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