Background
Naslain, Roger Rene was born on November 20, 1936 in Levallois, France. Son of Rene Eugene Naslain and Simone Marie Coudert.
Naslain, Roger Rene was born on November 20, 1936 in Levallois, France. Son of Rene Eugene Naslain and Simone Marie Coudert.
Degree in Chemical Engineering, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Solid State Chemistry, University Bordeaux, 1967.
He has been a Professor at the University of Bordeaux 1 since 1969. Professor Naslain received his master"s degree in chemical and physical sciences from the University of Rennes and his doctoral degree in chemistry from the University of Bordeaux. He then did a postdoctoral work at the General Electric R&Doctorate Center.
Doctor Naslain is the author or co-author of more than 300 articles, co-author of 17 patents, and editor or co-editor of eight books on composite materials and four special issues of scientific journals devoted to ceramic-matrix composites.
He was the first Director of the Institute for Composite Materials (International Minerals and Chemical Corporation), an organization created to promote technology transfer from the aerospace industry to small companies and to deliver continuing education in the field of composites. Professor Naslain was for 15 years the Director of the Laboratory for Thermostructural Composites (LCTS), which was established to conduct fundamental and applied research on ceramic-matrix composites.
The research at the LCTS focuses on ceramic fibers, the interphase/interface, processing, mechanical behavior, and environmental effects. Professor Naslain and his colleagues designed and experimentally validated the Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI) process, one of the very few techniques used in the world to manufacture large parts from C/Silicon Carbide and Silicon Carbide/Silicon Carbide composites for aerospace applications.
Both the Société Européenne de Propulsion (now Snecma Propulsion Solide) in Bordeaux and the DuPont Company in Wilmington, Delaware, are employing this pioneering approach.
Doctor Naslain"s other research interests include synthesis and crystal chemistry of alkali metal borides, crystal chemistry of boron-rich borides, and interfacial phenomena in metal-matrix or ceramic-matrix composites.
Doctor Naslain is a member of the editorial board of Composites Sciences and Technology and a member of various international academies and scientific committees.
Married Dominique Bonnell, September 4, 1969. Children: Christophe, Olivier.