Hervé Biausser
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Hervé Biausser is the Director of Ecole Centrale Paris
(ECP), a post he has held since September 2003 when he replaced Daniel Gourisse. He was reappointed in August 2008 for a second five-year term.
In 1977 he joined IRSID, the research institute of the French steel industry group Usinor
, becoming head of the department of Mechanical Metallurgy before he left in 1995. He became a professor of General Science and Industry at the Ecole Centrale Paris, then head of the Materials Development laboratory from 1998-2001. In July 2001 he became Director of Centrale Research SA and Director of the Centrale Graduate School
.
Biausser is member of the board of the "Confederation des Grandes Ecoles
", where, after being secretary, he had been expected to become President, but he instead became a Vice-President in June 2009. He has been President of CESAER
, a European association of engineering schools, for 2009 and 2010.
. He likes yoga, opera and classical Greek authors, and is a former handball player.
École Centrale Paris
École Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special status...
(ECP), a post he has held since September 2003 when he replaced Daniel Gourisse. He was reappointed in August 2008 for a second five-year term.
In 1977 he joined IRSID, the research institute of the French steel industry group Usinor
Usinor
Usinor was a French steel making group formed in 1948. The group was merged with Sacilor in 1986, becoming Usinor-Sacilor and was privatised in 1995, and renamed Usinor in 1997....
, becoming head of the department of Mechanical Metallurgy before he left in 1995. He became a professor of General Science and Industry at the Ecole Centrale Paris, then head of the Materials Development laboratory from 1998-2001. In July 2001 he became Director of Centrale Research SA and Director of the Centrale Graduate School
Centrale Graduate School
The Centrale Graduate School is an alliance consisting of the following graduate schools of engineering:* École centrale Paris established in 1829* École centrale de Lille established in 1854* École centrale de Lyon established in 1857...
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Biausser is member of the board of the "Confederation des Grandes Ecoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
", where, after being secretary, he had been expected to become President, but he instead became a Vice-President in June 2009. He has been President of CESAER
CESAER Association
The Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research is a non-profit association of leading engineering universities in Europe. CESAER was set up on May 10, 1990, with headquarters in Leuven, Belgium...
, a European association of engineering schools, for 2009 and 2010.
Education
- Engineering at the Ecole Centrale ParisÉcole Centrale ParisÉcole Centrale Paris is a French university-level institution in the field of engineering. It is also known by its original name École centrale des arts et manufactures, or ECP. Founded in 1829, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering schools in France and has the special status...
, 1973 - Bachelor of Economics (Licencié ès sciences économiques, Paris I), 1975
Awards
- Jean Rist Award from the "Société Française de Métallurgie et des Matériaux" (SF2M, French Society for Metallurgy and Materials), 1985
- "Grande Médaille" (highest award) from the "Société Française de Métallurgie et des Matériaux" (SF2M), 2005
- Knight of the Légion d'HonneurLégion d'honneurThe Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
, 2006
Personal life
His father was Breton and his mother from RéunionRéunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
. He likes yoga, opera and classical Greek authors, and is a former handball player.