Prof. André Galibois is a graduate of Engineering Physics, and has had a distinguished career at Laval University in Materials Engineering as a teacher, researcher and developer. He is the author of over 150 refereed publications, plus 8 monographs and book chapters; he has also supervised numerous graduate students. He has co-founded four companies in the field of automated welding, and has acted as a consultant in metallurgy and operational research since 1968. He is very active both on behalf of his Alma Mater as well as within learned scientific and professional societies.