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| Société Française de Génie des Procédés | |
|---|---|
| Name | Société Française de Génie des Procédés |
| Native name | Société Française de Génie des Procédés |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Region served | France |
| Leader title | President |
Société Française de Génie des Procédés is a French professional society dedicated to the advancement of chemical and process engineering in France and internationally. It brings together engineers, researchers, educators, and industrialists linked to institutions such as École Polytechnique, École des Ponts ParisTech, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, Sorbonne Université, and Université de Technologie de Compiègne. The society acts as a hub connecting laboratories like CNRS units, corporate research centers such as TotalEnergies and Air Liquide, and regulatory or funding bodies including ADEME and ANR.
The society was established to consolidate French expertise in process engineering after a period of increased industrial innovation linked to sectors represented by Schneider Electric, Saint-Gobain, Valeo, Renault, and Peugeot. Its early leadership included academics affiliated with Université Paris-Saclay, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, and national laboratories associated with CEA. Over successive decades the society expanded activities to mirror developments tied to events like the Treaty of Maastricht-era European integration and initiatives from European Commission research frameworks, engaging with projects funded under Horizon 2020 and later Framework Programmes. Milestones include thematic congresses coinciding with conferences organized by AIChE and partnerships with associations such as IChemE, ESCG, and EFCI.
The society’s mission centers on promoting innovation in unit operations, separation processes, reaction engineering, process control, and safety as pursued at institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Imperial College London, Delft University of Technology, and TU Munich. Objectives emphasize knowledge transfer between academia and industry, support for doctoral training tied to programs at CNAM, promotion of sustainable process design in line with initiatives by United Nations Environment Programme and International Energy Agency, and advocacy for standards consistent with ISO and AFNOR practices. It seeks to foster interdisciplinary links with fields represented by CEA-affiliated research platforms, integrate advances from groups like IFP Energies nouvelles, and contribute to public policy dialogues involving Ministry of Higher Education and Research (France).
Membership comprises individual professionals, student chapters from schools such as École Centrale Paris alumni networks, and corporate members including laboratories from Arkema and L'Oréal. The governance structure features an elected board with seats often held by professors from Université de Lille, researchers from Laboratoire de Chimie Industrielle (LCI), and industry R&D directors previously at PepsiCo France or Sanofi. Committees mirror technical divisions familiar to delegates from AIChE and IChemE and include working groups on safety, process intensification inspired by research at University of Cambridge, digitalization reflecting efforts at Siemens and Schneider Electric, and education linked to Conférence des Grandes Écoles.
The society organizes national congresses often hosted in cities such as Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, and Nantes, and thematic workshops on topics addressed at international venues like Pittsburgh (AIChE Annual Meeting) and Munich (ACHEMA). Events include symposia on catalysis informed by collaborations with Institut de chimie des substances naturelles researchers, seminars on membrane separation connected to groups at University of Barcelona, and roundtables on hydrogen technologies paralleling initiatives by Hydrogen Council. It runs professional development courses for engineers from companies like ArcelorMittal and EDF, organizes summer schools in partnership with CNES-linked laboratories, and facilitates student competitions similar in spirit to challenges run by Society of Chemical Industry.
The society publishes proceedings of its congresses and thematic colloquia, and circulates newsletters to members referencing journals such as Chemical Engineering Science, Journal of Membrane Science, Catalysis Today, AIChE Journal, and Chemical Engineering Research and Design. It issues technical reports and position papers used by stakeholders including ANSES and industrial consortia, and maintains online platforms for preprints and slides akin to repositories used by ArXiv and institutional archives at HAL (open archive). Communications channels include social media outreach modeled on profiles of CEA and CNRS units, and collaborative special issues with publishers associated with Elsevier and Springer.
The society grants prizes recognizing contributions in areas comparable to awards from Royal Society of Chemistry and National Academy of Engineering, including young researcher awards sponsored by corporations like TotalEnergies and lifetime achievement medals presented in ceremonies attended by representatives from Académie des Sciences and Académie d'Agriculture de France. Honors often acknowledge doctoral theses defended at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 or postdoctoral work performed at Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, and recipients have included engineers who later held posts at Airbus and Schlumberger.
Collaborative links span French national actors such as CNRS, CEA, INRAE, and IFP Energies nouvelles as well as international societies including AIChE, IChemE, EPC (European Process Control), and networks emerging from Horizon Europe consortia. The society partners with regional clusters like Pôle de compétitivité Site Pays de la Loire and Capenergies to align research with industrial roadmaps of firms such as Schlumberger, Veolia, and Suez. It engages in joint training with universities like KU Leuven and Politecnico di Milano and participates in standardization efforts coordinated by ISO technical committees and CEN working groups.
Category:Professional societies based in France Category:Chemical engineering organizations