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Professor Sylvain Martel and his team at the Polytechnique Montréal Nanorobotics Laboratory win the 2016 Québec Science Discovery of the Year People’s Choice award

March 3, 2017

Winning 36% of the votes cast by the public, this scientific breakthrough captured honours at the 24th annual “Discovery of the Year” contest held by the scientific magazine Québec Science. The awards celebrate the most impressive Québec discoveries of t ...

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Projects led by three Polytechnique Montréal professors awarded NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants

February 15, 2017

The federal government will invest more than $2.3 million in funding over three years for four research projects targeting sustainable technologies, led by Professors Sarah Dorner, Raman Kashyap and Oussama Moutanabbir of Polytechnique Montréal. ...

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Montréal is the world’s top university city!

February 15, 2017

The 2017 QS Best Student Cities Index has been unveiled, and Montréal is at the very top. The index, published by the Quacquarelli Symonds Institute, lists the 100 best cities in which to study, as ranked by international university students. Montréal fin ...

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Polytechnique Montréal in the vanguard of research into transients in large-scale electric power systems

February 14, 2017

Professor Jean Mahseredjian of the Department of Electrical Engineering and his team, comprising students, research associates, professors and industry partners, are working on simulations of transient events in power transmission systems as part of an In ...

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Polytechnique Montréal and Huawei Canada establish the Industrial Research Chair in Future Wireless Technologies

February 10, 2017

Polytechnique Montréal and Huawei Technologies, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of ICT and telecommunications equipment, set up an innovative multi-year joint research venture. It is a first for both Montréal and Huawei. ...

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3D Printing and Nanotechnology, a Mighty Alliance to Detect Toxic Liquids

January 10, 2017

Carbon nanotubes have made headlines in scientific journals for a long time, as has 3D printing. But when both combine with the right polymer, in this case a thermoplastic, something special occurs: electrical conductivity increases and makes it possible ...

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Treatment of blue-green algae: Polytechnique Montréal involved in a research project based on genomics

December 9, 2016

Four Polytechnique professors are participating in a project by the Institut EDDEC to identify solutions to manage incidents of cyanobacteria proliferation. This research initiative may be the world’s largest on the topic to date. ...

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Robotics Programming: An Article by a Polytechnique Montréal Professor on the Cover of “Computer” Magazine

December 7, 2016

Professor Giovanni Beltrame of the Department of Computer and Software Engineering at Polytechnique is the co-author of an article on the programming of robot networks that has just appeared in one of the world’s leading publications in computing and info ...

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December 6, 2016- 27 years later- Remembering and reflecting

December 6, 2016

The pain has eased and life goes on... but we still remember the 13 Polytechnique Montréal students and one staff member who lost their lives on December 6, 1989, as well as the people who remain wounded by this tragedy. The community has chosen to favour ...

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Liane Bernstein: Second Recipient of the Order of the White Rose Scholarship

December 5, 2016

The administration of Polytechnique Montréal is pleased and proud to present the second annual Order of the White Rose scholarship to Liane Bernstein, an engineering physics graduate of Polytechnique Montréal. ...

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The future blossoms in our hands: Third edition of Polytechnique Montréal’s Week of the White Rose

November 30, 2016

As December 6 approaches and Polytechnique Montréal prepares for the annual day of remembrance of the tragic events of 1989, the institution invites members of the public to make a meaningful, symbolic gesture by taking part in the Week of the White Rose. ...

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Canada First Research Excellence Fund: a major investment in research and innovation

September 6, 2016

Polytechnique Montréal is associated with two strategic projects being announced today as part of the Canada First Research Excellence Fund program. ...

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Polytechnique Montréal’s Nanorobotics Laboratory unveils a one-of-a-kind medical interventional infrastructure

August 24, 2016

Half a century after the release of the film Fantastic voyage, science upstages fiction with Professor Sylvain Martel’s nanorobotic agents designed to travel in the human body to treat cancer. ...

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Legions of nanorobots target cancerous tumours with precision

August 15, 2016

Administering anti-cancer drugs redefined. ...

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Polytechnique and Deloitte partner to fight cybercrime

May 25, 2016

Polytechnique Montréal and the professional services firms Deloitte are joining forces to revamp Polytechnique’s high-calibre training program in the field of cybersecurity. ...

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Prix de la ministre: Professor Michel Meunier receives the Guy-Rocher award

May 24, 2016

Professor Michel Meunier of the Department of Engineering Physics is the winner of a Prix de la ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur, an award for teaching excellence at the university level, from the Québec Minister Responsible for Higher Education. ...

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Tribute to a visionary engineer, outstanding businessman and renowned philanthropist – Mr. BERNARD LAMARRE (1931-2016)

March 30, 2016

It was with great emotion and sadness that the Polytechnique Montréal community learned of the death of Mr. Bernard Lamarre, a pillar of engineering in Québec, today, March 30, 2016, at age 84. Polytechnique offers its sincere condolences to Mr. Lamarre’s ...

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Polytechnique launches the 2nd edition of the Order of the White Rose

March 8, 2016

Once again this year, a $30,000 scholarship will be awarded by Polytechnique Montréal to a woman engineering student in Canada who wishes to pursue her engineering studies in a graduate-level program. ...

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December 6, 2015- 26 years later- Remembering and reflecting

December 6, 2015

The pain has eased and life goes on... but we still remember the 13 Polytechnique Montréal students and one staff member who lost their lives on December 6, 1989, as well as the people who remain wounded by this tragedy. The community has chosen to favour ...

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Tara Gholami is the first recipient of the Order of the White Rose

November 25, 2015

The administration of Polytechnique Montréal presented today the very first Order of the White Rose scholarship to Tara Gholami, a mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Calgary. ...

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