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Projects led by three Polytechnique professors receive funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Government of Québec

August 12, 2019

Professors Éric Laurendeau, Oussama Moutanabbir, and Mohammad Sharawi have been awarded funding from the prestigious John-R.-Evans Leaders Fund (Canada Foundation for Innovation) and the Government of Québec for their innovative research projects. ...

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Esteban Project solar car wins big at the 2019 Formula Sun Grand Prix competition in the U.S.

July 17, 2019

Piloting their prototype solar car Esteban 9, the Polytechnique student technical society team won the race on the American Solar Challenge closed course for the second year running, also setting a record and taking home the Teamwork Award. ...

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Research focused on discovery: Minister Kirsty Duncan highlights Canada’s support for researchers at Polytechnique

July 11, 2019

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, federal Minister of Science and Sport, celebrated $10 million in scholarships and grants to more than 40 researchers at Polytechnique. ...

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Equity, diversity and inclusion in research: Polytechnique Montréal joins the Government of Canada’s Dimensions program

July 11, 2019

During a visit by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, federal Minister of Science and Sport, Polytechnique Montréal officially endorses the charter of a federal program promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in research. ...

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Oronos Polytechnique and Formule Polytechnique Montréal earn first place in two prestigious international competitions

June 27, 2019

With their experimental rocket and race car prototypes, the aforementioned two student technical societies each took first place at the Spaceport America Cup (New Mexico) and Formula SAE (Lincoln, Nebraska), respectively. ...

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Polytechnique Convocation 2019: over 1,600 degrees awarded, including the 50,000th in its history!

June 19, 2019

At this year’s convocation ceremonies, Polytechnique Montréal awarded its 50,000th degree to Eva Terriault, in addition to Honorary Doctorates granted to Rubén Caballero and Hélène Desmarais. Awards of Excellence were received by Professors Jamal Chaouki ...

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Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal enter into new partnership

June 11, 2019

With the International Economic Forum of the Americas Conference of Montréal in full swing, Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal today announced the signing of a new partnership agreement under which the institutions will, among other things, create a ...

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Aerospace: Safran draws on Polytechnique Montréal expertise

April 24, 2019

On the strength of a decade of successful collaboration, Polytechnique Montréal and Safran, one of the largest aerospace equipment manufacturers, are announcing the creation of two new research partnerships to design a new generation of lighter, more effi ...

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A 100% Québec discovery made at Polytechnique Montréal in partnership with McGill University paves the way for new automated biological-sample analysis systems to accelerate and facilitate disease detection

April 17, 2019

Professor Thomas Gervais of the Department of Engineering Physics at Polytechnique Montréal and his PhD students Pierre-Alexandre Goyette (biomedical engineering) and Étienne Boulais (engineering physics), in partnership with the team led by Professor Dav ...

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Appointments to three FRQ-IVADO research chairs for diversity and equity in data science

April 17, 2019

Today, the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) and the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) are announcing the appointments of three FRQ–IVADO research chairs in diversity and equity in data science. A total of $1.5 million in funding will support innov ...

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Fifth edition of the Order of the White Rose of Polytechnique Montréal

March 8, 2019

Polytechnique Montréal will award a $30,000 scholarship to a woman engineering student in Canada who wishes to pursue her engineering studies in a graduate-level program. ...

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Desjardins and Polytechnique Montréal join forces for a cybersecurity research program

February 14, 2019

The guest of honour at Polytechnique Montréal’s Rendez-vous socio-économiques de Polytechnique Montréal, Desjardins Group President and Chief Executive Officer Guy Cormier, announced a $1.25 million investment over five years as part of a partnership in c ...

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Polytechnique Montréal adopts a policy on sexual violence

December 14, 2018

Adding to its existing regulations regarding harassment and threats, this new Policy establishes a comprehensive framework to prevent and respond to sexual violence and increases the resources made available to the community, in particular by creating a V ...

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December 6, 2018- 29 years later- Remembering and reflecting

December 6, 2018

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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Viviane Aubin, fourth recipient of the Order of the White Rose

December 3, 2018

The Polytechnique Montréal administration is proud to be awarding the Order of the White Rose scholarship today to Viviane Aubin, a Polytechnique Montréal graduate in mechanical engineering. This $30,000 scholarship created in 2014 is awarded annually to ...

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A major step toward non-viral ocular gene therapy using laser and nanotechnology

November 19, 2018

A scientific breakthrough by Professor Michel Meunier of Polytechnique Montréal and his collaborators offers hope for people with glaucoma, retinitis or macular degeneration. ...

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Professor Michel Aubertin receives the 2018 R.F. Legget Medal from the Canadian Geotechnical Society

November 13, 2018

Michel Aubertin, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, received a prestigious award at the recent GeoEdmonton 2018 conference in Edmonton. ...

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Activities commemorating December 6, 1989

November 12, 2018

Twenty-nine years have passed since the attack that took the lives of 14 young women on December 6, 1989, at Polytechnique Montréal. To honour the memory of the victims of this tragedy, several commemorative activities have been organized. ...

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Professor Jamal Chaouki receives the R.S. Jane Memorial Award from the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, a first for Polytechnique

November 6, 2018

Jamal Chaouki, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, received a prestigious award at the 68 th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference held October 28–31, 2018, in Toronto. ...

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4POINT0: Creating new indicators to help resolve the Canadian innovation paradox

October 23, 2018

Under the direction of professor Catherine Beaudry at Polytechnique Montréal, the 4POINT0 multidisciplinary team is developing new innovation measurement tools using a natural-language big-data analytics infrastructure unique in Canada. ...

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