NIMS President and Saint-Gobain COE signed agreements to launch NIMS Saint-Gobain Center of Excellence (COE)

2010.06.24 : Paris

2010.06.28 Update

On 24th June 2010, the signing ceremony to establish "NIMS Saint-Gobain Center of Excellence (COE) for Advanced Materials" was held at Hotel Napoleon in Paris. NIMS President, Dr. S. Ushioda, and Saint-Gobain COE, Dr. P.-A. DE CHALENDAR, signed the agreement documents of the COE. Dr. Y. Aoki, Director of the External Collaboration Division of NIMS, and Dr. Didier ROUX, R & D Director of Saint-Gobain, also attended the ceremony.

NIMS President, Dr. Sukekatsu USHIODA and Saint-Gobain COE, Dr. Pierre-Andre DE CHALENDAR, shake hands after signing on the documents.



After the ceremony.




from left: Pierre-Andre DE CHALENDAR (SG:CEO) , Didier ROUX (SG: R&D director) and Sukekatsu USHIODA (NIMS Presdent)