M1-AM²S Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science

Campus

Campus Arts et Métiers

Program profile

With the continuous change of manufacturing processes from the skill to the future industry 4.0, it is necessary to adapt engineer training to the new challenges. The industries of the future addressed in the AM²S training are technological domains that have the potential to transform manufacturing through a better understanding of the physical mechanisms (mechanical, thermal, chemical, electromagnetic) involved in the different processes (machining, assembly, forming, additive manufacturing, surface treatments). The measured data are used to build predictive models to optimize the materials and processes in real time and up to the real scale of the manufacturing process. 

This training will provide engineers and researchers with the fundamental knowledge and skills to understand, use, and develop advanced research in the field of Manufacturing and Materials Science.

The Master 1 Specialty “Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science” for Transport and Energy (M1-AM²S) is directly positioned before a Master 2 course (e.g. M2-AM²S). The objectives are to prepare engineers for industrial and laboratory research and also to increase their knowledge of the physics of manufacturing processes and the fundamentals of materials behavior with the aim of designing processes to achieve targeted physical properties. The courses are in association with the MSMP lab and the Learning Factories of the Aix-en-Provence campus.

Program Structure

The courses of the M1 track are composed of:

• One semester of core courses for 310 hours and 30 ECTS based on mandatory teaching units (TUs) during the first semester. These units will allow students to gain insights into mechanics and materials science for manufacturing processes and to understand the relationship between materials and processes with i) scientific core courses in mechanics and materials science (2TU), ii) calculation courses with mathematics and numerical methods for engineers and practice on CAD, iii) manufacturing technologies with the most recent developments covering the operating principles, the characteristics and practical applications of each process, iiii) the place of the engineer or the researcher in the world (3 TUs) including a first part on a research project. These last TUs will allow to develop scientific communication, team project organization, and international language skills. It will introduce the key skills to write proposals and scientific publications.
   
• A second semester of courses with the research project in Manufacturing and Material Science (300 hours and 30 ECTS). Advanced materials and manufacturing processes will be addressed in order to optimize the processes to a targeted surface integrity (topography, residual fields, microstructure). Concepts of functional surface engineering and how they are used to optimize the performance of components are introduced. Physics of manufacturing and quality control courses with hands-on approaches will be provided. The physical interactions between the tool and the material are analyzed with experimental techniques and modeling tools. A mechanical design sequence will allow the manufacturing process to be taken into account in a durability design. The second part of the research project will continue this semester based on the skills of the MSMP laboratory.
• Individual research internship lasting 6 to 8 weeks. The internship will be conducted in a research setting (university laboratory, industry research department). Dates: May-June – 6 ECTS.

The courses are based on lectures, seminar talks, specific training, and computer-based numerical simulation and/or smart computing. For some TUs, a small individual or team research project is used to improve the students' human skills.

Along the courses, an individual laboratory research project (parts I and II) will be carried out in MSMP laboratory and supervised by professors. The subject of the projects will be proposed by the supervisors at the beginning of the first semester.

Flow chart showing the program structure of AM²S training, including M1