COPL

The governance of the COPL is simple and straightforward and ensures that the activities of the strategic cluster are carried out in accordance with its mission in terms of training, research and support for the optics-photonics sector. Its structure ensures sound financial and administrative management.

Management Committee

The COPL Management Committee is composed of 7 members representing the center’s different research areas and institutions. The Management Committee is the Centre’s primary decision-making body for all matters related to the budget, strategic directions and general resource sharing. The members of the Management Committee are elected by the Assembly of Members upon the recommendation of the director.

Younes Messaddeq

Université Laval

Luca Razzari

Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)

François Trépanier

Teraxion

Nicolas Quesada

Polytechnique Montréal

Lawrence Chen

McGill University

Sylvain G. Cloutier

École de technologie supérieure (ETS) Montreal

Sophie LaRochelle (director)

Université Laval

Assembly of Members

The Assembly of Members consists of all participating university researchers, two graduate student representatives, one postdoctoral and research scientist representative and one representative from the technical and administrative staff. The assembly’s main role is to evaluate and approve projects proposed by the Management Committee regarding the COPL’s strategic directions and nature.

Graduate student representatives

Asma Mimouni

École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) Montréal

William Bisson

Université Laval

Gisell Osorio

Polytechnique Montréal

Vincent Quenneville-Guay

Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)

Research scientist and post-doctoral researcher representative

Heide Ibrahim

INRS

Technical and administrative staff representative

Stéphan Gagnon

Université Laval