Chimie ParisTech facts for kids
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École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris
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| Type | Grandes Écoles |
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| Established | 1896 |
| Director | Christian Lerminiaux |
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48°50′38″N 2°20′37″E / 48.84389°N 2.34361°E |
| Campus | 5th arrondissement of Paris |
| Affiliations | ParisTech (Paris Institute of Technology), IDEA League, Université PSL |
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Chimie ParisTech is a famous school in Paris, France. Its full name is École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris, which means "National Great School of Chemistry of Paris." People also call it ENSCP or Chimie Paris.
This school is a special type of French university called a grande école. It focuses on teaching and researching chemical science. It was started in 1896 and is located in the 5th district of Paris.
Most students who want to study at Chimie ParisTech have to pass very tough exams. These exams are called Concours commun Mines-Ponts. Students usually prepare for these exams for at least two years in special classes. A few excellent students from other French universities can also join. Chimie ParisTech is known as one of France's top schools for chemical engineering.
The school is also a big research center. It has ten different laboratories. These labs do high-level research in many areas of chemistry.
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History of Chimie ParisTech
The École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris began in 1896. It was founded by Charles Friedel, a chemist and expert in minerals. He was the head of the school until 1899. Back then, the school was called the Laboratoire de chimie pratique et industrielle. It was first located in the 6th district of Paris. It stayed there until 1923.
After Charles Friedel passed away, Henri Moissan became the new director. Moissan won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1906 while he was leading the school! He made sure that students had to pass competitive exams to get in. He also changed the school's name to Institut de chimie appliquée (Institute of Applied Chemistry).
In 1907, the school started giving out a respected master's degree in engineering. Henri Moissan died in the same year. After a short period with a group of leaders, Camille Chabrié became the director. The school closed when World War I started. It reopened in 1916. This was also an important year because the first female student was accepted. ENSCP was one of the first engineering schools in France to allow women to study there.
In 1923, the school moved to its current home. This is on rue Pierre et Marie Curie in the 5th district. The famous architect Henri-Paul Nénot designed the buildings. He also designed parts of the Sorbonne. In 1932, the school became l'Institut de Chimie de Paris (Paris Institute of Chemistry). Finally, in 1948, it got its current name: École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris (ENSCP).
Leaders of ENSCP
Here are the people who have led the school over the years:
- 1896 - 1899 : Charles Friedel
- 1899 - 1907 : Henri Moissan (Nobel Prize in chemistry)
- 1907 - 1908 : A group of leaders
- 1908 - 1928 : Camille Chabrié
- 1928 - 1938 : Georges Urbain (a member of the French Academy of Sciences)
- 1938 - 1950 : Louis Hackspill
- 1950 - 1961 : Georges Chaudron (a member of the French Academy of Sciences)
- 1961 - 1976 : Jacques Bénard
- 1976 - 1985 : Fernand Coussemant
- 1985 - 1987 : Jean Talbot
- 1987 - 1992 : Claude Quivoron
- 1992 - 1996 : Bernard Trémillon
- 1996 - 2005 : Danièle Olivier
- 2006 - 2010 : Alain Fuchs
- 2010 - 2015 : Valérie Cabuil
- 2015–present : Christian Lerminiaux
Research at Chimie ParisTech
The school has important research groups. One of them is the Photovoltaic Energy Development and Research Institute. This institute works with the CNRS. They study things like solar energy.
Famous People Who Studied Here
Many notable people have studied at Chimie ParisTech, including:
- Pedro Nel Ospina, who was the President of Colombia from 1922 to 1926.
- Alain Berton
- Eugène Schueller, who started the famous company L'Oréal.
- Jacques Bergier
- Olivier Kahn
- Jacques Livage
- Raphaël Quenard
- Henri B. Kagan
See also
In Spanish: École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris para niños
