Faculty of Sciences

Master NanoPhysics

Formation's goal

Profiles and skills targeted

Career opportunities

Our offer comes in response to a flagrant disinterest on the part of our students in physics. We believe that their lack of interest is justified given that the current offer does not meet the ambitions of our students or a national need. Applied physics has been largely neglected because it requires more resources and more experimental skills. The exceptionally Multi-Physical aspect of microsystems (MEMS) and nanosystems (NEMS) gives them a strong position with our students because they provide a certain much sought-after scientific mobility. The revolution of new technologies and more specifically in the fields of physics of microsystems gives relevance to the establishment of this Master. The physicist, through his mastery of multiple phenomena, will intervene in the development of applications with certain scientific and technical repercussions. The mastery of this field becomes imperative given that the physicist will work as well with biologists and doctors on living things with BioMEMS and microfluidics as with aircraft designers with AeroMEMS, RFMEMS for the use of the electromagnetic spectrum, with nuclear people for hardened sensors. It is up to the physicist to convey the scientific principles of physics to his environment. We must stop this isolation of basic sciences such as physics.

So following the development of a bachelor's degree in the same theme and a doctorate, master's training was necessary to give our students a complete offer.

Algeria will have to seize this opportunity of facility as well technological, scientific as economic (low cost of investment) which brings the microsystems and a little less the nanosystems. The future physicist will have to be the engine of this revolution and he will have to be equipped for it: this is the vocation of this Master.

Our Faculty of Science at Saad Dahlab University in Blida 1 wants to get even closer to its students and try to motivate them to do physics. And the range of Masters offers will give our students more desire to make physics their profession as researchers in the state centers of the DGRSDT or in future companies developing applications on microsystems and nanosystems.

This scientific theme will require an excellent number and quality, which has encouraged us to offer this Master's in the Physics of Microsystems and Nanosystems to complete the LMD cycle because our Doctorate has already been approved.

These three cycles will make it possible to inject a quota of physicists applied to micro and nano physics where they are highly sought after overseas, but also to provide Algeria with a scientific strike force in applied physics and especially in the field of micro and nano technologies which is, I think, strategic and even vital…

These Micro and Nano physicists will be the real wealth of this country because all the countries of the world work and go into micro and nano sciences. Anticipating this voice will be a major asset over the next ten years because the research forecasting program that the DGRSDT is preparing and focuses on micro and nanosciences as a priority

The target course will be a bachelor's degree in physics followed by a master's degree in microsystems and nanosystems physics. Of course, some will have to continue their LMD doctorate to be the spearhead in the theme. The research centers of the DGRSDT, the clean room of the CDTA, will find certain comfort in our students. University research work and joint teaching with the CDTA will open up significant opportunities. European research laboratories have an enormous need given the effort made to develop the sciences of microsystems and nanosystems in pure research and R&D.

We are counting enormously on the hope of a chemistry room with a controlled atmosphere where various stakeholders within the university will rub shoulders: chemist, physicist, biologist, electronics engineer, mechanic, etc. Because we believe that this activity will be unifying within our universities and the direct and indirect impact on our society are obvious. The creation of niches and micro-enterprises should also be considered, especially since the field of micro-sciences (MEMS & NEMS) does not require colossal investment resources such as microelectronics. Our Doctors will then be experts and our Masters will be the driving force and our graduates will be able to work there. A final point to take into account: it is the wide penetration of MEMS products everywhere from the operating theater to the aircraft, passing through the automobile and military applications. This will force all stakeholders to appeal to our students by offering them jobs.

Master's program in NanoPhysics

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1st year

1 semester

Teaching unit	VHS	weekly VH				coefficient	Credits	Assessment method
Teaching unit	14-16 weeks	C	TD	TP	Other	coefficient	Credits	Continued	Examen
fundamental teaching units
UEF1.1(O/P)
Physics of Microfluidic Systems	67,5	2,5	2,0		AP	3	6	*	*
Mechanics of continuous environments - Micromechanics	82,5	2,0	2,0	1,5	AP	3	6	*	*
Electromagnetism of media	52,5	2,0	1,5			3	6	*	*
EU methodology
EMU1.1(O/P)
Micro Manufacturing (I)	67,5	1,5	1,5	1,5	AP	3	5	*	*
Random signal analysis	37,5	1,5	1,0			2	4	*	*
EU discovery
UED1.1(O/P)
Artificial intelligence (deep learning) for MEMS and NEMS	45,0	1,5		1,5	AP	1	1	*	*
transversal teaching units
UET1.1(O/P)
Technical English	22,5	1,5				2	2		*
Total Semester 1	375,0	12,5	8,0	4,5		17	30

2 semester

Teaching unit	VHS	weekly VH				coefficient	Credits	Assessment method
Teaching unit	14-16 weeks	C	TD	TP	Other	coefficient	Credits	Continued	Examen
fundamental teaching units
UEF2.1(O/P)
Modeling and design of microsystems & Nanosystems	90,0	2,5	2,0	1,5	AP	3	6	*	*
Superconductivity	52,5	2,0	1,5			3	6	*	*
Electrical Noise in Microsystems & Nanosystems	60,0	2,0	2,0			3	6	*	*
EU methodology
EMU2.1(O/P)
Nano Manufacturing (II)	52,5	1,0	1,0	1,5	AP	3	4	*	*
Characterization techniques for Microsystems & Nanosystems	37,5	1,0		1,5	AP	1	3	*	*
Microfluidic measurement technique in BIOMEMS	15,0	1,0			AP	1	2		*
EU discovery
UED2.1(O/P)
Surface waves & phononic crystals	45,0	2,0	1,0			1	1		*
transversal teaching units
UET2.1(O/P)
Technical English	22,5	1,5				2	2		*
Total Semester 2	375,0	13,0	7,5	4,5		17	30

2nd year

3 semester

Teaching unit	VHS	weekly VH				coefficient	Credits	Assessment method
Teaching unit	14-16 weeks	C	TD	TP	Other	coefficient	Credits	Continued	Examen
fundamental teaching units
UEF3.1(O/P)
Mesoscopic Physics	60,0	2,5	1,5			4	6	*	*
Electronics for Microsystems & Nanosystems	90,0	2,5	2,0	1,5	AP	3	6	*	*
Laser optoelectronic integrated optics	52,5	2,0	1,5		AP	2	6	*	*
EU methodology
EMU3.1(O/P)
Chemistry of electroplating and etching	75,0	2,0	1,5	1,5	AP	3	5	*	*
Principle of measurement micro & Nano Sensor / Actuator	30,0	1,0	1,0		AP	2	4	*	*
EU discovery
UED3.1(O/P)
Circuit and technique HF, VHF in microsystems & nanosystems	22,5	1,5			AP	1	1	*	*
transversal teaching units
UET3.1(O/P)
Bibliographic study of a project	22,5	1,5			AP	1	1	*
English	22,5	1,5				1	1		*
Total Semester 3	375,0	14,5	7,5	3,0		17	30

4 semester

Internship in a company sanctioned by a dissertation and a defence.

	VHS	coefficient	Credits
Personal work	270	11	20
Company internship	85	4	6
seminars	20	2	4
other (explain, list,)
Total Semester 4	375	17	30

Overall summary of the training

(indicate the separate global VH in progress, TD, for the 04 teaching semesters, for the different types of UE)

UE VH	UEF	UEM	UED	UET	Internship + Dissertation defended (S4)	Total
Courses	300,0	135,0	75,0	90,0		600,0
TD	240,0	90,0	15,0			345,0
TP	67,5	90,0	22,5			180,0
Personal work	190,0	90,0	70,0	30,0	380,0	760,0
other (explain, list,) Seminar and work placement					150,0	150,0
Total	797,5	405,0	182,5	120,0	530,0	2035,0
Credits	54	27	3	6	30	120
% in credits for each teaching unit	45,00	22,50	02,50	05,00	25,00	100,00