progresses by taking the 7th place on the criterion "international openness".

2018

* ''L'Étudiant'': Phelma 4th Best Engineering School of France on the criterion of "academic excellence", being for the first time better ranked than Ecole Centrale de Paris or Ecole des Mines de Paris in particular.

Students' Life

During the year, the life of Phelma's students is punctuated by many extracurricular activities such as student parties, welcoming new students, and many other very diverse activities that range from sporting events to cultural events. These activities are organized by several student associations: * Th
Grand Cercle
or Cercle des élèves de Grenoble INP, organizing in particular the gala of

. * The Bureau des Elèves, or BDE, which organizes the reception and integration of new students and student nights throughout the year, * The Bureau des Sports, BDS, which mainly organizes sports events such as ski trips, * The Bureau des Arts, BDA, which organizes events related to the arts and to which are attached the cultural associations of the school: Club Zik, Club BD, Club Photo ...
Junior Conseil Phelma
or JCP, which carries out technical projects for companies, and allows students to take part in professional missions providing them with experience during their studies. * Team Gala Phelma who organizes the Phelma Gala, or Gala Horizon, an important school event with a

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party... * CHeer uP ! Phelma : National caritative association which helps children who suffer from cancer. This association isn't specific to Phelma. * Le CLub Zik' : Mixing Association which animates students' parties in Grenoble. * Phelma News : Newspaper of the School, which relates past and future events related to Phelma.
Le Club Robotronik
: Association which constructs robots and takes part in numerous robotic tournaments in France and Europe. * Le Chalet : Association which manages some food, coffee and relaxation activities in the school. * Phelma Gaming: Gaming association which relies on

video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...

s, with conferences,

LAN Lan or LAN may refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space * ...

sessions... A lot of other associations related to

also exist in Grenoble and are available to students from the 6 schools, such as INProd (video editing), Club Oenologie (Wine analysis), Cinétoile (Cinema specific)... Some other associations are national or international associations which happen to be available in Grenoble or Phelma, such as CHeer uP !, BEST... The BDE, the BDS and the BDA are elected each year by the students during the campaign, which takes place each year in February : a part of the first year students are grouped into several student lists that organize events during the campaign, in order to win the students' votes.

History

Location

Curriculum

Engineering

First Year

Second and Third Year

= National

= International

Research at Phelma

Rankings

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Students' Life

See also

References

External links