Francoise LeGoues

Francoise K. LeGoues
Other names	F. K. Le Goues
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation(s)	Materials scientist, technology executive
Known for	Research on strain relaxation in semiconductor thin films; technology leadership at IBM

Francoise K. LeGoues (also known in publications as F. K. Le Goues) is an American expert in materials science and a technology leader who has held positions at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center.

After completing her Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University with a 1983 dissertation titled Critical tests and applications of the theories of solid-solid homogeneous nucleation for F.C.C.–F.C.C. phase transformations, LeGoues began her career at IBM in the mid-1980s. Her research as a materials scientist concentrated on the development and strain relaxation phenomena in semiconductor crystals, thin film structures, and quantum wire devices. She was honored with the 1985 Robert Lansing Hardy Award by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers and was designated a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1998, recognizing her pioneering electron microscopy work investigating strain relaxation processes in semiconductor thin films.

In her role as a technology executive, LeGoues initiated an internal crowdfunding platform at IBM and spearheaded the adoption of employee gatherings within the Second Life virtual environment. She advanced to become IBM's vice president of innovation before transitioning to serve as vice president of transformation at the YAI National Institute for People with Disabilities, a nonprofit entity.