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Discover here the Master and PhD projects that are currently offered at ITI HiFunMat
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Rules to choose your internship:
- Internships in France (Grand Est region): it is mandatory to perform your internship in a HiFunMat laboratory, under the supervision of a HiFunMat member.
- Internships abroad or in industry: you can choose to go abroad or to industry for your M1 and/or M2 internship
How to find your internship?
- This webpage
- The list of internship positions given to you by your Master program
- LinkedIn or your personal/professional network
- If you cannot find an internship that suits you, please contact us. We can help you find the right HiFunMat laboratory / research subject
- We can help you prepare your application (CV, motivation letter)
Open 1st year Master internship positions - 2023-2024
Looking for a M1 internship? New subjects will be posted in August - October 2023
Do not hesitate to look at the M2 internship subjects as well. Sometimes they can be adapted for M1 students.
Molecular Dynamics of electrochemical systems
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Tristan Asset & Jules Wolff
Collaborations with: ICPEES, Elena Savinova
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry, Physics
Design of Electrochemical Interfaces to Facilitate the Electrochemical Reduction of N2 in NH3 as an Alternative to the Haber-Bosch Process
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Tristan Asset
Collaborations with: ICPEES, Elena Savinova
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry, Physics
Design of Ag Pt supported catalysts for plasmon-induced CO 2 recycling into methane
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Valérie Caps
Collaborations with: ICPEES, Valérie Keller
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Self-decontaminating protective clothing: Photocatalytic textiles based on metal oxides
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Valérie Keller, Didier Robert,
Collaborations with: /
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry, Physics
Thermally isolating and electrically conducting PEDOT:PSS
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Laure Biniek
Collaborations with: IS2M, Laurent Simon & Gérald Chaplais - ICPEES, Nicolas Leclerc
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Development of electrodeposited coatings of catechol-based polyelectrolytes as adhesive interface and their enzymatic degradation
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Fouzia Boulmedais
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Synthesis of thermoresponsive polymers for light-triggered drug release
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Delphine Chan-Seng
Collaborations with: IS2M, Jacques Lalevée
Student profile: Chemistry
Deciphering the R-body Extension-retraction Mechanism
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Tatiana Scmatko & Igor Kulic
Collaborations with: IS2M, Laurent Pieuchot
Student profile: Chemistry, Physics, Material science and engineering
Artificial active biomimetic cell compartments
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Antonio Stocco
Collaborations with: /
Student profile: Chemistry, Material science, Physics
Synthesis of conjugated polymers for doped electronic applications
Laboratory and supervisor: IPCMS, Stéphane Mery
Collaborations with: ICPEES, N. Leclerc et O. Bardagot
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Development of ratiometric fluorescent chemosensors for ferric iron detection in disease diagnosis
Laboratory and supervisor: LIMA, Sébastien Albrecht
Collaborations with: IS2M, C. Ghimbue
Student profile: Chemistry
Late-Stage Visible-light-assisted Functionalization of Uracil derivatives as potential antimalarial agents
Laboratory and supervisor: LIMA, Sébastien Albrecht
Collaborations with:
Student profile: Chemistry
Open 2nd year Master internship positions - 2023-2024
Looking for a M2 internship? New subjects will be posted all along August - September 2023
Molecular Dynamics of electrochemical systems
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Tristan Asset & Jules Wolff
Collaborations with: ICPEES, Elena Savinova
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry, Physics
Design of Electrochemical Interfaces to Facilitate the Electrochemical Reduction of N2 in NH3 as an Alternative to the Haber-Bosch Process
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Tristan Asset
Collaborations with: ICPEES, Elena Savinova
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry, Physics
Synthesis and characterization of anisotropic semiconducting polymer thin films for organic electrochemical transistors
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Olivier Bardagot
Collaborations with: ICPEES, Nicolas Leclerc & ICS, Martin Brinkmann
Student profile: Material science and engineering
TIGERsens TiO 2 Gated organic Electrochemical TRansistor (OECT) for light activated sensing
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Olivier Bardagot
Collaborations with: ICPEES, Thomas Cottineau
Student profile: Material science and engineering
Design of Ag Pt supported catalysts for plasmon induced CO 2 recycling into methane
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Valérie Caps
Collaborations with: ICPEES, Valérie Keller
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Localized Photo-ElectroChemical: Rapid optimization of photoelectrode materials for Hydrogen production
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Thomas Cottineau
Collaborations with: /
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry, Physics
Green electrospinning of bio-based nanofiber mats for air filtration application
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Emeline Lobry
Collaborations with: ICPEES, Anne Hébraud & Guy Schlatter
Student profile: Material science and engineering
Etude de la morphologie de nanofibres électrospinnées obtenues à partir de dispersion liquide-liquide contenant des polymères marqués par des fluorophores
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Carlotta Figliola & Emeline Lobry
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Self-decontaminating protective clothing: Photocatalytic textiles based on metal oxides
Laboratory and supervisor: ICPEES, Valérie Keller, Didier Robert,
Collaborations with: /
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry, Physics
Thermally isolating and electrically conducting PEDOT:PSS
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Laure Biniek
Collaborations with: IS2M, Laurent Simon & Gérald Chaplais - ICPEES, Nicolas Leclerc
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Development of electrodeposited coatings of catechol-based polyelectrolytes as adhesive interface and their enzymatic degradation
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Fouzia Boulmedais
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Aligned blends of polymer semiconductors for the design of new efficient thermoelectric materials
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Martin Brinkmann
Collaborations with: yes
Student profile: Material science and engineering
Synthesis of thermoresponsive polymers for light-triggered drug release
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Delphine Chan-Seng
Collaborations with: IS2M, Jacques Lalevée
Student profile: Chemistry
Understanding foam stability in plasterboard formulations
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Wiebke Drenckhan-Andreatta
Collaborations with: Close collaboration with Saint-Gobain
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Physics
Constructing complex multilayer stacks from sustainable materials with anisotropic properties
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Olivier Felix
Collaborations with: ICS, Matthias Pauly - Thierry Roland
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry, Physics
Foam-fibre systems: towards new mechanically auto-assembled architected materials
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Aurélie Hourlier-Fargette
Collaborations with: /
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry, Physics
Nanotubes with controlled diameters: toward a new model of tubular self-assemblies
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Philippe Mesini
Collaborations with: ICS, Jerome Combet
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Synthesis and characterization of electrically conductive PEDOT coated particles for thermoplastic composite applications
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Thibault Parpaite
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Chiral hybrid plasmonic nanostructures as enantioselective photocatalysts
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Matthias Pauly
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Deciphering the R-body Extension-retraction Mechanism
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Tatiana Scmatko & Igor Kulic
Collaborations with: IS2M, Laurent Pieuchot
Student profile: Chemistry, Physics, Material science and engineering
Artificial active biomimetic cell compartments
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Antonio Stocco
Collaborations with: /
Student profile: Chemistry, Material science, Physics
Liquid Embolic Agents for the Treatment of Malignant Tumors
Laboratory and supervisor: ICS, Mehdi Vahdati & Fouzia Boulmedais
Student profile: Chemistry, Material science
Atomic scale simulation of exciton dynamics in organic materials for photovoltaic applications
Laboratory and supervisor: ICube, Evelyne Martin
Collaborations with: ICube, Emilie Steveler & Thomas Heiser
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry, Physics
Liquid crystals in Small-molecule Organic Solar Cells: a new approach to higher efficiency
Laboratory and supervisor: ICube, Lin Yaochen
Collaborations with: ICube, Thomas Heiser
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Physics
Understanding the Interactions between Bio-based Polyelectrolytes and Bacterial Functional Amyloids
Laboratory and supervisor: INSERM U1121, Lydie Ploux
Collaborations with: /
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Design, synthèse et caractérisation de difluorures de bore de curcuminoïdes pour des applications en diode électroluminescente.
Laboratory and supervisor: IPCMS, Anthony D’Aléo
Collaborations with: ICPEES, Nicolas Leclerc et ICube, Thomas Heiser
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Synthesis of conjugated polymers for doped electronic applications
Laboratory and supervisor: IPCMS, Stéphane Mery
Collaborations with: ICPEES, N. Leclerc et O. Bardagot
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Elaboration and studies of porous and conducting MOF/polymer composites for thermoelectric applications
Laboratory and supervisor: IS2M, Gérald Chaplais & Laurent Simon
Collaboration: ICS, Laure Biniek
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry, Physics
Design of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) for Fe3+ detection
Laboratory and supervisor: IS2M, Camélia Ghimbeu
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Surface Functionalization with Photoinitiators for Plasma Polymers Deposition
Laboratory and supervisor: IS2M, Jamerson Oliveira
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Development of yolk-shell-structured magnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles (NPs) functionalized by N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and olefin moieties for hydrogenation and hydroamination catalysis
Laboratory and supervisor: LIMA, Christophe Michon
Collaborations with: ICPEES, Benoit Louis
Student profile: Material science and engineering, Chemistry
Open PhD projects
New routes to obtain PU nanofibrous membrane by combination of electrospinning and photopolymerization – application to liquid filtration
Project acronym : SMILE
PhD Supervisors : Anne Sophie Schuller & Emeline Lobry
Offer : download here
Laboratory : LPIM & ICPEES
Starting date : October 2024
The PhD project aims to develop a high-performance membrane for liquid filtration with pore size ranging from 50 nm to 500 nm in order to cover different applications. Electrospinning is a process used to manufacture nanofibrous mats for various applications including mechanical reinforcements, filters, sensors and biomedical applications. It is based on the propulsion of a jet of a viscous polymer solution thanks to an intense electric field.
Combining solvent-free electrospinning and photopolymerization will produce nanofibrous membranes merging the environmental advantages of both manufacturing processes (no solvent, ambient temperature, low energy consumption) and outstanding properties of electrospun fibers. Polyurethane acrylate (PUA) matrix was selected due to its broad use and its excellent mechanical properties and chemical resistance.
The goal is to develop photopolymerizable formulations by adapting their kinetics and rheological properties to match with electrospinning process conditions. By tuning the oligomers macromolecular properties and the process conditions (photo physic and process parameters), it is expected to tune the structural properties of the mats. The membrane will be fully characterized (chemistry, fiber diameter, pore, mechanical properties) as well as their filtration or diffusion performance and their chemical resistance.
The different tasks consist in:
- The development and optimization of PU-based photopolymerization formulations.
- The study of the kinetics and characterization of the rheological properties in order to adapt the formulations to the constraints of the electrospinning process.
- The study of the effect of the process parameters (electrospinning parameters and irradiation) on the structural properties of the membranes obtained.
- The characterization of the liquid filtration properties of the membranes.
Deciphering the R-Body Extension-RetrAction Mechanism
Project acronym : DREAM
PhD Supervisors : Laurent Pieuchot, Tatiana Schmatko et Igor Kulic
Laboratory : IS2M & ICS
Starting date : October 2024
R-bodies are molecular pistons produced by endosymbiotic bacteria that can switch in a fraction of second from self-enrolled 500nm ribbons to 20 microns membrane-perforating needles. Their extension is triggered by pH variation without the consumption of any chemical energy, via a mechanism that remains unclear. Here we propose to decipher R-bodies extension-retraction cycle dynamics and mechanism by combining microfluidics, high speed imaging, force measurement methods and modelling. Briefly, R-bodies will be produced in bacteria and immobilized inside microfluidic chambers allowing buffer exchange on demand. We will assess the influence of buffer viscosity on R-bodies dynamics and the force generated during retraction using high speed imaging and optical tweezers. These data will help us to build a R-body numerical model using the measured parameters. This work will help us to understand the R-Body extension-retraction, opening new roads for the development of organic micro-actuators.
Ongoing Ph.D. projects HiFunMat Grants
Design & Synthesis of Novel TADF Polymer for Opto-Electronic Application
Project acronym : DesPot-Electro
PhD Supervisors : Anthony D'Aléo & Nicolas Leclerc
PhD student : Apply now
Laboratory : IPCMS & ICPEES
Starting date : October 2023
Summary
We aim at synthesizing and studying polymers containing curcuminoid borondifluoride (CurcBF2) for applications in organic electronics. These polymers will present thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) properties allowing to recycle triplet into singlet excited states. Such properties are not common and are expected to lead to a technological breakthrough in organic laser diode application.
While TADF properties will be provided by the CurcBF2 moiety, the polymer structure will allow to control the aggregation of the dyes by choosing the quantity of the CurcBF2 entity relative to the other monomer. Such control is not possible to be achieved with small molecule in blend since CurcBF2 tend to form dimeric aggregates. This work will therefore permit to unravel the spin-orbit component of TADF mechanism. Our strategy also aims at improving the morphological stability which constitutes a prerequisite for industrial use.
Catalytic Localism in Layer-by-Layer Composite
Project acronym : CATLOC
PhD Supervisors : N. Keller & O. Felix
PhD student : The offer will be online soon
Laboratory : ICPEES & ICS
Starting date : October 2023
Summary:
Water treatment is a priority health issue that scientists must address, as treatments in place to date fail to flush a wide span of high-concern biorecalcitrant organic pollutants, antibiotics in particular. Among high-prospect AOPs, H2O2-driven photo-CWPO catalysis can yield full mineralization of refractory compounds in water at high reaction rates under solar light. However, it still faces a limited perspective for technological deployment due to the necessary external use of costly, non-sustainable H2O2 as oxidant. Based on the concept of catalytic localism, we aim at designing catalytic architectures that embark solar light active catalysts allowing in-situ H2O2 synthesis from H2O and O2 and further usage. They will be built by layer-by layer self-assembly to control the spatial positioning of both catalysts, using organic and inorganic polyelectrolytes. We finally aim at validating their use on non-pathogenic multi-species bacterial biofilms used as sentinels of water quality.
STED-like Multiphoton Lithography using Bi-functional Self-Immolative Monomers
Project acronym : UNIVERSTED
PhD Supervisors : Dr HDR Jean-Pierre Malval / Dr Hélène CHaumeil
PhD student : Aissa Id Boualim
Laboratory : Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (IS2M), Mulhouse / Laboratoire d'Innovation Moléculaire et Applications, Mulhouse
Starting date : October 2022
Research team's webpage
Summary:
In order to circumvent the real scarcity of photoinitiators suitable for STED-like multiphoton lithography, the UNIVERSTED project proposes an alternative strategy which will rehabilitate the use of any two-photon active photoinitiator. Our approach which has never been developed to date, will not focus on activation/deactivation of the photoinitiator reactivity but on construction/deconstruction of the photopolymerisable resin. For this purpose, a new generation of bi-functional monomers integrating both photocleavable and crosslinking groups will be elaborated. The implementation of these functions should guarantee a specific photo activation upon two distinctive excitation wavelengths. Therefore, these smart materials can growth and/or ‘self-immolate’ through a STED-like approach using non specific two-photon active photoinitiators.
SUPER resolved miCroscopy for studying the anisotropic opticaL properties of oriented ASsemblies of Silver nanowires
Project acronym : SUPERCLASS
PhD Supervisors : Dr HDR Manuel Flury / Dr Matthias Pauly
PhD Student : Farid Mahfoud
Laboratory : ICUBE, Strasbourg / Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg
Starting date : October 2022
Research team's webpage
Summary:
Metamaterials are nanostructures with subwavelength dimensions that allow light to be controlled in unprecedented ways. These materials can be prepared by self-assembly of nanoparticles, and the resulting optical properties depend not only on those of the individual building blocks, but mainly on interactions between them. The challenge is thus to measure light interaction with the nanostructures at the micro/nano scale in order to tune the macroscopic far-field response.
The SUPERCLASS project consists in investigating the optical properties of oriented silver nanowire films as function of light polarization and sample deformation. Polarization-dependent 2D Spectral maps will first be measured using white light interference microscopy. Then, super-resolved local spectroscopy using a microsphere will be developed to improve the lateral spatial resolution below the micrometre scale. This experimental data will be compared to rigorous electromagnetic simulations to obtain a better understanding at various scales.
Hydrogels pour une libération localisée de complexes NHC-platine ciblant la mitochondrie pour combattre le glioblastome
Project acronym: Hydro-NHC
PhD Supervisors: Béatrice Heurtault & Stéphane Bellemin-Laponnaz
PhD Student: Patricia Fernandez De Larrinoa
Laboratory: LCAMB & IPCMS
Starting date: October 2021
Summary:
The main objective of the Hydro-NHC project is to develop solutions that can simultaneously eradicate cancer cells and cancer stem cells (CSC) from glioblastoma, by applying localized treatment. To address this issue and on the basis of our previous results and hypotheses, we propose to develop organometallic complexes of type metallo-carbene -based on platinum- which induce mitochondria-dependent apoptosis in malignant cells. These complexes will then be formulated and integrated into biocompatible hydrogels based on albumin or hyaluronic acid, allowing prolonged local administration of the therapeutic agent in the heart of the malignant tissue, avoiding the need to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB).
3D Printed Monoliths and Porous Particles by Photocatalyzed Polymerization for Heterogeneous Catalysis
Project acronym: PhotoCat
PhD Supervisors: Abraham Chemtob & Morgan Cormier
PhD Student: Cloé Delacourt
Laboratory: IS2M & LIMA
Starting date: October 2021
Summary:
Supported catalysts are the major class of catalysts used in industry. With the advent of eco-efficient photoredox catalysis processes, there is a need for a new set of photocatalyst supports. PhotoCat project aims at preparing a new generation of precisely shaped porous polymer supports embedding non-toxic organic dyes. This project combines the competences of IS2M in photopolymerization and LIMA in heterogeneous photocatalysis. To ease synthesis, a photocatalyzed radical polymerization is carried out, thus avoiding the need for an initiator and resulting in the single-step preparation of the support and the physical trapping of the photocatalyst. Precise shaping of the support in the form of monoliths or particles are made possible by 3D printing and emulsion polymerization techniques. Control of porosity from micro- to macro scale is ensured by external porogens via templating or phase separation effect. These new heterogeneous photocatalysts are evaluated for model organic transformations (Aza-Henry reaction, [2+2] cyclization of dienone, 1O2photosensitization-oxidation) in batch and flow photoreactors
