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Aeronautical research and training: Polytechnique Montréal and Safran sign a new five-year agreement

June 8, 2021

Polytechnique Montréal and Safran- one of the largest equipment manufacturers in the propulsion and aeronautical, space and defense equipment industries have announced the signing of a new framework agreement that by 2025, will permit the start of several ...

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Telework and well-being- not always fast friends

Guaranteeing access to parks via active modes of transport fosters equity between citizens, regardless of age or income level, says Professor Geneviève Boisjoly. (Photo: Catherine Lacroix-Couture). Teleworking- a source of well-being? Not necessarily, a ...

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Compostable electronic devices- courtesy deep sea ink!

May 26, 2021

It will still take a few more years before biodegradable organic molecules are used in our electronic devices- however, that day is inching closer with today's announcement of new results from Professor Clara Santato's laboratory in the Departme ...

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Polytechnique Montréal launches the "Le labo 2500" blog

May 25, 2021

Polytechnique has a new voice, with the launch of a general interest science blog written by Martin Primeau, a seasoned science journalist and member of the Communications and Public Relations Service. ...

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Le gouvernement du Québec investit plus de 580 000 $ pour renforcer l'expertise en matériaux à Polytechnique Montréal

19 décembre 2024

Polytechnique Montréal obtient un financement du gouvernement du Québec pour soutenir l’agrandissement de l’offre de services du Centre de caractérisation microscopique des matériaux, le (CM). Grâce à cette subvention, le Centre élargira ses équipements d ...

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Autopsy of a bridge

Before disappearing entirely from Montréal’s skyline, the “old” Champlain Bridge will reveal a few of its secrets. (Photo: JCCBI) In the shadow of the new Samuel-De Champlain Bridge, workers have been busy since last autumn dismantling its older sibling ...

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When the circus comes to... the lab!

Charlotte Dubost (photo : Anne-Marie Lambert-Chevrier) When Charlotte Dubost decided on a rather unconventional subject for her Master’s degree in engineering, she approached a handful of professors on both sides of the Atlantic. The result? Polytechniq ...

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Launch of a project to reduce pesticide use in fruit and vegetable production

May 5, 2021

Polytechnique Montréal researchers are tackling the development of next-generation exclusion nets for the fruit and vegetable growing industry. Researchers are attempting to ensure that the fruit and vegetable industry uses less pesticides, and also gener ...

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Polytechnique Montréal- where 30.2% of graduates are women

April 29, 2021

10 years ahead of Engineers Canada's goal of “30 in 30”, Polytechnique Montréal has just passed an important milestone- for the first time in its history, 30.2% of undergraduate engineering graduates were women in 2020. While Québec and Canadian fema ...

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Converting CO2 emissions into aviation fuel: Polytechnique Montréal leads an R&D project with Québec’s support

April 28, 2021

A Polytechnique Department of Chemical Engineering research group is contributing to a commercial solution for the production of a low-carbon aviation fuel. ...

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Prestigious award presented to Polytechnique Montreal's Professor Jamal Chaouki

April 28, 2021

Full Professor Jamal Chaouki (Department of Chemical Engineering), receives the Society of Chemical Industry's Kalev Pugi Award for his significant contribution to research and development projects in Canada's chemical industry. ...

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Montréal: the optimal host city set to welcome the world’s largest mathematical optimization conference

April 19, 2021

The auspicious honour of organizing the 25th edition of the world’s largest international mathematical optimization conference has just been granted to a committee chaired by a member of the Group for Research in Decision Analysis – GERAD, and Polytechniq ...

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A project is launched to make drones autonomous

April 8, 2021

Student teams affiliated with Professor Giovanni Beltrame (Department of Computer and Software Engineering) are increasingly busy these days! Part of Professor Beltrame’s team is completing preparations to participate in the IGLUNA project this July, whil ...

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Public research gets a higher profile: François Bertrand appointed to Axelys’ Board of Directors

April 7, 2021

Professor François Bertrand (who is also Senior Vice President and Vice President Academic and Research at Polytechnique), will join the Board of Directors at the new organization, set to promote public research in Québec. ...

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Polytechnique Montréal’s Professor Oussama Moutanabbir will receive $8.3 million for a project also supported by the CFI and the Government of Quebec

March 9, 2021

Full Professor Oussama Moutanabbir (Department of Engineering Physics) will receive funding for a multi-institution atomic tomography research infrastructure project, via the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Innovation Fund. ...

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Première édition du Forum Québec Spatial: Polytechnique fait un pas de plus vers la Lune

17 décembre 2024

Polytechnique Montréal a rassemblé plus d’une centaine d’acteurs et d’actrices de l’écosystème spatial québécois le 12 décembre dernier à l’occasion de la première édition du forum Québec Spatial- Le Québec vers la Lune, un événement d’une journée ayant p ...

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NSERC Alliance Grants: Polytechnique Montréal ranks first, winning 24% of all funds awarded to Québec universities

February 25, 2021

Polytechnique Montréal researchers have once again demonstrated their ability to kick start large-scale projects that have a concrete impact on the country’s citizens. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) recently announ ...

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50 Polytechnique Montréal researchers among the top 2% most cited in their respective fields

February 24, 2021

Some 50 of Polytechnique Montréal’s current and former researchers appear on a prestigious list of the world's most productive and cited researchers in their respective fields, according to a Stanford University study. ...

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Software Engineering: Professors Antoniol and Khomh Receive Award for Most Influential Article of the Decade

February 18, 2021

Full Professors Foutse Khomh and Giuliano Antoniol (Department of Computer and Software Engineering) are just two of the article’s authors who will be celebrated for their achievement during the Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering (SANER) virt ...

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A Polytechnique Montreal Department of Electrical Engineering professor and a doctoral student both win Awards

February 15, 2021

Professor Ke Wu will receive the Julian C. Smith Medal, awarded by the Canadian Institute of Engineers, while doctoral student Intikhab Hussain will receive a graduate scholarship from the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S). ...

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