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Minister Pierre Duchesne Visits Polytechnique
Pierre Duchesne, Québec Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, visited Polytechnique on January 23 to learn about its teaching and research activities. The day's agenda featured a tour of the institution and a short working meeting with senior administrators. The minister made a point of greeting the presidents of the student associations, the Association des étudiants de Polytechnique (AÉP) and the Association des étudiants aux cycles supérieurs de Polytechniquee (AÉCSP).
Christophe Guy, Chief Executive Officer of Polytechnique, and Jean Choquette, Director of Strategic Planning and Government Relations, hosted the minister. The morning began with a tour of the LODI – Laboratory of Optical Diagnoses and Imaging, where Engineering Physics Department professors Caroline Boudoux and Nicolas Godbout and their students presented their research projects. They also discussed technology transfer and the creation of the Castor Optique company, which the two professors founded together last June with the support of Univalor.
Khaled Arfa, faculty lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Éric Bélanger, lecturer in the Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, and several graduating bachelor's students presented their final projects to the minister. In electrical engineering, the project currently underway is titled “Conception d'un réseau solaire photovoltaïque de grande envergure et étude technico-économique pour l'optimisation de sa rentabilité (Design of a Large-Scale Photovoltaic Solar Network and Techno-Economic Study to Optimize Its Profitability).” This final project is being carried out in partnership with the Saint-Hilaire firm BBA. The sustainable development final project was carried out last fall in collaboration with Université de Montréal's school of architecture. It was an interdisciplinary workshop where students worked on the conversion of existing urban infrastructure based on Université de Montréal's main campus.
During his meeting with Polytechnique's senior administrators, the Mr. Duchesne discussed Polytechnique's
major development issues and was invited to sign the visitors' book.
The minister tours the LODI – Laboratory of Optical Diagnoses and Imaging.
Students present their final projects.
Maxence Lenoir, President of the AÉP, and Raphaël Beamonte, President of the
AÉCSP,meet with the minister.
Pierre Duchesne, Québec Minister of Higher Education, Research,
Science and Technology,and Christophe Guy, CEO of Polytechnique, at the signing of the
Polytechnique guest book.
