François Lebel Email & Phone Number

Longueuil, Qc, Ca

Longueuil, Québec, Canada

Longueuil, Québec, Canada

Saint-Hubert, Québec, Canada

Research & Development Project Manager in Composite MaterialsProfessional expertise in: - Virtual & adaptive manufacturing of composites;- Integrated Computational Materials Engineering for composite applications;- Multiphysics simulation covering geometric forming/shaping of composites;- Process-induced defects in composite parts;- Material characterization & modeling for manufacturing simulation; - Workflow integration of CAD-meshing-process modeling- Processing–microstructure–properties relationship

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Systems Engineering department

Niskayuna, New York, Usa

-Professional expertise in geometric forming and shaping of composite materials and in manufacturing process-induced defects (Multiphysics problems involving contact mechanics)-Professional expertise in virtual and adaptive manufacturing of polymer-matrix composites (PMC) and ceramic-matrix composites (CMC) ->https://youtu.be/mM-XM1ObH04-Professional expertise in material modeling and material characterization in support of manufacturing process development and automation for various components -Scientific publication in industrial and academic environment-International industrial/academic collaboration around applied research

Région De Albany, New York, États-Unis

I am working as a Research Engineer at the Composites organization at GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY, USA. My work is focusing on advanced material development, their processability and their applications using virtual manufacturing tools as well as jugular experiments. Therefore, I’m an active contributor to research and innovation for business impact and growth. My past 15 years of academic and professional activities involved heavily composite materials, namely polymer-matrix composites, oxide-oxide composites and SiC-SiC composites, and their manufacturing for aerospace, automotive and wind energy applications.My current expertise is related to:- Draping, forming, consolidation and cure analysis of composite materials using physics-based FEM modeling- Characterization of composite materials for manufacturability studies- Thermal, mechanical and chemo-rheological modeling for thermoset and thermoplastic resin systems

Chair On High Performance Composites (Cchp) Of École Polytechnique De Montréal

- Research on the inverse analysis and on thermal conductivity of composites- Composite manufacturing by RTM process- Contribution to a scientific paper (Assaf et al., 2005)

City Of Montreal, Canada

-Database creation and management for public services.

Industrial Chair In Fluid-Structure Interation (Fsi) At École Polytechnique-Mtl

-Design of an experimental setup for the analysis of biphasic flows-Validation of an existing experimental setup

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering (Composite Materials)

Expertise in Manufacturing Control by Liquid Composite Molding process (LCM) - Partnerships: Snecma (SAFRAN group) and General Motors (GM).

Master'S Degree, Manufacturing Process Modeling, Mention: Très Bien

Expertise in meshless numerical methods (NEM) - Multiphysics modeling of manufacturing processes - Part filling by RTM, ultrasound.

Bachelor'S Degree, Aéronautique, Aérodynamique, Mention: Excellence

Activities and Societies: 2001-2004: Esteban Project: Solar car team Supervision of the manufacturing of the car shells in composites.

D.É.C., Natural Sciences

D.É.S.I.