ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
Become an expert in Complex and Disordered Matter: Foams, gels, liquid crystals, glasses, plastics, sludge, paints, cosmetics, food, adhesives, rubber, biological matter....
In spite of their diversity, these materials present common physico-chemical properties such as a multi-scale organization governed by weak interactions. They are likely to reorganize strongly under the effect of weak solicitations of their environment (temperature, pressure, concentration, mechanical stress, pH, electric field ....).
The physics involved, called soft matter physics, is therefore intermediate between liquid and solid physics. The relevant size scales are mesoscopic (between the nanometer and the micrometer) and interfaces play a fundamental role.
This training will allow you to pursue an academic or industrial thesis with potential opportunities in major research organizations, universities and companies (cosmetics, food, pharmaceutical, chemical ...).
Further studies
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Objectives
The objectives of this course are as follows:
- Develop a culture of disordered matter physics
- Acquire experimental, numerical and theoretical skills
- To put oneself in a situation of conducting a research project
- Open up to physics at the interface of chemistry, mechanics, agri-food or biology
Know-how and skills
At the end of this course, you will have acquired the following skills:
- Mastery of the physical concepts of complex matter: polymer physics, colloids, interfaces, divided media and biological systems.
- Realization and analysis of experimental measurements acquired by advanced techniques such as advanced microscopies (optical, electronic, AFM), radiation scattering (light, RX), microfluidics, rheometry, spectroscopies.
- Mastery of analytical, numerical and simulation tools for the analysis of experimental data and their interpretation via the development of quantitative models.
- Conducting a research project (internship, tutored project), interdisciplinary dialogue and teamwork.
Organization
Knowledge control
https://mcc.umontpellier.fr/ groups all the teaching units (UE) and their knowledge control methods.
Internships, tutored projects
Internship | Mandatory |
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A bibliographic project will be conducted in the first semester of M2 on a current research topic.
Two research internships in an academic or private laboratory (2 months and 6 months) will be conducted during the training.
Program
The Master is organized in four semesters, each of which constitutes a progressive specialization. Each semester has 30 ECTS and must be validated independently (there is no inter-semester compensation). To validate each year, the two semesters must be validated separately and to obtain the diploma, the two years must be validated.
The first year presents a strong mutualization with the other courses of the Master of Physics, in particular with the course Physics of the Living Matter. It specializes in the second semester, and especially in the third semester, with mutualizations with the Masters of Chemistry and Mechanics of Montpellier. The 4th semester is dedicated to the long internship at the end of the program.
Select a program
M1 - Physics of Complex and Disordered Matter (SoftMat)
Hydrodynamics
4 credits33hEnglish M1 PFA
2 credits21hAtoms, Molecules and Radiation
5 credits42hExperimental physics
5 credits42hCondensed matter physics 1
5 credits42hBiological physics
4 credits33hModeling and Simulation in Physics
5 credits42h
Statistical physics
6 credits49,5hM1 SoftMat internship
10 creditsThermal and mechanical properties of materials
3 credits20hSurfaces, Interfaces, Colloids
5 credits42hData acquisition and processing 1
3 credits24hSensors and Image Processing
3 credits42h
M2 - Physics of Complex and Disordered Matter (SoftMat)
Durability-aging of materials
3 credits20hPolymer Physics
4 credits24hSoftMat Project
4 creditsEnglish M2 PFA
2 credits21hKnowledge of the company
2 credits16hDivided environments
4 credits42hMaterial control techniques
5 credits33hComplex fluids and active matter
6 credits36h
M2 SoftMat internship
30 credits
Admission
How to register
Applications are made on the following platforms:
French & European students:
- For the M1, follow the procedure " My Master " from the website : https://www.monmaster.gouv.fr/
- For M2, students must submit their application via the e-candidat application: https: //candidature.umontpellier.fr/candidature
International students from outside the EU: For the M1, follow the "Studies in France" procedure: https: //pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/etudesenfrance/dyn/public/authentification/login.html
Target audience
Students wishing to obtain training to pursue academic or private research.
Reception of Erasmus and Campus France students.
Necessary pre-requisites
Bachelor of Physics or Bachelor of Physics and Chemistry
Recommended prerequisites
And then
Further studies
Doctorate
Bridges and reorientation
The first year of the Master has many modules shared with the other courses of the Master of Fundamental Physics and Applications, reorientation will be possible between the different courses.
Professional integration
Major research organizations, universities and companies (cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, etc.).
As this is a new course in the Master of Physics, there is no data available at the moment.