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=== Éric Baril ===
=== Éric Baril ===
'''Vice-President, Transportation and Manufacturing Division, National Research Council Canada''' <br>
'''Vice-President, Transportation and Manufacturing Division, National Research Council Canada''' <br>
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Dr. Éric Baril is Vice-President (Acting) of the Transportation and Manufacturing Division.
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He earned a B.Ing in material sciences and a PhD in Metallurgy from Polytechnique Montréal, specializing in microstructural characterization of materials and steel processing. Dr. Baril is a graduate of the Institute on Governance Executive Leadership Program.
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He occupied a research associate position at the Centre for Characterization and Microscopy of Materials at Polytechnique Montréal and then joined the Noranda Technology Centre, as a senior scientist, working on Zinc Product and Application Development and Magnesium Products Development.
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He joined the NRC's Industrial Materials Institute in 2004 as a research scientist. He later held the positions of Team Leader and eventually Program Leader of Vehicle Propulsion Technologies Program.
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He has co-authored over 170 scientific publications and presentations at conferences. Dr. Baril has played a key role in the development of new magnesium alloy for automotive engine blocks and the titanium powder forming for medical device applications. These R&D outcomes are enabling the NRC to offer leading edge technologies to numerous clients and partners.