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Chemistry
General objectives
Chemistry is a very important sector in human activities in which very concrete and complex situations coexist . Professionals in charge of that sector must have many qualities such as an acute sense of analysis , practical intelligence , ability to innovate , good communication skills and adaptability.Such abilities are fostered in the CFI Department whose aim is to train generalist chemical engineerswith specific competences in one of the following sectors :- chemistry
- chemical process engineering
- polymer materials
- Trained to do research and thanks to their expertise in synthesis or analytical techniques , young chemical engineers will be able to create active molecules or elaborate materials.
- Trained to engineering science , they will make a name for themselves in chemical process engineering because they know how to associate computing ,automatics and chemical engineering.
- Trained to Human sciences and to economics , being able to speak several foreign languages , they will be highly qualified to animate a group and to have talks with specialists in all disciplines and coming from all countries .
Training
Training is organized in course catalogues on a basis of 6 semesters :
- 3rd year ( 5th and 6th semesters ) = common core courses
- 4th year ( 7th and 8th semesters ) =common core and optional courses + study projects
- 5th year ( 9th and 10th semesters ) = optional courses +internship at the end of the year
Each course catalogue corresponds to a 60 hour programme of courses ( lectures , TD , TP and tutorship ) .There are 3 groups of course catalogues:
- Common core course catalogues : students will acquire and deepen knowledge in mathematics, computing signal instrumentation and processing automatics , chemical engineering , analytic chemistry , organic chemistry , mineral chemistry , materials , polymers ,management and human sciences , 2 foreign languages ( English +German , Spanish or Japanese ), physical and sporting activities and opening to the industrial world
- Optional course catalogues : students will deepen initial training in 1 of the 3 options of the CFI Department ( fine chemistry ,chemical engineering , polymers ).
- Free course catalogues : students are invited to personalize their university profile and course thanks to a supplementary training ( whether scientific or not ) and to course catalogues based on personal fulfilment ( personal project , final year internship study projects ). Students are also asked to acquire autonomy and professional experience.
For further information , see the course catalogues of the CFI Department
Humanities courses : quite an asset !
Management and Human sciences : economics , businesses organization systems , personal training , management , finance , marketing and quality .
- 2 foreign languages ( English +German or Spanish ) , practising languages in one 's professional life , in daily life + introductory courses on civilisation +preparation for the TOEIC .
- Physical and sporting activities : endurance race cycles and sport practising .
- Courses stimulating personal initiative and opening to the business world.
Courses are organized in small TD groups and emphasis is put on personal work thanks to tutorship , mini projects , surveys and studie on technical articles , publications and also thanks to study projects (360 hours ) or final internship – or during the second year of a master for students who wish to do so - (800 hours ). New Educative Technologies are much used on that purpose.
Aid from laboratories is essential to the activities of INSA's Junior Entreprise. Participation of professionals such as engineers , researchers , experts or administrators during courses complement the trainings through professional openings to the industrial world.
Relationships with the industrial world
Students do a 5 -month final internship which is part and parcel of their training.
International relations
Final year industrial internships are managed by a dynamic service and about 30% students take place abroad ( EU ,Finland , the USA, Canada , Japan ) .Various exchange programmes such as Erasmus or Crepuq enable a certain number of students to do their final year abroad ( EUand Canada ). The CFI Department also welcomes foreign students who come to France to qualify as chemical engineers.
The Research Master
A strong interaction between courses and research with 3 poles of excellence.
IRCOF ( Institut de Recherche en Chimie Organique Fine - Research Institute specialized in Fine Organic Chemistry ): laboratory associated to the CNRS – 200 researchers ( specialty : organic synthesis )
LRCP ( Laboratoire des Risques Chimiques et Procédés - Laboratory specialized in chemical risks and process engineering ) :automation of reactors and process safety - transfert of technology with large industrial groups or SME. L2M (Macromolecular Materials Laboratory ): elaboration and study of the thermic and mechanic performance of polymers .
Science and Technologies Master - chemistry with a special field : polymers and surfaces- structures and functions.
Career openings
Graduates are recruited by large industrial groups , SME and SMI in a wide range of fields including R&D , production , product manager , .... reaching far beyond the traditional areas of chemistry .
Number of students
- 60 chemical engineers are graduated each year within the CFI Department
- 40 permanent or non permanent teachers and researchers
- Administrative and technical staff : 15
- Teaching and research premises : 5,000 sq m
CFI Department is part and parcel of the Fédération Gay Lussac grouping together the 17 French « Ecoles de Chimie »
Contact
The Fine Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department
INSA de Rouen - Place Émile Blondel
B.P. 08 - 76131 Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex
tel : 33 [0] 2 35 52 84 79
fax : 33 [0] 2 35 52 84 76
Secretary : Axelle Truffert
