Pr. Guy PLUVINAGE : Professor G. Pluvinage born in 1942 in Douai (France) is a pioneer of fracture mechanics in France. After defending a thesis on the critical crack opening displacement concept in 1973, it became the same year, full professor at the University of Metz, where he expanded the area of his research to material fatigue.

It is a recognized specialist notch effects and fatigue out, field in which he has written two books and numerous reference publications. On this topic, he created a European research network which meets annually since 2000 as part of the New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture Congress. Prof. G. Pluvinage held several administrative responsibilities at the University of Metz in particular Vice-President of the Scientific Council (1988-1992), Director of the House of the University Center Nancy-Metz (1995-2002) and Director of Mechanical Reliability Laboratory (1974-2002).

He is the author of over 600 publications (299 in high impact journal) and 11 books and has supervised 94 theses. Officer of the Academic Palms, it is also honorary professor of the University of Miskolc (Hungary) and Doctor Honoris Causa from the Polytechnic University of Tirana (Albania). He is an Emeritus Professor from Lorraine University, since 2010.