Energy and Environment - Research Centres IMT Nord Europe

A centre dedicated to two key themes

IMT Nord Europe’s Centre for Education, Research and Innovation in Energy Environment (CERI EE) focuses its research on two scientific areas:

Atmospheric Science,

Energy Efficiency

Atmospheric Science (SAGE team)

The study of the Earth’s atmosphere relies on the ability to describe a complex system at very diverse scales. The state of the atmosphere affects the activities of modern society and alters the quality of our environment and our health. It is therefore essential to understand all the mechanisms that can provide solutions to society’s issues and challenges related to the atmosphere such as climate change, biodiversity, air quality, and environmental health.
This research area of CERI EE focuses on the physicochemistry of trace air species and its fields of application include both outdoor ambient air (troposphere) and indoor environments (premises and confined spaces). They aim to gain a better understanding of the processes of generation and transformation of air pollutants and propose solutions adapted to the needs of society and economic stakeholders.

Energy efficiency (ECSP Team)

Energy efficiency is a multifaceted approach that refers to the ratio between the useful energy produced by a system and the total energy consumed to operate it. This concept is often interpreted in a broader sense to refer to technologies and practices that reduce energy consumption while maintaining an equivalent level of final performance.

The various approaches may include:

the envelope of structures such as buildings and their insulation techniques (architecture, heating), which is referred to passive efficiency,
improvement of the energy efficiency of processes or technological equipment used, which is called active efficiency.

International influence

IMT Nord Europe joined the Shanghai World Ranking in 2020 in the “Atmospheric Sciences” theme (under the name IMT Lille Douai) based on the quantity and quality of its international publications.

CERI EE also has around ten active patents demonstrating its ability to develop its research work, particularly to benefit companies.

Finally, CERI EE became the European national centre for the measurement of reactive trace species in ambient air as part of the European research infrastructure ACTRIS (Research Infrastructure for Aerosols, Clouds and Trace Gases).

Engineering training and doctoral studies

The two scientific fields of expertise mentioned above, atmospheric sciences and energy efficiency, are integral parts of the various educational programmes led by CERI EE or taught through other regional training courses (License, Master, etc.).

Their broad scope covers other areas in the field of energy and the environment in order to prepare our future engineers for their careers in which they will be faced with the major industrial, environmental and societal challenges of our world.

They pertain to general engineering programmes, apprenticeship programmes in Energy Engineering, advanced Master’s on energy-plus buildings and management of professional and technological risks, and the “Atmospheric Environment” international Master’s programme.

SPOCs and MOOCs in the fields of fluid mechanics and air quality (Air quality: Causes and Impacts) round out this range of courses and have been available for several years now.

Finally, a significant component is dedicated to doctoral training since the school is authorised to award PhD degrees, with thesis numbers of between 30 to 40 PhD students of any nationality.

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Related themes

Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Reactivity

Multiphysical Environments and Systems

Fluidic Environments and Components

Indoor Air Quality

Sources and impacts of trace air pollutants

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A centre dedicated to two key themes IMT Nord Europe’s Centre for Education, Research and Innovation in Energy Environment (CERI EE) focuses its research on two scientific areas: Atmospheric Science, Energy Efficiency Atmospheric Science (SAGE team) The study of the…