Audrey Moores

Associate Professor, Chemistry, McGill U, Tier II Canada Research Chair in Green Chemistry (2007-17) trained 58 HQP. She is a leading expert in the field of catalysis, with a special emphasis on sustainable processes and use of Earth abundant starting materials, she   was invited to give over 100 presentations. She is a member of the advisory board of the Green Chemistry Institute (America Chemical Society), and an associate editor for ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. She received a Discovery Accelerator Supplement Award in 2018 from NSERC, was invited by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to teach a 5-day workshop in South Africa in the fall of 2018 and was recognized as one of the three finalists for the McGill Principal’s prize for public engagement through media in 2019. She will co-chair the Gordon Research Conference in Green Chemistry in 2022. Her group will synthesize components for electronics along the principles of green chemistry. In particular, she will use solid state chemistry techniques to create abundant element nanomaterials and plastics from biomass.

Daria Boffito

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Poly, Tier II Canada Research Chair in Intensified Mechano-Chemical Processes for Sustainable Biomass Conversion (50 HQP trained since 2016), is Head of the Engineering Process Intensification and Catalysis (EPIC) group. She received prestigious Canadian and international prizes, including the Banting post-doctoral fellowship, GreenTalents 2012 and the Australia Awards Endeavour Research Fellowship. She authored one book and several papers on scientific communication. Besides her expertise on biomass to chemicals mechanistic pathways, her expertise also includes sustainable plant design approaches. She will contribute state-of-theart continuous manufacturing approaches for both inorganic and organic materials, including spray-drying, ultrasound and microwave continuous reactors. Prof. Boffito will also provide her expertise on the design of industrial processes by compiling techno-economic analyses to attain commercial scales for processes to manufacture electronic materials. Her approach to sustainable manufacturing includes calculating the economics of mass production by numbering up modular units for distributed, local manufacture, rather than traditional scale-up, linear, approaches. EPIC will identify viable chemical routes from biomass to chemicals by applying process intensification principles to reduce energy requirements, minimize solvents and production waste, so as to improve process economics and sustainability. Boffito participates in an active CREATE program Process Engineering of Emerging Nano-Medicines (PrEEmiuM). There is no overlap with the proposed CREATE SEED program.

Noemie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, McGill U (41 HQP trained since 2017) is a chemical engineer and biochemist, working on the development of novel biopolymers and composite materials derived from biology. She completed her PhD from MIT in 2015, and her postdoc at the Wyss Institute for Biologically-Inspired Engineering at Harvard in 2017. Her research focuses on the fabrication of protein-based materials with novel properties, using scalable and environmentally friendly processes. As part of the training program in sustainable electronics, her group will use multidisciplinary skills in synthetic biology and materials engineering, to fabricate and study novel biocompatible and biodegradable protein-based electronics.

Saji George

Associate Professor, Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, McGill U, Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Nanotechnology for Food and Agriculture. Previously, Dr George was spearheading the Centre for Sustainable Nanotechnology at Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore, where he worked on the health risks of nanomaterials and environmental contaminants. Dr George has authored 56 peer- reviewed articles, five patents and over 30 invited talks and has trained over 70 HQPs. He serves as reviewer and editorial board member for many leading journals in the field of nanotechnology (nano-bio interactions). His excellence in teaching and research has been recognized by the Ministry of Education, Singapore, through the best mentor award and PS21 ExCEL Gold/Silver Awards in 2015 and 2016. His research group has expertise and resources for high throughput screening of materials using in vitro and small organism models for assessing potential toxicity of materials employed in the electronics supply chain and in developing guidelines for their safe use and tools for regulatory oversight.

Nazir Kherani

Professor, joint appointment Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, U of Toronto, has trained 106 HQP. He leads the Advanced Photovoltaics-Photonics and Devices (AP2D) research laboratories, pursuing R&D activities in thin film semiconductors and devices. He is a recipient of a number of awards including the Engineering Medal in Research and Development (awarded by Professional Engineers Ontario and Ontario Society of Professional Engineers) and he is Lifetime Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering as well as Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. AP2D will identify opportunities for optimal device microand nano-fabrication processes that advance sustainable design, including investigating recycling and recovery processes for Canadian industry.

Jamal Chaouki

Professor, Chemical Engineering, Poly, Process Engineering Advanced Research Lab (PEARL), Principal Chair Holder of the Total Research Chair in hydrodynamic modeling and catalytic reactions of multiphase processes in extreme conditions, director of the Biorefinery Center at Poly, trained +70 HQP. He is editor of Chemical Product and Process Modeling and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He has created four start-ups with his students: Formmat Tech. Inc., Shopmedia Inc., Pyrowave Inc. and Ecolomondo. PEARL, one of the largest laboratories for thermal treatment of waste in the world, will develop processes to convert plastic waste from WEEE to heat & power, fuels and chemicals as well as recycle rare earth elements.

Maria Holuszko

Associate Professor, Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia; co-founder and leading scientist of the Urban Mining Innovation Center, UBC. More than 30 years of experience in Mineral Processing Engineering working with the industry, academia, and government. Previously worked at the University of Alberta, then Alberta Research Council, Edmonton, Alberta, also held a senior Licensed Scientist position at the British Columbia Ministry of Energy in Victoria, B.C, and through the years she was continuously engaged in consulting for the mining industry. She worked at the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre, at the University of Queensland, Australia and she was a Senior Research Engineer before joining UBC as a faculty. In 2015, she co-founded the Urban Mining Innovation Center dedicated to research in the area of waste re-processing. The Center has attracted several local recycling companies to collaborate with on the recovery of valuable metals and non-metal fractions from the otherwise municipal waste streams such as e-waste, LED, and plastic. For this activity, she has been interviewed by BBC, CBC, Radio Canada International, and India Today. 

Federico Rosei

Professor, INRS, Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Materials, UNESCO Chair in Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion Saving and Storage, has trained >150 HQP. He is Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, of the African Academy of Sciences and of the European Academy of Sciences (among many others). He has received numerous awards, including the NSERC EWR Steacie Memorial Fellowship, and the Jose Vasconcelos Award for Education (World Cultural Council). His group will engage in knowledge sharing on best practices to handle WEEE but also challenges faced by WEEE importer countries.

Manuele Margni

Professor, Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, Poly, is co-chair holder of the International Life Cycle Chair, the main research unit of the CIRAIG. He trained 38 HQP since his appointment at Polytechnique. He will work on the assessment of impacts, risks and benefits related to existing and new products, services and technologies to support decision making toward a full circular and environmentally sustainable transition.

Marcel O’Gorman

Professor, English Language & Literature, U of Waterloo, University Research Chair, Director of the Critical Media Lab (CML), has expertise in creative design and technical communication. The CML is located in the Communitech Hub, a burgeoning tech incubator and think-tank where CML facilitates ethical and values-based research with industry partners. In general, the Critical Media Lab (CML) will facilitate communication and creative design for the entire research team. First, the CML will develop reports that aggregate research from the various participants on the team so that results are communicated in a clear and consistent manner. The CML will also lead the development of knowledge mobilization projects in print, oral and online formats for non-academic audiences. Drawing on its expertise in creative design, the CML will lead design workshops that provide a space for speculation on new products, materials, and services that suit the mandate of the larger research team.