A pioneering French chemist, Donnet was the driving force behind UHA’s founding. After earning his doctorate in physic... View More

A pioneering French chemist, Donnet was the driving force behind UHA’s founding. After earning his doctorate in physical chemistry in the early 1950s, he joined CNRS and later became director of the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Mulhouse. In 1970, he helped create the academic center in Mulhouse, which officially became the University of Upper Alsace in 1975. As its first president (1977–1982), he shaped UHA’s early direction. His research on carbon blacks and surface chemistry earned him numerous top honors, including the Carl‑Dietrich‑Harries Medal (1985), the Charles Goodyear Medal (1998), and the Legion of Honor (2000). He remained an honorary president of UHA until his death in 2014. View Less

An alumnus of ENS Chemistry Mulhouse and a long-term faculty member, Prado earned his doctorate in physical chemistry in... View More

An alumnus of ENS Chemistry Mulhouse and a long-term faculty member, Prado earned his doctorate in physical chemistry in the early 1970s. He spent time as a post‑doctoral researcher at MIT before returning to UHA, where he founded the Laboratory of Thermique, Énergétique et Combustion. He served as vice‑president (1986–1987), then president of UHA from 1992 to 1997. In 1995, he was elected president of the Confederation of European Universities of the Upper Rhine. Later, he became founding president of the University of Southern Brittany (2000–2005) and was appointed rector of the Académie of Corsica in 2006. His career blends high-level research leadership and university governance. View Less

Born in 1951, Stoskopf is a historian and professor at UHA, specializing in contemporary French history, corporate histo... View More

Born in 1951, Stoskopf is a historian and professor at UHA, specializing in contemporary French history, corporate history, and Alsatian history. He began teaching secondary school before joining UHA in 2000 as maître de conférences, later rising to full professor in 2006. He headed the History department and the CRESAT research center from 2005 to 2012. His academic contributions earned him several history awards, including the Prix Corbay and Napoléon Foundation history prize, and he was knighted in the Order of Academic Palms and National Order of Merit. Stoskopf remains a highly respected voice on regional economic and industrial history. View Less