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The Institute of Physics and Chemistry of Materials in Strasbourg (IPCMS) is a mixed research unit between CNRS and Unistra, UMR 7504. It was founded in 1987 and is located in Strasbourg, France, in the district of Cronenbourg.

History
The IPCMS (Institute of Physics and Chemistry of Materials in Strasbourg) was born from a reflection initiated in the early eighties on the need to refocus and coordinate research in the physics and chemistry of condensed matter and materials. In the context of the then emerging Materials Center in Strasbourg, a first reorganization project for condensed matter physics was formalized in 1983. Then, in the same years, the strategic importance of materials for innovation is recognized, justifying the extension of the initial project to chemists, to constitute the backbone of the future institute by bringing together physicists and chemists on the objective of designing and studying new materials (metals, ceramics, ...) for their electronic properties (magnetic, optical, dielectric, etc.). CNRS-ULP -EHICS Mixed Unit, the IPCMS is officially created in 1987 with François Gautier as Director and Jean-Claude Bernier as Deputy Director. Originally located on five different sites of the University of Strasbourg, it was in 1994 that members of the IPCMS were grouped together in the current building on the Cronenbourg campus. The IPCMS is then organized into five research groups around three types of materials - polymers and organic materials, metallic materials, ceramics and inorganic materials - and two topics of study: nonlinear optics and optoelectronics. on the one hand, surfaces and interfaces on the other hand.

Scientific orientations
The multi-disciplinary nature of the IPCMS is expressed by leading activities in spin electronics, magnetism, ultra-fast optics, electron microscopy and local probes, biomaterials as well as in the synthesis and characterization of functional organic, inorganic or hybrid materials. All scales are considered from the isolated molecule to organized nanostructures on surfaces and single or two-dimensional objects, up to nano-devices. To carry out these studies, the Institute has an important instrumental park for the fabrication and characterization of materials at all scales. The developments are also based on recognized theoretical skills. The projects LabEX NIE and EquipEX UNION and UTEM that the IPCMS directs reflect the recognized position of the laboratory. Located on the campus of Cronenbourg, IPCMS is affiliated with the Institutes of Physics and Chemistry of the CNRS as well as the UFR of Physics & Engineering, it is also affiliated with the European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials (ECPM), and the Faculty of Chemistry and "Physics Telecom" of the University of Strasbourg.

Departments
The IPCMS now employs a staff of 240 including about 80 researchers and teacher-researchers and 60 ITAs, whose activities are divided into five departments.


 * Department of Inorganic Materials Chemistry (DCMI)
 * Department of Organic Materials (DMO)
 * Department of Magnetism of NanoStructured Objects (DMONS)
 * Department of Ultrafast Optics and Nanophotonics (DON)
 * Department Surfaces and Interfaces (DSI)

Notes and references
- WEB site: IPCMS