Background
Bathias, Claude was born on August 5, 1938 in Bénévent, France. Son of André and Gabrielle (Thienot) Bathias.
consultant materials science educator
Bathias, Claude was born on August 5, 1938 in Bénévent, France. Son of André and Gabrielle (Thienot) Bathias.
French Doctor of Philosophy, Poitiers University, France, 1964. Postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1972.
Engineer, consultant Aerospatiale Company, Paris, 1973—1985. Head material engineering department French Ministry Research and Technology, 1978—1982. Professor University of Technology, Compiègne, France, 1974—1988, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, 1989—2006.
Professor emeritus University Paris, since 2007. Visiting professor Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1988-1998. Director National Center for Scientific Research Laboratory 914 University Compiegne, 1980-1985, Institute for Technology and Materials Science, Paris, since 1985.
Chairman numerous science conferences, visiting professor SWJ University, Chengdu, China, since 1994.
Advisor Ministry for Research, Paris, 1978-1982, Ministry for Defense, Paris, 1983-1986, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Paris, 1988-1991. Delegate VAMAS-France, Paris, 1983-1999. Fellow American Society Materials, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Member American Society for Testing and Materials, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Club of France.
Married Marie-Claude Leveque, December 26, 1964. Children: Anne Potter, Claire Besset.