| Doctorat es-Sciences Mathématiques | UNIVERSITE PARIS VI | 1982 |
| Ph.D. Major Chemical Engineering | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | 1972 |
| Ph.D. Minor Computer Science | STANFORD UNIVERSITY | 1972 |
| Ingénieur des Arts et Manufactures | ÉCOLE CENTRALE PARIS | 1968 |
| Since 1997 | Comité national français de mécanique: Council member |
| Since 2002 | World Council for Biomechanics: Vice Chair |
| Since 2004 | IUTAM: Member of Congress Committee |
| Since 2007 | Journal of Fluid Mechanics: Associate Editor |
| 2003 – 2006 | IUTAM: Chair of Working Party on Biomechanics |
| 2000 – 2004 | MINISTERE de la RECHERCHE: Associate Scientific Director for Physics & Engineering. Consultant for Engineering (2003 – 2004) |
| 1992 – 2000 | CONSEIL NATIONAL DES UNIVERSITES (mechanics): Member |
| 1993 – 1997 | A.N.R.T.: Member CIFRE Committee |
| 1988 – 1994 | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS: Associate Editor |
| 1995 – 2002 | Director of CNRS Research Institute Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (UMR 6600) |
| 1985 – 1997 | Dean of Graduate Studies (7 graduate programs, over 600 students) |
| 1985 – 1993 | Director of Graduate Program Applied Mechanics and Materials |
| 1975 – 1985 | Director of Tronc Commun (first 2 years of undergraduate studies) |
| 1974 – 1976 | Director of Biomedical Engineering (3 year engineering curriculum) |
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