The Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (ICP-CSIC) in Madrid is a CSIC research institute focused on catalysis, chemical processes, and their applications, particularly in energy and environment.
Address: Calle Marie Curie, 2, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Catalysis, Chemical Engineering, Petrochemistry
Domains taught:
- Chemistry, Engineering, Food Science, Materials, Process Control
Diplomas*:
- Doctor
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
CSIC institute. Collaborations with universities, chemical industries, and energy companies for research projects and training of researchers.
Research:
Research in heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, sustainable chemical processes, biorefineries, CO2 utilization, petroleum refining, and environmental catalysis.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
150
Current students***:
70
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
200
Pros
Leading Spanish research institute in catalysis and its applications, with strong industry relevance.
Cons
Primarily a research institute. Degrees via collaborating universities.
Best For
PhD students and researchers specializing in catalysis, chemical process engineering, or sustainable chemistry.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Also strong in chemistry, materials and engineering, Donostia International Physics Center makes a sensible second look at home; it runs the same doctoral programmes and covers nanotechnologies and physics as well.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of food science and chemistry can consider Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, and it is also a public institution and runs the same doctoral programmes.
- In terms of fields, Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano is the nearest neighbour, with chemistry and materials again at the core; it teaches at the same levels, namely doctoral, and covers astroscience and nanotechnologies as well.
- Another national school that puts chemistry, materials and engineering at the centre is Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, and it runs the same doctoral programmes and covers nanotechnologies and optics as well.
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía offers a comparable education in engineering: it is slightly larger, at about 80 students against roughly 70 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Marseille in France pursues a similar profile in food science, process control and chemistry, and it is far larger, with about 500 students against roughly 70 here, and is also a public institution.
- For a study option in Switzerland with a comparable spread of process control, chemistry and materials, Paul Scherrer Institut is the reference point: it is also a public institution and also offers master's programmes.
- Rockefeller University offers an international parallel to this institution, with chemistry as common ground; it covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well, and is far larger, with about 255 students against roughly 70 here.
- Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft, based in Switzerland, is built around process control, chemistry and materials much like this school, and it is slightly larger, at about 100 students against roughly 70 here, and is also a public institution.
- École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille offers an international parallel to this institution, with process control, chemistry and materials as common ground; it is far larger, with about 400 students against roughly 70 here, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- CO2, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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