Doctoral theses at IFP Energies Nouvelles
IFP Energies nouvelles, a French public research organization, hosts around 150 PhD students in its laboratories.
Every year, several dozens of new doctoral thesis topics are proposed.
These new PhD subjects, as well as thoses in progress, are listed on this site.
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The new PhD subjects
The list of new subjects is published at the beginning of the year, and theses generally start at the beginning of November.
Most of our theses are carried out at our Rueil-Malmaison and Lyon sites, but a few are carried out in partner laboratories.
Enhancing Plastic Recycling by Unveiling Coupled Radical and Catalytic Cracking Mechanisms
Improving metals recovery in catalysts: Advanced modelling of leaching in porous structures
Nanoengineering of sulfide catalysts for biomass valorization
Coupling geological and hydrogeological approaches to characterize and model the structure and functioning of the Miocene aquifer in Comtat Venaissin
Distributed modelling of hydrodynamics and flows at the various outlets of a Mediterranean karstic aquifer
An equation of state for hydrometallurgy
Development and evaluation of physics-informed machine learning approachs for CO2 capture modeling
Modeling and simulation of twin-screw extrusion with solvent injection for plastic waste recycling
Advanced Transportation Demand Modeling: Generating an Enriched Synthetic Population from Dynamic Data
Synthesis of functionalized porous silica materials for the PFAs capture
Removing PFAS by foam fractioning: Experimental study, modelling and Chemoinformatic
PhD students
IFPEN doctoral students benefit from a stimulating research environment, with state of the art laboratory equipment and computing resources.
All IFPEN doctoral students participate in seminars and training courses dedicated to them.
IFPEN has a competitive salary and social security policy.

News
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