PAILLARD Pascal
University Professor
Fonctions actuelles / Current
- Head of the Materials Engineering and Metallurgy team (ID2M) at IMN
- Coordinator of the MAPEPAS welding chair (High-Performance Materials and Advanced Welding Processes) at the Jules Verne Institute for Technological Research (IRT).
- Head of the “Welding” option in the “Materials” department at Polytech Nantes
- Head of Continuing Education in Welding at Polytech Nantes (International Welding Engineer)
- Head of DU Welding Engineering at Polytech Nantes
- Elected member of the Comité National des Université (CNU) in section 33, subsection metallurgy
- Member of the Steering Committee for the “Metallic Materials” Roadmap of the Jules Verne Institute for Technological Research (IRT).
- Polytech Nantes representative to the French Welding Association (AFS)
- Member of the AFS Welding Engineers and Technologists Registration Committee (CEITS)
- Auditor and jury chairman for AFS-approved welding training centers
- Member of the French Society of Metallurgy and Materials (SF2M)
- Member of the Association for the Promotion of Metal Construction (APK)
Research Themes
- Metallurgy
- Welding metallurgy
- Additive Manufacturing (Laser-Powder and Wire-Arc)
- Relationship between shaping processes – microstructure – properties of use
- Welding and brazing processes (arc, laser, resistance, friction, FSW, etc.)
- Characterization of welding processes (thermal, electrical, rapid visualization, etc.)
Publications
- 25 publications in international peer-reviewed journals
- 6 book chapters
- Since (1996), 10 invited talks at national/international conferences, 68 oral conference presentations, 4 invited seminars, 6 (co)organisation of conferences
