The Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC) is a CSIC research institute focused on interdisciplinary research in materials science and nanotechnology. It is a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence and offers postgraduate training.
Address: Calle Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics
Domains taught:
- Bioengineering, Chemistry, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Materials, Mathematics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics
Diplomas*:
- Doctor
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
CSIC institute. Collaborates extensively with universities (especially those in Madrid), other research centers, and industry. Active in European research programs.
Research:
Research in novel functional materials, nanomaterials, magnetism, superconductivity, photonics, surface science, and materials for energy and health applications.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
300
Current students***:
150
Foreign students***:
30%
Cumulative former students***:
500
Pros
Leading research institute in materials science and nanotechnology with excellent facilities and a multidisciplinary approach. Strong postgraduate training environment.
Cons
Primarily a research institute. Degrees via collaborating universities.
Best For
PhD students and researchers in materials science, nanotechnology, or condensed matter physics.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Donostia International Physics Center overlaps with this school on nanotechnologies, chemistry and physics, so the two are easy to compare, and it teaches at the same levels, namely doctoral, and is smaller, enrolling about 80 students against roughly 150 here.
- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano takes a similar route through nanotechnologies, bioengineering and chemistry, and it is also a public institution and runs the same doctoral programmes.
- In terms of fields, Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas is the nearest neighbour, with nanotechnologies, optics and bioengineering again at the core; it covers signal processing and computer vision as well, and has almost the same size, at about 150 students.
- The comparison with Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on nanotechnologies, bioengineering and chemistry, and it has almost the same size, at about 150 students, and is also a public institution.
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía sits close to this institution on optics, physics and mathematics; it covers astroscience and aerospace as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 80 students against roughly 150 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Rockefeller University offers an international parallel to this institution, with bioengineering, chemistry and physics as common ground; it is larger, enrolling about 255 students against roughly 150 here, and is private, whereas this institution is public.
- Seen from abroad, Paul Scherrer Institut (Switzerland) is a close relative on subject matter, since nanotechnologies, bioengineering and chemistry are central to both, and it also offers master's programmes and covers metrology and astroscience as well.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on nanotechnologies, optics and bioengineering is ENSCI Limoges in France, and it is also a public institution and also offers master's programmes.
- If this institution is on your list for nanotechnologies, bioengineering and chemistry, Empa - Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt in Switzerland deserves a comparison, because it covers metrology and quality as well, and is slightly larger, at about 200 students against roughly 150 here.
- Seen from abroad, ISIS (France) is a close relative on subject matter, since nanotechnologies, optics and bioengineering are central to both, and it is also a public institution and also offers master's programmes.
*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.
- Biomaterials, Composites, Energy, Materials, Photovoltaic, Super Capacitors
*: 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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