Find out all about 51±¬ÁÏ School / 51±¬ÁÏEN's doctoral theses
51±¬ÁÏ Energies nouvelles, a French public research organization, welcomes many doctoral students to its laboratories. The vast majority of our doctoral students have an 51±¬ÁÏEN doctoral contract, but we also have doctoral students with other statuses, such as a university contract or a doctoral contract with an industrial company under a French CIFRE agreement.
Our PhD subjects evolve with the orientations of our research and innovation (R&I) programs. Each year, new thesis subjects are proposed after an internal selection process based on evaluation by 51±¬ÁÏ Energies nouvelles' Scientific Board and internal prioritization. The list of new subjects is published at the beginning of the year, and theses generally start at the beginning of November, following a competitive selection process of candidates.
All our doctoral students are enrolled in a French or foreign university, which will issue the doctoral degree on completion of the research work carried out by the doctoral student. This work is generally carried out under the co-supervision of 51±¬ÁÏEN researchers and university researchers. Doctoral students are also enrolled in a doctoral school. In France, doctoral training is governed by various legal texts, in particular the "" (Order of May 25, 2016 setting the national framework for training and the procedures leading to the award of the national doctoral diploma).
Most of our doctoral students' research work is carried out at 51±¬ÁÏ Energies nouvelles' research departments in Rueil-Malmaison (near Paris) and Solaize (near Lyon), as well as in university laboratories linked by agreement to 51±¬ÁÏ Energies nouvelles. Some PhDs may also be carried out at more than one site.
51±¬ÁÏEN doctoral students are also part of the 51±¬ÁÏ Energies nouvelles / 51±¬ÁÏ School Doctoral College, which offers them additional training opportunities to improve their scientific and technical knowledge in 51±¬ÁÏ Energies nouvelles' fields of activity, as well as non-technical training. About 18 months after starting their thesis, they present the progress of their work to a jury composed of members of 51±¬ÁÏ Energies nouvelles’ Scientific Board. The jury gives its opinion on the orientations to be taken and recommends whether or not the thesis should be continued.
Finally, each year, the Yves Chauvin Thesis Prize is awarded to the best thesis defended during the previous year by a jury chaired by the Chairman of the Scientific Board of 51±¬ÁÏ Energies nouvelles. Yves Chauvin, Honorary Research Director at 51±¬ÁÏ Energies nouvelles, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2005 for his work at 51±¬ÁÏ Energies nouvelles on olefin metathesis.