Studying dynamic phase transformation in titanium

CEMEF is a research lab. of MINES ParisTech I PSL University associated with CNRS, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (Unité Mixte de Recherche CNRS, UMR7635).

Overall, our missions are research and training in collaboration with industry.

Our research focuses specifically on materials and their transformation processes in the broadest sense. It extends additionally to other fields such as fluid mechanics, biomechanics or HPC for instance. On the other hand, our training programmes offer post-graduate courses related to our scientific fields of expertise. Furthermore, we are attentive to the scientific needs of industry and we set up research projects with industrial companies.

Titanium alloys are widely used in biomedical, energy and aerospace applications because of their unique combination of strength, lightness, and resistance to heat.

These properties are strongly linked to the phase transformations that take place when titanium is heated or deformed. In this project, we are interested in a particular transformation between two crystal structures, known as the α (hexagonal-closed packed) to β (body centred-cubic) transformation.

More specifically, the project focuses on the effect of external deformation on phase equilibrium and phase transformation kinetics at high temperature (∼1000°C).

Although this transformation has been observed for many years, the exact conditions that trigger it are still not fully understood.

The internship will take place in CEMEF, a research institute of Mines Paris PSL located in Sophia-Antipolis, on the French Riviera. We are looking for a motivated student with an interest in academic research. The internship can be extended into a fully funded PhD position for the right candidate

see more here :

https://www.cemef.minesparis.psl.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/OffreStageTransformationDynamiqueTitane_v2.pdf

Application: The position is for a student preparing Master degree.

Skills: Master (M2) or last year engineering student with background in materials science or mechanics and some knowledge in metallurgy. The internship can be followed directly by a PhD, for which funding is already secured.

Duration: 6 months

Stipend: ∼ 1420 €/month (SMIC)

The position is available February 2026.

Please send your CV, motivation letter, your marks from the last two years and email of a reference person

to Madeleine BIGNON, CEMEF, email : madeleine.bignon@minesparis.psl.eu