Power electronics Instrumentation and industrial electronics Renewable energy and energy efficiency Decentralized generation and energy storage Intelligent management of hybrid systems Smart grid

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering

Assistant Professor-Co-Scientific Director of the Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory

Holder of an engineering degree in food technologies, a master’s degree in industrial engineering, and a doctorate in water sciences, Prof. Rouissi has more than 10 years of experience in research, his work covering themes related to chemistry and environmental biotechnology, bioremediation, biocomposites and the valorization-bioconversion of residues. He has worked in several institutions and held several positions, including as a research professional at UQAC and UQTR, research associate at INRS, research coordinator at CTRI, and recently as director of innovation at CRIBIQ. He is currently an associate professor at Laurentian University, co-scientific director of the Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, and an associate professor at UQAC and INRS in the past.

Expertise:

• Industrial Bioprocesses
• Food Engineering-Materials Engineering
• Environmental chemistry and biotechnology

Shamsodin Taheri is a full professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO). All of his research is based on the practical application of advanced techniques for the integration of renewable energy sources into the electricity grid in cold conditions. More specifically, his research team evaluates the performance of photovoltaic panels and their integration in cold regions using artificial intelligence techniques. He established a research laboratory within UQO (LAR3E: Laboratoire de recherche en efficacité énergétique des réseaux électriques) based on his CFI grant. He contributed to the implementation of the innovative program by creating the innovative renewable energy and smart grids unit at UQO. He is also a senior member of the IEEE.

Research interests:

• Power Electronics
• Renewable
• Energy efficiency
• Smart Grids

Expertise: Analytical chemistry, Process analytical technologies (PAT), Chemometrics, Carbonaceous residue recovery, Pyrolysis, Biochar, Biomass, Biofuels, Anaerobic digestion

Prof. Thierry Ghislain is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering at the Université de Sherbrooke. He holds the Research Chair on Pyrolytic Carbon (CRICaP) and Director of the Laboratory for the Analysis of Biomass, Bioproducts and Bioprocesses (LAB). His dual specialization in analytical chemistry and process engineering has enabled him to collaborate with numerous industrial partners as well as several Quebec and Canadian universities in fields as diverse as renewable energy, biofuels and bioproducts, agri-food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries as well as the environment.

Dr. Thomas Auvray is a professor in Physical Chemistry of Materials at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and co-director of the Institut de Recherche sur l’Hydrogène. After a B.Sc. (2012) and M.Sc. (2014) in Chemistry from Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI, France), he joined the Université de Montréal, working with Prof. Garry S. Hanan on the development of supramolecular systems for artificial photosynthesis and obtained his Ph.D. in 2020. After a year as postdoctoral research associate with Prof. Ellen M. Matson at the University of Rochester (NY, US), he joined McGill University as FRQNT postdoctoral fellow (2021-2022) with Prof. Tomislav Friščić before moving with the Friščić group in 2022 to the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham (UK) as senior research fellow. His group focuses on advancing mechanochemistry for the preparation of inorganic and hybrid materials and spreading the word about sustainable laboratory practices.

Dr Thomas Auvray est professeur en chimie physique des matériaux à l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières et codirecteur de l’Institut de recherche sur l’hydrogène. Après une licence baccalauréat (2012) et un master (2014) en chimie de l’Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI, FR), il a rejoint l’Université de Montréal, travaillant avec Pr. Garry S. Hanan sur le développement de systèmes supramoléculaires pour la photosynthèse artificielle et a obtenu son doctorat en 2020. Après une année comme chercheur postdoctoral associé avec Pr. E.M. Matson à l’Université de Rochester (NY, États-Unis), il a rejoint l’Université McGill en tant que chercheur postdoctoral FRQNT (2021-2022) avec Pr. T. Friščić avant de rejoindre le groupe Friščić en 2022 à l’Université de Birmingham (R.U.) en tant qu’associé de recherche sénior. Son groupe se concentre sur l’avancement de la mécanochimie pour la préparation de matériaux inorganiques et hybrides et sur la diffusion de pratiques de laboratoire durables.