1. Aurélie Friang Senior Chemist
e-mail: afriang@yahoo.fr 5 Keats close, Royston
Tel: 0044 7981568881 England - SG8 5AU
SKILLS & QUALITIES
Scientific skills: Materials Science
 Chemistry: Formulation for coating industry, catalysis, organic and
polymer synthesis.
 Engineering: Formulation processing properties, evaluation of catalytic
converters, performance mechanical properties of polymers.
Communication Skills: Trilingual and socially confident
 Languages: French (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), German
(working knowledge).
 Oral and written reports: experienced in delivering technical reports and
presentations to audience of interdisciplinary background.
Management skills: Various Research Projects
 Project management: Led successfully projects with multidisciplinary
functions team, in different time zones.
 Time management: worked within a strict timetable to act in response of
the rapid changes within the emission control legislations.
Personal Qualities: Forthcoming and Creative
 Problem solving: learned through academic work and applied in
industrial challenging environment.
 Curiosity: undertook projects in various fields (Petrochemistry, organic
polymers, liquid crystal field, catalysis).
 Flexibility: proven rapid adaptability to new work environments in
different countries.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2015- Present Senior NPI Chemist (New Product Introduction) for Johnson Matthey
(Royston, UK).
 Led high risk Projects for introduction of new products in various regions
(North/South America, South Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia).
 Conducted Continuous Improvement Projects for Emission Control
Technologies Division.
 Trained as DFMEA/DRBFM Facilitator (Design Failure Mode and Effect
Analysis, Design Review By Failure Mode).
2014-2015 Senior Development Chemist for Johnson Matthey’s Emissions Control
Technologies division (Royston, UK)
 Developed Ti-based formulation for ASC Technology (Ammonia Slip
Catalyst) exclusively for Johnson Matthey V-extruded substrates.
 Worked in close interaction with company extrusion facility in Redwitz,
Germany.
 Supported implementation of new coating strategy in Europe for ASC on
extruded catalysts.

2. 2008-2014 Development Chemist for Johnson Matthey’s Emissions Control
Technologies division (Royston, UK)
 Developed and optimised formulations for SCR Technologies (Selective
Catalytic Reduction): Mixed oxides-, Fe-, Cu/Zeolite-, and V/Ti- SCR.
 Improved coating strategy for Ceramic or Metallic substrates, by
adjustment of formulation and/or dosing method.
 Carried out scale-up programs from 0.5Kg to 100Kg and provided
support to Process group and Plants in various locations.
2-6/2006 Supervisor of a master project in Auxetic materials at the School of
Engineering (University of Exeter)
 Instructed the measure techniques to the master student.
 Directed the experimental work.
7-12/2001 Chemist Researcher for Haldor Topsoe (Copenhagen, Denmark)
 Synthesised a library of catalysts for the octane index and optimised test
conditions and measure techniques.
7-8/2000 Chemist Engineer Position in the Fraunhofer Institute (Würzburg,
Germany).
 Improved a water-purifying method with Titanium-based coats.
EDUCATION
2003-2007 PhD in Polymer Science at the University of Exeter, Chemistry Department
and School of Engineering (Exeter, UK)
Supervisors: Prof. K. E. Evans, Prof. D. W. Bruce and Dr. C. W. Smith.
Title: Synthesis and characterisation of main-chain liquid crystal
elastomers containing stilbene moieties.
2002-2003 Master project at the Institute of Material Sciences of Barcelona (ICMAB,
Barcelona, Spain)
Supervisors: Prof. F. Teixidor and Dr. S. Gentil.
Title: Effect of boron anionic clusters on the properties of Conducting
Organic Polymers.
1999-2003 Master degree, awarded the ‘Diplôme d’Ingénieur Chimiste’ at the ‘Ecole
Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier’ (France), i.e. a French
highly selective graduate school of Science and Technology.
1997-1999 Undergraduate Preparatory Classes (Grenoble, France)
1997 Baccalauréat Scientific, with Honours (Nancy, France).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
IT skills: Good level in office software. Driving Licence: Full
Interests: Reading, travelling, exploring my surroundings. Craft and games with my children