Project 4 (in Chemical & Physical Engineering) [ LFSAB1505 ]

Selection of a material-type linked to the main constituent of an appealing product
Critical analysis of the material choice for the specific application
Description of the different steps involved in the synthesis and the forming of the material
Study of the match between the materials properties and technological, legal, economic and environmental contstraints
Unraveling of the link between properties-microstructure-processing
Description of experimental techniques allowing to mesure the relevant properties
Comparison with the properties of competing materials
Proposal of an alternative solution which is more performing, more economical and/or more ecological
 

The skills that « projects 4 » aim to develop are on the one hand transversal skills which are common to all projects 4, and on the other hand domain-specific skills connected with each specialisation.

Transversal skills :
Projects 4 aim at providing students with transversal skills close to the practice of engineering jobs within a multi-disciplinary context :

• Analyse and improve existing systems ;
• Analyse experimental data with a critical mind ;
  
• Make the distinction between reality and models used to describe or modify it ;
  
• Deal with the notion of uncertainty in the project approach, its conception and the obtained results.
  

The project also integrates the right to error notion, which is typical to young engineers starting a career.

• technical domain-specific skills:
  
• understand the technological environments in the field of materials and process engineering
  
• analyse a technological problem or an existing product/process and current solutions
  
• come up with original alternative solutions for the given problem, product or process
  
• confront the technological solutions to economic, social and environmental constraints