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       Bruno Améduri (France)

After getting an Engineering School Degree in Montpellier (ENSCM) in 1984, and earning a MSc degree at Laval University (Quebec Canada) in 1986, Bruno Améduri did a 6-month internship at Almaden Research Centre (San Jose, Calif) and went back to France for his PhD. It was supported by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI in UK) and defended his Ph D in July 1988 then entered in CNRS in October 1988.

Research Director at the Institute Charles Gerhardt, Bruno became an internationally expert on the synthesis and characterization of fluoropolymers (FPs). Co-inventor of 80 patents, he has co-authored ca. 450 peer-reviewed publications, >50 book Chapters or reviews, (co)edited 7 books.

In the last two decades, his team has made giant strides in developing FP field and applications (e.g., fuel cell membranes, high performance elastomers, gel polymer electrolytes for batteries, or electroactive FPs), collaborating with various French (Arkema, Peugeot PSA, Orano) and international companies (as 3M/Dyneon, DuPont Performance Elastomers, Daikin, Great Lakes/Chemtura, Honeywell, Pall) and many academic Labs all over the world.

Regarding Awards: 1995 he earned the Price of the Division “Polymers & Elastomers” of the French Chemical Society;

2011 specific “Prime d’Excellence Scientifique”;

2012: Award for Outstanding Contribution and Innovation in Fluoropolymer Science («Fluoropolymers 2012» Conference, USA, October, 14-17^th, 2012);

2024: International Awards from the Society of Polymer Science Japan and the Asian Polymer Association.

Since June 2024, he is involved in IUPAC Committee for a definition of PFAS.

Besides Science, Bruno enjoys cycling and has some volunteered clini-clown activities to visit sick children in hospitals of Montpellier and Japan.