Canada Research Chair in Fabricating Microsystems and Advanced Materials
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Fabricating devices a million to a billion times smaller than a metre is a major technological challenge, and one that's
extremely important for many innovative applications in different fields, such as aerospace, microelectronics and
biomedicine.
New microfabrication methods based on robotized deposition of materials have made it possible to design microstructures with
complex geometry using a wide variety of materials, including polymers and ceramics.
As Canada Research Chair in Fabricating Microsystems and Advanced Materials, Dr. Daniel Therriault aims to design new materials
and then integrate them into mechanical systems by using new microfabrication and nanofabrication techniques.
More specifically, Therriault is interested in building systems such as: lab-on-a-chip-type sensors to detect biomolecules;
fuel cells fabricated using robotized deposition to create a clean source of electricity; heat dissipation devices for
high-performance microelectronics components; and nanocomposite materials shaped to create strong structures.
All of these mechanical microsystems will mainly be used in building safer, better-performing aeronautical and space vehicles,
thereby helping to promote sustainable development.
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