Sciences études

Physique et data

Les données font partie du quotidien des physiciens. Qu’elles soient issues de mesures ou de simulations, qu’elles soient disponibles en très grande quantité ou en petit nombre, ces « data » nécessitent l’application de méthodes adaptées pour fournir un maximum d’informations utiles aux scientifiques. 

Cette finalité propose de compléter l’excellente formation de base des physiciens en modélisation et en méthodes numériques en leur donnant les clefs pour développer des outils spécifiques au traitement, à la visualisation et à l’interprétation des données. 

Vos objectifs

  • Acquérir des compétences en analyse, traitement et visualisation des données. 
  • Être capables de répondre aux demandes des laboratoires de recherche et de l’industrie pour la manipulation des données scientifiques. 
  • Développer des solutions innovantes, à la frontière des data sciences et de la physique. 

Les atouts de la formation

  • Un choix entre une spécialisation et une formation plus large à travers les cours à options, le mémoire, les travaux personnels et le stage. 
  • Une ouverture à la société grâce à un stage - en Belgique ou à l’étranger - qui vous permet de peaufiner votre formation de physiciens et vous offre l’opportunité de nombreuses rencontres et expériences scientifiques et humaines. Le séjour Erasmus et la visite de laboratoires de renommée internationale sont également fortement encouragés. 
  • Une formation large dans les différents domaines de la physique avec des spécialisations (lasers, nouveaux matériaux, physique environnementale, physique du vivant, data science et didactique) qui offrent de très nombreuses possibilités d’emploi directement après le master. 
  • Une sensibilité à l’éthique : responsabilité des physiciens dans la construction d’un monde plus juste et plus durable. 

La recherche et le mémoire

Sciences études

La recherche en physique et data recouvre, entre autres, le développement d’algorithmes pour l’analyse et l’interprétation de données spectroscopiques, l’optimisation de nouveaux matériaux sur base de simulations numériques et/ou de données expérimentales, l’analyse d’images de microscopie électronique... Par exemple, l’extraction de lumière par des LEDs a été optimisée par des algorithmes génétiques. 

Par la classification des données abstraites, le machine learning permet des prises de décision intelligentes basées sur l’analyse automatique de ces données. Il permet également de proposer des matériaux inédits à partir des propriétés des solides existants. 

Les autres masters en physique

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Physicists' professions

Various skills

Thanks to their general multidisciplinary training (physics, mathematics, computer science, physical chemistry, new materials...), physicists are offered a fairly wide range of careers: academic research, teaching, computer-related activities, development activities in industry and hospitals...

Tough and rigorous, with good analytical skills, excellent mathematical modeling abilities and a rich scientific culture, physicists contribute to the advancement of knowledge and the development of applications in the service of mankind.

All these high value-added skills make physicists valued professionals on the job market.

Pushing the limits of our knowledge

According to a survey of our alumni, more than half of young graduates start their professional lives with experience in scientific research, mainly in academia, in Belgium or abroad. Universities and public funds finance the completion of a PhD (usually 4 years) or grant scholarships for participation in a research program.

Other physicists pursue their investigative work at leading-edge research institutes in very specific fields (e.g. CENAERO, a center of excellence in aeronautics in Gosselies, CERN, the particle physics laboratory in Geneva, SCK-CEN, the center for the study of nuclear energy in Mol or the Royal Meteorological Institute).

Developing industrial applications

In industrial settings, physicists are also involved in the development of high-tech or highly specific products (e.g. glass treated to save energy, safer sheet metal for the automotive industry, cyclotrons for nuclear medicine, etc.). They are also found at the head of important responsibilities downstream from research and development, notably in production departments.

Informatics and telecommunications

A solid IT background makes physicists operational in IT service companies (consultancy) or in any type of user organization (bank, insurance company,
etc.). The telecommunications sector in particular calls on the expertise of physicists for their skills in optics, electronics or even information processing.

Transmitting a passion for reality

Among the activities open to physicists, teaching and the world of training in general remain very buoyant. Over 15% of our professionally active graduates communicate their passion for reality by teaching physics as well as science and mathematics in Haute École or upper secondary education.

Physics and medicine

In the hospital environment, physicists work alongside doctors: they take part in drawing up treatment plans for patients cared for by nuclear medicine; they ensure the quality control of various medical imaging equipment; they also contribute to the development of new analysis technologies.

Expert physicists

The administration calls on the expertise of physicists. They guide policies on energy, the environment, space, etc., for example by issuing opinions on research priorities.

Testimonials from former students

The research institute where I work is concerned with the composition of our atmosphere and air quality. We are developing analytical techniques for
continuous measurement of the concentration of a range of key atmospheric gases, using satellite and ground-based instruments. These activities are carried out in an international context, in collaboration with major European agencies such as ESA and EUMETSAT.

Christophe - Institute of Space Aeronomy

Thanks to the work accomplished during my PhD thesis at UNamur and the encounters made, I am now a postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in California. My time is divided between laboratory work, analysis of results and writing articles or scientific projects. In the laboratory, the tasks to be accomplished are diverse and include both highly technical and highly specialized aspects, such as laser alignment, sample preparation and data acquisition. Analysis of results includes code development.

Frédéric - Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

At UNamur, I acquired a solid background in physics as well as a passion for optical phenomena present in living organisms, such as their staining. I am currently conducting
research into the fluorescence of beetles and butterflies. This research is interdisciplinary, enabling me to work not only with physicists, but also with biologists, chemists and engineers. The aim is to understand the influence of color on the behavior of living organisms, with a view to developing new technological applications inspired by nature.

Sébastien - University of Exeter in the UK

After my thesis at UNamur, where I acquired solid multidisciplinary knowledge, I did a two-year postdoctorate at a marine biology institute in San Diego. Now I work as a corporate consultant, at all levels: market research, sales reorganization, purchasing, tender support.

Annick - H & Z