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www.uliege.be Duy Nguyen (ngocduy.nguyen@uliege.be) Partner presentation | 13/2/19, Grenoble


 2 Erasmus Mundus FAME+ 
 University of Liège Quantum materials and functional nanostructures

The City of Liège A cosmopolitan city of art and history, with a strong industrial and intellectual indentity At the heart of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion (with Maastricht, Aachen) and the Greater Region (Luxemburg, Saarbrücken, Metz, Nancy) Rapid train and road links with major European cities (Brussels, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Cologne) Liège FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 3

The City of Liège A major transport and logistics centre (2nd river port in Europe, Liege Airport) A city underdoing full renewal symbolised by the work of world renowned architects : Santiago Calatrava (high speed railway station) et Ron Arad (Médiacité) FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 4

University of Liege | Campuses Liège, the city center 
 The Rector's Office, the Administration, the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, 
 the HEC Management School, the Faculty of Architecture FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 5

University of Liege | Campuses ULiège, the Sart Tilman campus : 
 A leafy campus of 760 hectares, a center of higher education and research and home of the Faculty of Sciences FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 6

University of Liege | Data sheet Founded in 1817 24 000 students, ~ 23% from abroad, ~ 2 200 PhD students ~ 660 academics active in research, ~ 3500 researchers 80 000 living graduates (10% abroad) ~ 4700 graduates each year 11 Faculties, School and Institutes 200+ master studies 65 advanced master studies 29 doctoral colleges FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 7

University of Liege | Data sheet Partnerships with over 700 institutions in Europe and the world 1545 conventions signed in 68 countries European quality labels ‣ ECTS and Diploma Supplement ‣ HRS4R ‘Human Resources Strategy for Researchers’ European pioneer concerning Open Access since 2008 with the ORBi platform 
 (over 170 000 references, more than 110 000 of which with integral text) FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 8

University of Liege | Data sheet A pioneer in Wallonia for research valorisation ‣ 134 spin-offs created; 92 still active; > 127 million Euros ‣ > 830 patents; > 3 000 researchers Integrated research-valorisation structures in growth sectors ‣ WSL space and engineering sciences ‣ GIGA (interdisciplinary group for applied genoproteomics - life sciences) ‣ Aquapôle water/environment sciences Overall budget : ~ 420 million Euros FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 9

University of Liege | FAME+ 2.100 students, including ~ 550 PhD students 90 professors and 900+ researchers The Institute of Physics The Institute of Chemistry FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 10

11 Erasmus Mundus FAME+ 
 Master courses at University of Liège Quantum materials and functional nanostructures

University of Liege | Programme Complements in materials phys./chem. 
 2 ECTS (can be waived if Master thesis motivated) 30 ECTS Elective courses 28 ECTS (supervisor/advisor from ULiège, a co-supervisor from a collaborating lab (including up to 8 ECTS from can be added) other ULiège programmes, 
 for instance 
 the engineering school) FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 12

University of Liege | Elective courses (1/2) Quantum Materials : Design and Modeling ECTS (hours) PHYS3003-1 Functional Materials : theory and modelling 4 (20 h.+10 h.) CHIM9227-1 Quantum Chemistry 4 (30 h.+10 h.) PHYS3004-1 Physics of nanomaterials 4 (20 h.+10 h.) PHYS0980-1 Spectroscopy of materials 4 (20 h.+10 h.) CHIM9232-1 Biohybrids: theory and modelling 4 (30 h.) CHIM9233-1 Molecular logic 2 (15 h.) PHYS0981-1 Quantum modeling of materials properties 4 (20 h.+10 h.) PHYS3023-1 Physics of magnetic materials 4 (20 h.+10 h.) FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 13

University of Liege | Elective courses (1/2) Functional materials and nanostructures: fabrication and characterization ECTS (hours) CHIM9228-1 Macromolecular Chemistry 4 (20 h.+15 h.) CHIM9256-1 Advanced solid state chemistry 4 (30 h.) CHIM9230-1 Nanomaterials, (electro)synthesis and applications 4 (30 h.) CHIM9231-1 Characterisation of Biomaterials 4 (15 h.+15 h.) CHIM9234-1 Polymers and environment 2 (15 h.) CHIM9257-1 Introduction to solid state NMR 2 (15 h.) CHIM9235-1 Characterization of nanostructures by scanning probe techniques 2 (15 h.) 4 (15 h.+15 h.) PHYS0982-1 Physics of semiconductors PHYS3037-1 Nanofabrication : principles and techniques 4 (25 h.+15 h.) FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 14

FAME+ at ULiège | Research groups ‣ PHYTHEMA | Theoretical Materials Physics ‣ TPC | Theoretical Physical Chemistry ‣ CERM | Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules ‣ GREENMAT | Group of Research in Energy and Environment from Materials ‣ SPIN | Solid-state Physics - Interfaces and Nanostructures ‣ NANOMAT | Physics of Nanostructures and Materials ‣ EPNM | Experimental Physics of Nanostructured Materials ‣ NANOCHEM | Nanochemistry and Molecular Systems ‣ MSLAB | Mass Spectrometry Laboratory FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 15

FAME+ at ULiège | PHYTHEMA ‣ Theoretical Materials Physics | www.phythema.ulg.ac.be 
 We are active in the atomic-scale theory and modeling of the properties of materials, using first- and second-principles techniques based on density functional theory. Our primary interests are to reveal materials properties at the atomic scale, elucidate their microscopic origin and exploit the acquired knowledge to realize the rational design of bulk compounds and artificial nanostructures with optimized functional properties for applications in Electronics, Spintronics, Oxitronics and Energy. ‣ Research topics Ferroelectrics and antiferroelectrics, Magneto-electric multiferroics, Polarons, Spin, orbital and charge orderings in ABO3 perovskites ‣ Master thesis examples 
 First-principles study of the electronic and thermoelectric properties of Ca 3 Co 4 O 9 
 First-principles study of multiferroic oxides : application to BiFeO 3 
 First-principles study of the dielectric, dynamical and ferroelectric properties of LiNbO 3 FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 16

FAME+ at ULiège | TPC ‣ Theoretical Physical Chemistry | www.tcp.ulg.ac.be 
 The TPC group research activities focus on the theory and modeling of the dynamics of molecular systems subject to external perturbations. ‣ Research topics Molecular logic using quantum intra- and inter- molecular dynamics, Attochemistry, Quantum dynamics of excited states in dense level systems and the control of energy and charge transfer, Electronic, structural, optical, transport and magnetic properties of molecular and nanosystems, Systems biology: Information Theoretic Approach for the analysis of high throughput genomic and proteomic data ‣ Master thesis examples 
 Electronic atto dynamics in molecules following excitation by attopulses 
 Design of molecular logic gates by optical addressing 
 Design of molecular logic gates by electrical addressing 
 Design of intelligent sensors anchored on surfaces FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 17

FAME+ at ULiège | CERM ‣ Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules www.cerm.ulg.ac.be 
 The CERM develops novel research axes in macromolecular chemistry, such as electropoly- merization and biomaterials, radical polymerization of vinylic monomers and materials design including composites, degradable materials mainly obtained by ring-opening polymerization processes, controlled polymerization processes and emulsions. ‣ Research topics Development of new polymerization techniques, Synthesis of well-defined copolymers, Preparation of new nanohybrids for electronics and biomedical applications, Design of multifunctional (nano)coatings, Preparation of (co)polymers and nanocomposites in supercritical CO 2 ‣ Master thesis examples 
 Synthesis of biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers based on polyesters 
 Polyphosphate-based copolymers as solid polymer electrolytes in Lithium-Metal batteries 
 Solid polymer electrolytes based on poly(PEG-oxo-carbonate-co-cyclic carbonate-thioether) copolymers FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 18

FAME+ at ULiège | GREENMAT Group of Research in Energy and Environment from Materials www.greenmat.uliege.be 
 ‣ The GREENMAT group is a research laboratory specializing in the development and characterization of inorganic materials. We develop powders, bulk materials or coatings for applications related to energy, environment, health or protective coatings. In most projects, we pay special attention to the control of microstructure, porosity and interfaces in order to optimize the material properties. ‣ Research topics Structural ceramics (shaping and densification), Functional materials (especially oxides) with applications in the fields of energy (storage/conversion/management) and environment, Powder technology applied to the pharmaceutical/biomedical field ‣ Master thesis examples 
 Hierarchical porous TiO 2 and ionic liquid-like polysiloxane electrolyte for DSSCs 
 Influence of porosity on the electrochromic properties of tungsten oxide films 
 Growth and Characterization of Sr 2 FeMoO 6 Thin Films on Ceramic Substrates FAME+ ULiège - February 2019 19