Fridrici Vincent

Vincent Fridrici became an engineer in 1999 and then a doctor in 2002 at the École Centrale de Lyon, following a thesis carried out at LTDS, in partnership with Safran Aircraft Engines (Snecma Moteurs at the time). He became a teacher-researcher in materials and tribology in 2003. From 2008 to 2018, he was Deputy Director of the Department of Materials and Surface Sciences and Techniques (STMS), then Director of the Professional Teaching Unit (UE Pro) from 2011 to 2016. At the same time, he co-led the École Centrale de Lyon teaching evaluation committee from 2016 to 2022.

Since 2018, he has been in charge of Centrale Lyon continuing education activities related to tribology, materials and surfaces. He is very involved in relations with Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan), since 2022, director of the International Research Network ELyT Global between CNRS, Tohoku University, Centrale Lyon and INSA de Lyon. He is also a member of the organizing committee of World Tribology Congress in 2022.

Research projects

• "Anodizing Tribology Development" / ATRIDE, PhD supervisor on the tribology of aluminum alloys, in collaboration with IRT M2P and Safran Landing Systems.
• "Tribology of anodized aluminum alloy in a boundary lubricated system", co-supervisor of a joint international PhD thesis with Tohoku University.
• "Enhanced Materials for Friction Stir Welding of Steels" / MATRAC, postdoctoral project leader, RAPID project funded by the French Ministry of Armed Forces (DGA), in collaboration with TRA-C and SinterMat.
• "Wear resistance and repair of metallic parts produced by additive manufacturing (LMD process)", PhD supervisor, in collaboration with LMS-X, project funded by SNCF and the DGA.
• Collaborations (CIFRE PhD programs, research contracts, and technical services) with companies in the transportation (aerospace, automotive, rail), energy, materials, and healthcare sectors, focused on understanding tribological damage mechanisms in materials and optimizing surface treatments and coatings.

Training activities

• From matter to materials: structure and properties (core AF of Materials Engineering UE)
• Damage and ruin of materials (in-depth module)
• Biomechanics of living tissues and prosthetic biomaterials (in-depth module)
• Selection of materials (elective module, taught in English)
• Engineering for health (elective module)
• CLIC Centrale Lyon Innovation Camp
• WEEX on hydrogen