François Mudry#
Born 10th of June 1952 in Arras, France
Married, four children
Personal History:
- 1978-1983: Research Engineer in Ecole des Mines, one of the leading Engineering school in France. Specialization in fracture mechanics mainly applied to the nuclear power plants
- Model for the fracture of steels used in the nuclear industry: development of a finite element software
- Many publications on the so-called “local approach” with co-workers using F.M.Beremin as a group name, with Prof. A.Pineau
- 1983- 1984: Post-doctorate in the University of Tokyo in the laboratory of professor Teruo Kishi.
- Use of acoustic emission to characterize the fracture of materials: ceramics and aluminum.
- Work with Nippon Kokkan on the break ring of horizontal continuous caster
- 1984-1990: Research director of Ecole des Mines (18 Different labs)
- Building of a scientific policy in a much decentralized structure with very different subjects (material sciences, earth sciences, computer sciences, human sciences, etc…)
- 1991-1993: Usinor. R&D director of Usinor for relationship with universities, computer simulation, economic evaluation of projects
- following the merger of Usinor and Sacilor, implementation of a common methodology to evaluate projects
- restructuring of the department of the central laboratory on in use-properties of products
- implementing a group policy on numerical simulation
- 1993-1998: scientific and technical director of IRSID the central laboratory of Usinor.
- Closing two laboratories in Saint-Germain en Laye and Saint Etienne. Moving all the people and subjects to Metz.
- Building confident relationships with the business units.
- Building the long term portfolio of the group and follow of projects.
- Implementing the quality insurance in the lab.
- 1999- 2001: scientific director of Usinor
- During the restructuring of R&D following the sale of the long product BU and the take over of Cockerill-sambre: building of the new common research program
- Establishing a scientific council for the company.
- Evaluation of the R&D efficiency
- Directly following all long term projects
- 2002-2003: scientific director of Arcelor
- Following the merger with Arbed and Aceralia, with the new R&D director , definition of the new organization and program.
- Organizing University relationships and search for subsidies with special effort towards European Community.
- Directly following all long term projects
- 2003-2005: In Tokyo, In charge of implementing the global strategic alliance between NSC and Arcelor
- Mainly the automotive market: provide our customers with world-wide lists of “equivalent products”
- But other common subjects in R&D, environment, purchasing, etc.
- Secretary of the scientific council of arcelor.
- 2006-2007: Scientific Director of Arcelor in charge of internationalization of R&D.
- Studies to establish a laboratory in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and in Qing Dao (China)
- Establishing University relationships outside Europe and subsidizing bodies relations, scientific committee, etc.
- Since 2007: scientific Advisor ArcelorMittal Global R&D
- In charge of all long term projects of ArcelorMittal.
Education
- 1974 graduated from Ecole Polytechnique, the leading Engineering school in France
- 1977 graduated from Ecole des Mines as an “application” school of Polytechnique, 6 months period in Lehigh university PA
- 1982: PhD in sciences from University of Compiege and Ecole des Mines
Language
French mother language, English fluent, Some German, Some Japanese
Award , others
- J.Mandel Award of Association Française de Mécanique 1983
- Reaumur Medal of Société française de métallurgie et de matériaux 1998
- Chairman of the Société Française de métallurgie et de matériaux 2001-2003
- Member of the French Academy of Technology