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PhD Theses 2026

ICSM is offering several PhD positions starting in Fall 2026. Join us to:

  • Contribute to cutting-edge projects in separation chemistry,
  • Collaborate with renowned experts in the field,
  • Enhance your skills in a dynamic and stimulating environment.

Further information, here

PhD defense of Rita SALAMEH

from the LSFC team and on the following topic:
"Depollution of sandy-loam soil by washing assisted with ultrasound"

Defense scheduled for Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM (Auditorium ICSM).


Teams

Study of Matter in Environmental Conditions (L2ME)

Objective of the team: A multi-scale approach for material characterization, from nanometer to micron, in real space and in Fourier space.

Equipments

Characterization of Liquid / Gas, Liquid / Liquid or Liquid / Solid interfaces

Several techniques for characterizing solid, liquid interfaces exist at the ICSM in order to quantify sorption or transfer and exchange phenomena

The Institute for Separation Chemistry in Marcoule (ICSM)

Created in January 2007, the Marcoule Institute in Separation Chemistry (ICSM) is a Joint Research Unit (UMR 5257) between the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the University of Montpellier (UM) and the National Graduate School of Chemistry in Montpellier (ENSCM). ICSM is composed of 3 research axes gathering 8 laboratories working in close collaboration (see the 2019-2022 scientific report, pdf format):

Credit:University Montpellier

It is affiliated with the Chemistry Division of the University of Montpellier, as well as the Institute of Sciences and Technologies for a Circular Economy of Low-Carbon Energies (ISEC) within the Energy Division (DES) of CEA Marcoule. In this context, ICSM aims to develop fundamental research with the primary objective of "offering choices" for the development of separation chemistry processes applied to the field of decarbonized energies, while integrating the challenges of sustainable nuclear energy and the broader challenges of recycling for a virtuous circular economy.