Faculty / Researcher

The research conducted in the School's 12 laboratories is particularly advanced in the field of socio-ecological and energy transition. It draws on the expertise of 496 researchers and teacher-researchers, as well as 673 doctoral and post-doctoral students.

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Research support

See the “Research Support-Appui à la recherche” section on the La Source website.

Advancing knowledge and supporting economic development

The research activities of our 12 laboratories focus on: environmental, energy, and climate economics (CIRED, PjSE), water and air in cities (LEESU, CEREA, and HM&CO), the impact of technical systems on territories and their inhabitants (LATTS), sustainable mobility (LVMT), climate science (LMD), renewable energies (LHSV), risk and uncertainty management (CERMICS, Navier), sustainable materials for construction (Navier), digital twins (LIGM), and more.

Advancing scientific research

The School is developing a long-term partnership policy with companies through teaching and research chairs.

Training through research

The School offers doctoral programs notably through the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, of which it is a member.

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Co-innovation Lab

How can we build a sustainable and resilient world for everyone? This is one of the major challenges of the 21st century facing the academic world, businesses, local authorities and society as a whole. To remain at the forefront of innovative research...

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The laboratories

CEREA - Atmospheric Environment Education and Research Center Themes: air quality, pollution dispersal and transportation, atmospheric modeling on an urban and regional scale, data assimilation. CEREA is committed to an ambitious scientific policy to...

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PhD Programs

In PhD research, the School’s policy is to foster access to excellence through Doctoral Schools (ED) affiliated with the laboratories. In this context, an École nationale des ponts et chaussées PhD candidate (ENPC candidate) is registered with one of the...

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School Council

The School Council elects its chairman for a renewable term of three years, from the three qualified individuals appointed under the aegis of the Minister in charge of Ecological Transition. Chairman of the School Council Benoît de RUFFRAY, Président...

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School distinctions

École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, which features in international rankings, is also in the top five in national rankings, alongside École Polytechnique, École Centrale, and École des Mines Paris-PSL. Its researchers, teachers, and students are...

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Strategy

A mission: building the worlds of tomorrow. Tackling major societal challenges has been essential to the School’s history and continues to guide it. So building a future in a world that is becoming aware that resources are limited and that human...

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Welcome to the School

École nationale des ponts et chaussées provides a very high-level education in general engineering. In July 2024, the School became a member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, world-class Institute of science and technology encompassing 6 prestigious...

Event

Digital Transformation for Railway Infrastructure Management

The Executive Master’s in Digital Twins for Infrastructures & Cities, in partnership with SNCF Réseau and the European Center Of Excellence in Digitalization of Infrastructures and Cities (EUCEDIC), organizes a conference dedicated to the digital...

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Chairs

École nationale des ponts et chaussées has been pursuing a strategy of long-term partnerships with companies through industrial chairs. Structured around themes that are strategic for the School, they aim to create scientific and educational value for the...

News

Call for joint academic on innovative educational projects

EELISA invites academics, teaching staff, and programme teams from its partner institutions to collaborate on forward-looking educational initiatives that contribute to shaping the future of European higher education. What is the opportunity? The launch...

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Research

2025 key figures 12 research laboratories, including 6 UMR CNRS (National Research Center units) 308 researchers and academics 718 PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows 1,122 rank A publications €11,5 million in revenues from research partnerships...