Light, Molecules, Matter (LUMOMAT) - Master's level

The LUMOMAT Master's degree is part of the high-potential field of photoscience, and photochemistry in particular. Its aim is to train top-level engineers and researchers capable of meeting today's major challenges in the fields of energy, health, the environment and information storage.

The synergy of skills brought together in the Lumomat team gives you the opportunity to develop unique know-how in the field of molecules and molecular materials. Teaching is based on a balance of lectures, practical work, tutorials and immersion in research laboratories. Workshops and projects involving close interaction with academic and industrial players give you the opportunity to tailor your course to suit the direction of your career plans.

Workshops and practical work are supported by state-of-the-art equipment available in the partner laboratories and platforms of the LUMOMAT Ecole Universitaire de Recherche (EUR), to which this course belongs. The complementary skills of these teams enable us to master the entire chain of molecular architecture development: design, modeling, synthesis and application.
 

The Lumomat research ecosystem

 The Lumomat programme has been awarded the Graduate Programme label by Nantes Université. This label, supported by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), certifies that the program draws on the research skills of internationally recognized laboratories, and trains students in both the scientific approach and cutting-edge technologies. The skills acquired within the accredited Masters programs enable successful professional integration as engineers, consultants or project managers in the R&D departments of major corporations or innovative SMEs. If you're interested in pursuing a doctorate, this Master's degree also offers you optimum preparation, since the teaching team is also in charge of coordinating doctoral programs in this field.


 

Why joining the Graduate Programme LUMOMAT?

• Access to a large collaborative network of researchers and teacher-researchers in France and abroad;
• A range of skills and equipment from four partner laboratories with complementary expertise in the Pays de la Loire and Brittany regions;
• Access to scientific events such as the bi-annual Summer School and the Journées Scientifiques.
• Funding of university scholarships for the best foreign students;
• The option of a work-study course in M2;
• Mobility grants to finance internships abroad;
• Courses taught in English;
• Frequent interaction with industry (courses, conferences, company visits, internships).

The possibility of a work-study program (apprenticeship or professional training contract) or an engineering program (through a Master's degree in Engineering) gives access to additional and complementary knowledge and skills (management, communication, project management, entrepreneurship) that are essential for integrating into companies and taking up operational engineering positions, or for creating innovative start-ups.

What makes the Lumomat approach unique:

A multidisciplinary approach to organic and hybrid materials, from design and characterisation through to integration into photonic and electronic devices