Professor Frédéric Barlat is a French/American scientist in the field of plasticity, damage and metal forming.

Professor Frédéric Barlat finished his undergraduate and master's degree at Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers, France in 1980.

Immediately after finishing his PhD he started his career as a researcher associate at Alcoa Technical Center in Pittsburgh, US.

In 2007, he joined Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea as a professor.

Professor Frédéric Barlat is highly recognized in the plasticity, damage, and metal forming communities.