English Press Release - JEC Composites

INFORMATION Paris, May 20, 2013
JEC Group actively supports future generations
In its mission to develop and foster Knowledge Transfer and Networking serving the entire
composites value chain from Academics to End-Users, JEC Group has developed products
and services for the benefit of Students and Universities around the globe such as:
Creation of the JEC Students Award for Asia (the first competition will be launched on JEC
Asia next June 25-27, 2013).
Dedicated initiatives for Students :
• Job Centers in Europe, Asia and the Americas
• Long-lasting partnerships with Universities allowing them to present their research
during JEC conferences, participate with a booth and present their Technical Posters
on JEC events, etc.
• Free JEC Composites Magazine Subscription
• Composites Tours and sites visits
• Free access badges to all three JEC platforms (Paris, Singapore, Boston)
• Complimentary transportation for students delegations to visit JEC events such as,
for example, a shuttle from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia to Singapore Suntec
Center in 2012
• 50% discount on every I.C.S. Conferences
• Up to 30% discount on JEC Publications
A long-term tradition:
• Mentor for High Schools Graduates (JEC Group President & CEO, Mrs. Frédérique
Mutel, sponsor of the Compositec 2008 class)
• JEC Sampe Environmental Award.
JEC Group presented the idea of creating an Environment Students Award to the Society for
Advanced Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) in 2008. Since then, JEC donates a yearly
grant of €7,500 to the program for the purpose of organizing the competition. The awardwinner’s
research works are published in JEC Group’s Media.
Past Winners:
2008: James Palmer, University of Exeter, UK
2009: Antoine Le Duigou, University of South Brittany, France
2010: Eduardo Trujillo, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
2011: Dirk Lukaszewicz, Bristol University, UK
2012: Darshil Shah, University of Nottingham. The student’s project was on PFC Plant fiber
Composites for SWT Small Wind Turbines.
2013: Elena Tikhonova, Technological Institute FCBA (Forêt Cellulose Bois-construction
Ameublement), France. The « Boosteff » project (Boost Efficiency) was on developing new
wood composites fibers by using technologies applied by the Paper Industry.
Contact: Thierry-Alain TRUONG
Tel.: +33 1 50 68 43 98 – Mail: truong@jeccomposites.com

Testimonial:
“I would like to thank the JEC Group and especially its President and CEO Mrs. Frederique
Mutel who has supported me so far in my career. I graduated from COMPOSITEC School in Le
Bourget du Lac – France in 2008, the year where Mrs. Mutel and Mr. Lissac were the mentors
who guided us into our working lifes.
Mrs. Mutel encouraged me to combine my composites skills with a Masters Diploma in
Business, then continued to assist me with my internship and subsequent jobs after that.
Today, thanks to my previous experiences, I am the Project Manager at RocTool. On a daily
basis, I combine Science and Business in order to develop our innovative induction heating
technologies.
I would say the greatest career opportunities in life are a mix of luck, skills and a good mentor
& protégé relationship; therefore I would like to thank the JEC Group for taking part of my
professional journey.
Joseph TARDY - Project Manager
tardy@roctool.com
ROCTOOL
Mrs. Frédérique Mutel, JEC Group President & CEO with COMPOSITEC 2008 Promotion
JEC is the largest composites industry organization in Europe and in the world with a network of 250,000 professionals. JEC represents,
promotes and expands composites markets by providing global or local networking and information services. Through knowledge and
networking, the JEC experts offer a comprehensive service package: the JEC publications – including strategic studies, technical books and
the JEC Composites Magazine – the JEC Composites weekly international e-letter and the French e-letter JEC Info Composites. JEC also
organizes JEC Europe Show in Paris – world and European leader, strongly supported by the industry and four times bigger than any other
composites exhibition – JEC Asia in Singapore and JEC Americas in Boston, the www.jeccomposites.com website, the JEC Composites
Conferences, Forums and Workshops (including I.C.S., the Innovative Composites Summit) in Paris, Singapore and Boston, and the JEC
Innovation Awards program (Europe, Asia, America, India an d China). The composite industry employs 550,000 professionals worldwide
and generates 80 billion Euros worth of business in 2012.
Contact: Thierry-Alain TRUONG
Tel.: +33 1 50 68 43 98 – Mail: truong@jeccomposites.com