At the invitation of China Building Materials Academy and China Building Materials Test and Certification Group Co., Ltd. (CTC), Professor Jacques Lamon of the French National Centre for Scientific Research delivered a special academic report titled “Multiscale Approach to The Thermomechanical Behavior of Ceramic Matrix Composites” on the morning of September 17, 2012, in the conference room of the State Key Laboratory of Green Building Materials. The academic report on the design, preparation, and mechanical property evaluation of fiber-reinforced composite materials was chaired by Professor Bao Yiwang. Outstanding young scientific and technical personnel and graduate students of the Academy, as well as representatives from the 625th Institute and the 306th Institute of the Third Academy of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, attended the report.

Professor Jacques Lamon is a member of the American Ceramic Society and currently serves as Director of the Applied Science Materials Laboratory of the French National Centre for Scientific Research and Convenor of ISO/TC 206 WG44. He obtained his Master of Engineering and Doctor of Engineering degrees from Mines ParisTech in 1974 and 1978, respectively. His main research directions include fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites, mechanical property evaluation of composite materials, international standard development, and fatigue properties of ceramic materials. He has published more than 130 SCI papers and has developed or participated in the development of more than 10 international standards, demonstrating high academic attainments. He received the Seymour Cray Award in 1989 and the First Prize of the Best Paper Award of the American Ceramic Society in 2007.

Professor Jacques Lamon's academic report was highly scientific and research-oriented. Taking the issue of "durability and reliability of high-temperature and ultra-high-temperature ceramics" as the entry point, he introduced the current research status and prospects of fiber-reinforced SiC/C and C/C composites, and pointed out the deficiencies in current international academia regarding toughening technologies for major high-temperature-resistant composite materials, material design and preparation, material fatigue and life prediction, and ultra-high-temperature mechanical property research, as well as the directions that future research should strive to explore. The attendees showed strong interest in the content. After the lecture, they raised their own questions and views on issues related to the design and durability of fiber composites, and conducted relatively in-depth academic discussions and exchanges with Professor Jacques Lamon.

After the report, Dr. Wan Detian of the CTC Research Center accompanied Professor Jacques Lamon to visit equipment in the State Key Laboratory of Green Building Materials, including the micro-nano mechanical tester, high-temperature fatigue testing machine, and universal testing machine for high and low temperature environments. They exchanged and discussed related research fields and topics, and expressed the expectation to carry out extensive cooperative research in fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites, fatigue strength of ceramic materials, and other areas.

The holding of this academic report by a high-level foreign expert on composite materials and mechanical property evaluation under extreme and special environments not only provided CTC with an opportunity for external academic exchange, but also helped improve CTC's academic level and laid a solid foundation for the further development of future work.