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NSERC CREATE program: Polytechnique Montréal involved in two training and mentoring programs

June 14, 2021

Polytechnique Montréal Professors Foutse Khomh and Abolfazl Mohebbi are co-applicants of highly qualified research personnel training programs that have received support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). ...

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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 ...

https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/blogue/telework-and-well-being-not-always-fast-friends

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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. ...

https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/polytechnique-montreal-launches-le-labo-2500-blog

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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. ...

https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/en/news/converting-co2-emissions-aviation-fuel-polytechnique-montreal-leads-rd-project-quebecs-support

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