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30 Nov 2023

Louis-Philippe Pleau (co-founder of LumIR – COPL startup) joins Forbes magazine’s prestigious 30 under 30 list

Each year, Forbes magazine draws up its list of the most promising entrepreneurs under 30. To compile this list, editors and publishers, with the help of renowned independent expert judges, evaluate over 11,000 candidates based on factors such as funding, revenue, social impact, inventiveness and potential. 2024 is an exciting year for LumIR co-founder Louis-Philippe ...
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24 Nov 2023

Nicolas Godbout, Caroline Boudoux and the Castors optics startup receive the Innovation from University Research Award

A number of key players in academic research and innovation were on hand to receive the Prix Innovation issue de la Recherche Universitaire 2023, awarded to the Castor Optics and Polytechnique Montréal teams at the ADRIQ gala held on November 23. Congratulations to the winners, including our professor members Nicolas Godbout and Caroline Boudoux.
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24 Nov 2023

Sylvain G. Cloutier at the heart of a team that received the CRIAQ-RSRI award at the ADRIQ gala

The iNORTH group, comprising ÉTS professors Ghyslain Gagnon, Sylvain G-Cloutier, Yvan Petit and Éric Wagnac, along with Calogy Solutions, CAE inc. and the Université de Sherbrooke, received the CRIAQ-RSRI (regroupements sectoriels de recherche industrielle) award at the ADRIQ gala on November 23. The award recognizes research aimed at improving and better managing the heat released ...
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16 Nov 2023

Roberto Morandotti receives the Acfas Urgel-Archambault award

For several years now, Professor Morandotti has distinguished himself by the scope and breadth of his research in non-linear and quantum optics. Last year he was awarded the Prix Marie-Victorin, and this year he is the recipient of the Prix Acfas Urgel-Archambault. The award recognizes the excellence and influence of Quebec scientific research. To read ...
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13 Nov 2023

Heide Ibrahim appointed director of INRS-EMT’s Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS)

Congratulations to Heide Ibrahim on her appointment as Director of the  Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS). Her predecessor, François Légaré, now Director of the Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, had nothing but good things to say when he passed the torch to her. “As a researcher ...
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20 Oct 2023

Caroline Boudoux appointed to Optica’s Board of Directors!

Congratulations to Professor Caroline Boudoux (Polytechnique Montréal), and Gisele Bennett (MEPSS LLC, USA) and Martin Booth (University of Oxford, UK) on their appointment to Optica‘s Board of Directors! Optica’s membership elected G. Bennett, an Optica Fellow and Senior Member, to serve as 2024 Vice President. For their part, M. Booth, also an Optica Fellow and Senior Member, ...
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01 Oct 2023

Bienvenu Ndagano joins the COPL community!

Professor Ndagano, holder of a Quebec MEIE Research Chair in quantum photonics, joined the faculty at INRS-EMT in 2023 and subsequently became a regular member of our cluster. The COPL community is delighted to welcome this promising expert in quantum photonics. Here’s an overview of his research program: Engineering of entangled states in the spatial ...
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15 Sep 2023

Demystifying the work of research professionals

In this article published by NSERC, you will discover the fascinating work of Mireille Quémener, research professional at the CERVO research center and colleague of professor Daniel Côté of DDC / M Lab: Demystifying the work of research professionals.
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26 Jul 2023

Une équipe du COPL crée le premier laser à fibre optique capable de produire des impulsions femtosecondes dans le spectre du visible

Marie-Pier Lord, doctorante dans l’équipe des professeurs Réal Vallée et Martin Bernier de la faculté des sciences et de génie, en collaboration avec Michel Olivier, professeur associé à la faculté des sciences et de génie et enseignant au Cégep garneau, ont reçu une belle couverture médiatique pour leur avancée technologique. Ce laser à fibre optique ...
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19 Jul 2023

Une plateforme d’imagerie multimodale pour enregistrer l’activité neurovasculaire

Un projet de recherche piloté par Michèle Desjardins, professeure adjointe au Département de physique, de génie physique et d’optique de l’Université Laval, a obtenu une subvention de 200 000 $! Pour lire la nouvelle complète: Une plateforme d’imagerie multimodale pour enregistrer l’activité neurovasculaire
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