Cédric TARD
cedric.tard@polytechnique.edu
This internship option aims to address issues related to energy and sustainable development in the field of chemistry. The proposed topics involve either fundamental or applied challenges and may lie at the interface with other disciplines. The themes covered may include catalysis (development of new efficient processes and reactions that minimize the use of scarce elements), waste and biomass valorization (recycling, extraction, purification, functionalization of molecules, synthetic fuels), electrochemistry (batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, supercapacitors, electrocatalysis, corrosion, photovoltaic conversion), or nuclear energy (uranium extraction, waste management).
Examples of techniques used:
Synthetic chemistry: organic/organometallic/inorganic synthesis; materials synthesis; flow reactions; photochemical reactions; glovebox handling.
Characterization and purification: NMR; X-ray diffraction; infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopy; studies using large-scale facilities (synchrotrons); chromatography (gas, liquid, or preparative); mass spectrometry; microscopy (electron or scanning probe).
Electrochemical measurements: cyclic voltammetry; amperometry; potentiometry; conductimetry; electrolysis; impedance spectroscopy.
Computational chemistry: molecular/materials modeling; physicochemical and electronic properties.
Types of internships:
Internships may take place in France or abroad, in either an academic or industrial setting.
Examples:
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Research centers at École Polytechnique / IP Paris: IPVF, LCM, LPICM, LPMC, UCP
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Other academic institutions in France: Université Paris-Saclay, Collège de France, Sorbonne Université, etc.
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Industrial R&D sites: Solvay, Arkema, Michelin, EDF, Suez, etc.
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Foreign universities: MIT, Harvard, Caltech, Berkeley, Stanford, EPFL, University of Cambridge, etc.
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Start-ups or within technology maturation programs.
