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No future without excellent
scientific performance
Dr. Matthias SCHUMANN
21/02/2014
Overview
Personal background
Saint-Gobain group
PhD in Saint-Gobain
Your future !
Dr. Matthias Schumann – From study to job
Dipl.-Ing of Chemical Engineering at TU Bergakademie
Freiberg/Germany, specialization Particle Technology
Dr.Ing. at TU Bergakademie Freiberg/Germany:
“Flow properties of bulk solids”
Internships / Student Jobs
● Saint-Gobain CREE Cavaillon/France
● Fraunhofer IKTS Dresden/Germany
● Saint-Gobain Industriekeramik Rödental/Germany
Entry to Saint-Gobain CREE: R&D engineer
1997 - 2002
2002 - 2004
1999 - 2002
2005
Dr. Matthias Schumann – Working for Saint-Gobain
R&D engineer and team leader at Saint-Gobain
CREE/Cavaillon/France ● Development of DPF Diesel Particulate Filters for Passenger
cars
● In charge of product and process development
● In charge of R&D team /France and production team on
production site / Germany
Market Manager Petrochemisty/Chemistry/Nuclear
● Worldwide Sales & Marketing responsibility
● Team leader of sales and marketing team
● Interface between S&M and R&D
21 publications
4 patents
2005 - 2010
2010 - now
2001 - now
Dr. Matthias Schumann – Working for Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain, proud of its history
The origins of a multinational company
Creation of the
Manufacture
royale des
glaces
Invention of the
process of glass
poured on a table,
Saint-Gobain
becomes the
undeniable
leader
Saint-Gobain
expands into
Europe starting up
activities in
Germany, Italy,
Belgium, and
Spain
Refocus on
materials with
a high
technological
content and
entry into
building
distribution and
plasterboard
New markets
and new
products
appear,
making
Saint-Gobain
a diversified
Group
Merger between
Pont-à-Mousson
and
Saint-Gobain
Louis XIV and
Colbert
decide on an
economic recovery
plan for France
17th century 1665 1688 1850-1900 1900-1950 1970 1970-2007 Today
Saint-Gobain
focuses its
strategy on
Habitat
Saint-Gobain,
one of the world’s top one hundred leading industrial corporations
1.8
1.1
0,9
43.2
2012
Free cash flow*
Capital expenditure
Recurring net income
Sales
€ bn OPERATIONS IN
64 COUNTRIES
SALES
€43.198bn
Nearly
193,000 EMPLOYEES
*Excluding capital gains and losses on disposals, asset write-downs and material non-recurring provisions.
9%
• No. 2 worldwide
bottles and jars
• Operations in 14 countries
• More than 14,000 employees
Packaging
Verallia
44%
• No. 1 in Europe
building materials distribution
network
• No. 1 in Europe
in plumbing, heating and
sanitaryware products
• Operations in 29 countries
• 67,000 employees
Building
Distribution
25%
• No. 1 worldwide
in ductile cast iron pipe
• No. 1 worldwide
in plasterboard and plaster
• No. 1 worldwide
in insulation
• No. 1 in Europe
for wall facings
• No. 1 worldwide
for tile adhesives
• No. 2 in the United States
in siding products
• Manufacturing operations in 55
countries
• Over 47,000 employees
22%
Flat Glass
• No. 1 in Europe
• No. 2 worldwide
• Operations in 42 countries
• Over 33,000 employees
High-Performance
Materials
• No. 1 worldwide
• Operations in 42 countries
• Nearly 27,000 employees
Construction
Products
Innovative
Materials
of 2012 consolidated net sales of 2012 consolidated net sales of 2012 consolidated net sales of 2012 consolidated net sales
Saint-Gobain’s Sectors
Northboro United States
Cavaillon France
Aubervilliers France
Shanghai China
• Solar solutions
• Fuel cells
• Intelligent glass
• Lighting
• High performance
insulation systems
• External wall insulation
systems
• Functional flexible
substrate
• Energy efficiency and
environmental impact of
processe
• Ceramics
• Powder processing
Research activities
in:
Research centers
and about 100
development units
worldwide
12 in 5 Saint-Gobain
products sold today
was developed in the
last five years 1
patents
filed in 2012 Over 400
Main R&D centers 7 employees 3,700
R&D open to the outside world :
• Partnerships with start-ups : NOVA External Venturing
• University collaborations / partnerships
• Mixt Labs Saint-Gobain - CNRS
Chantereine France
Herzogenrath Germany
Saint-Gobain, one of the 100 most innovating companies in the world*
* Thomson Reuters 2012 Top 100 Global Innovator program
Chennai
Inde
● R&D jobs: 80-85% PhD jobs
● Approx. 25 PhD thesis running
● Approx. 10 Postdoc jobs
● 75% PhD financed by CIFRE
50 – 70 % remain with Saint-Gobain after end of PhD
● PhD hired directly after studies
PhD Profiles ● Engineers
● Chemists
● Physicians
● Mineralogists
● Mathematicians
Job profiles R&D positions ● R&D engineers
● R&D group leaders
● R&D product development
● R&D process development
● R&D supporting group (chemical lab, physical lab)
Working as PhD for Saint-Gobain - Statistics
Joining Operations
Joining Operations
Working as PhD for Saint-Gobain – What you can expect ?
1st job in
Saint-Gobain: R&D
Continue R&D career
5 years 10 years
Longlife R&D career ● Difficult to keep contact to operations
● Exchange program with other R&D center / group
● Job rotation
● Short term positions in operations
Direct entry (PhD prepared outside Saint-Gobain)
External lab ● University lab
● PhD student is part of university lab
● Candidate selection by university lab and Saint-Gobain
● CIFRE: PhD student is employee of Saint-Gobain (!)
● National or international lab
Mixt research units Saint-Gobain - CNRS ● Industrial lab
● PhD student is part of industrial lab
● Scientific support and HRT by academic part
● Possibility for post-doc
Win-Win principle: ● University: academic background, structure and methods
● Saint-Gobain: industrial background & connection
Working as PhD for Saint-Gobain – How can you enter?
How to make a PhD with Saint-Gobain ?
Working as PhD for Saint-Gobain
CV – work life ? What to think about / what to expect….
PhD
Differences to other countries? ● France – USA: less post-docs
● France – Germany: PhD as career booster in management level
● France – Germany: no direct CIFRE equivalent
PhD is starting point – do not expect to work lifelong on the same topic
PhD is your advantage to get the job ● You’re the expert !
● You know how to make structured scientific research !
A big group ● offers POSSIBILITIES
● requests COMPLY
Industrial R&D career – operations CIFRE ?
Academic/ Fundamental R&D career – postdoc ?
Useful links…..
www.saint-gobain.fr
http://www.saint-gobain-experience.com/
http://www.saint-gobain.com/en/nova
