Department of Mechanical Engineering
Solid mechanics Aerospace, aeronautical and automotive engineering Polymer characterization Properties of polymers Advanced manufacturing Polymers and coatings Composites Materials science and technology
Innovative Materials
Innovative Materials
Research interests and affiliations
- Six-axis robot-assisted non-planar additive manufacturing
- Multi-material multi-process additive manufacturing
- High-performance composites for aerospace and trasnsportation
- Smart systems (e.g., energy harvesting materials and devices, sensors, metamaterials)
- Multifunctional composites (e.g., mechanical strength, electrical conductivity, piezoelectricity)
- Materials characterization
- Nanocomposites
- Advanced materials
Supervision
- 2101 Solid mechanics
- 2108 Aerospace, aeronautical and automotive engineering
- 2001 Materials structure, properties and testing
- 2002 Materials processing/fabrication
- 2004 Polymers and coatings
- 2007 Composites
- 3752 Polymer characterization
- Additive manufacturing of mechanically resistant advanced composites with self-healing functionality (NSERC Discovery Program)
- Additive manufacturing technologies for high-performance and high-productivity of multifunctional composite structures and their sustainability for aerospace applications (NSERC Alliance, Prima Quebec, Safran Group and Dyze Design)
- Research center for high performance polymer and composite systems (CREPEC)
Publications
Biography
Daniel Therriault is a full professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Polytechnique Montreal. He formerly held the Safran-Polytechnique Industrial Chair on the additive manufacturing of reinforced polymer composites (FACMO Chair, 2018-2023) and also a Canada Research Chair on the fabrication of advanced microsystems and materials (2009-2019). He is the co-director of the Laboratory for Multiscale Mechanics (LM2) and his research interests are mainly related to additive manufacturing of advanced materials and multifunctional composites. Past contributions include the development of innovative additive manufacturing (AM) processes (e.g., six-axis non-planar AM, multi-material multi-process AM, freeform printing), and the design and fabrication of multifunctional materials (e.g., carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, abradable thermosets, piezoelectric and electrically conductive materials) for advanced applications mainly for aerospace but also with high potentials for transportation, energy and biomedical sectors. Several scientific contributions (~145 refereed papers as of February 2025) and multiple innovations (11 patents) originated from the research activities of Prof. Therriault’s research team. He worked or is working on many collaborative research projects with partners such as Safran Group, Bombardier Aerospace, ArianeGroup, Bell Textron Canada, Dyze Design, NanoXplore, Solaxis Ingenious Manufacturing, Mëkanic, National Research Council Canada (NRC), and the Canadian Space Agency.
Teaching
MEC6419 - Additive manufacturing of polymers and composites
MEC2405 - Strength of materials II
MEC3900 - Capstone project supervision 3
MEC4000 - Capstone project supervision 4
AER2400 - Course coordinator - Resistance of aeronautical structures
Supervision at Polytechnique
IN PROGRESS
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Post-doctoral fellowship (2)
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Arslan, Dogan. Development of a high productivity additive manufacturing process for the fabrication of large aerospace structures.
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Sharifpour, Farzad. Develop simulation tools for accurate prediction of mechanical properties of printed parts with a focus on the interface.
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Ph.D. (2)
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Aghigh, Negar. Multi-material multi-process additive manufacturing of composites with self-healing functionality.
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Duchesne, Olivier. Additive manufacturing of sandwich panels for a lunar rover.
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Master (thesis) (7)
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Plante , Raphael . Design of a new generation of a multinozzle for high viscosity thermosetting materials.
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Cummings-Jomphe , Loïc . Experimental characterization of 3D printed polymer composites .
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Courcoux, Cedric. Integration of sensors in FFF and FGF (e.g., temperature, position, thickness, humidity).
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Kerino, E'ouann. Realization of the scientific study on the interface strength with respect to the process conditions.
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Nguyen, Minh-Tam. Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) of high-temperature reinforced thermoplastics and their various characterization.
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Rozier, Ruby. Investigation of the rheological behavior and printability by Direct Ink Writing of thermosetting materials using a multinozzle printing head.
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Verville, Mathieu. Non-planar additive manufacturing of continuous carbon fiber-reinforced composites.
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Professionnal master (3)
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Lintilhac , Clément Pierre-Antoine. Finite element numerical simulation of the heat transfer in the Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D printing process.
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Vantourout, Romaric. Development of a thermal infrastructure heating enclosure.
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Renault, Baptiste. Fused Granular Fabrication (FGF) process: printing aerospace demonstrators and numerical simulation.
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Undergraduate (7)
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Rabault, Arno. Development of a failure initiation model in anisotropic phase field model: Automation of simulation.
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Chagnon, François . Design a new heating bed for additive manufacturing using an Aerotech gantry system.
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Delans, Antoine . Design a radiating heating element for Fused Filament Fabrication 3D printing.
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Vaillancourt , Erika . Design of additive manufacturing projects.
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Lorans, Amelie . Design of a bracket assembly for Fused Granular Fabrication (FGF) process in a Hylo industrial 3D printer.
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Roussel , Vikram. Multinozzle Fused Granulate Fabrication 3D printing.
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Chaput , Antoine. Impact of compression on the mechanical properties of 3D printed parts from high-performance materials.
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COMPLETED
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Ph.D. Thesis (26)
- Chauvette, J.-F. (2023). Non-Planar Multinozzle Additive Manufacturing of Thermoset Composites [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Lampron, O. (2023). Phase-field Modeling of Fracture in Additively Manufactured Thermoplastic parts [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Le Gentil, T. (2023). Méthodologie d'analyse de performance multi-critère pour outiller la prise de décision sur la fabrication additive de pièce en PA (polyamide) renforcé par fibres de carbone [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Lingua, A. (2023). Characterization of the multiscale fracture mechanics of short fiber-reinforced composites manufactured by fused filament fabrication [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Pierre, J. M. L. (2023). Fabrication additive de panneaux sandwich multifonctionnels en polymères renforcés résistants à la haute température pour applications aérospatiales [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Sosa-Rey, F. (2023). Modeling of the Thermo-mechanical behavior of Additively Manufactured Thermoplastic Composites by means of full-field Numerical Homogenization [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Zhang, C. (2023). Three-Dimensional Printing of Protein/Polysaccharide Mixed Gel Systems for Food Applications [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Abderrafai, Y. (2022). Fabrication additive de composites à hautes performances mécaniques et thermomécaniques par fabrication de filament fondu : formulation, procédés et caractérisation [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Costa Baptista, J. (2022). Développement, optimisation et fabrication par dépôt de matière fondue de structures absorbantes de bruit [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Tao, R. (2022). Multi-Material Three-Dimensional Printing of Piezoelectric Devices for Sensing and Energy Harvesting Applications [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Zou, S. (2020). Bioinspired Tough Materials with Microstructured Sacrificial Bonds Based on Instability-Assisted 3D Printing [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Cauchy, X. (2018). Approaching Typical Metallic Conductivities in Polymer Nanocomposites for Lightning Strike Protection [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Tabiai, I. (2018). 3D Full Field Displacement and Strain Measurements at the Microscale in Fiber Reinforced Composites Under Transverse Load Using Digital Image Correlation [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Wu, Q. (2018). 3D Printing of Multifunctional Chitosan-Based Hydrogels and Nanocomposites [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Xu, C. (2018). Solvent Cast Direct Ink Writing of Mesoscale Metallic Structures [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Bodkhe, S. (2017). Solvent Evaporation-Assisted Three-Dimensional Printing of Piezoelectric Sensors from Polyvinylidene Fluoride and its Nanocomposites [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Ponnada, S. M. R. (2017). Response of Composite Panels with Conductive Coatings Submitted to Emulated Lightning Strikes [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Najafi Chaloupli, N. (2015). Development of Polylactide (PLA) and PLA Nanocomposite Foams in Injection Molding for Automotive Applications [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Guo, S. (2014). Solvent-Cast Three-Dimensional Printing of Polylactide Multifunctional Microsystems [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Moussaddy, H. (2013). A New Definition of the Representative Volument Element in Numerical Homogenization Problems and its Application to the Performance Evaluation of Analytical Homogenization Models. [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Dermanaki Farahani, R. (2011). Three-Dimensional Microstructures of Epoxy-Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Kuhn, M. (2009). Direct-write microfabrication and characterization of single-chamber micro solid oxide fuel cells with coplanar electrodes [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Laberge Lebel, L. (2009). Fabrication de structures tridimensionnelles de nanocomposites polymères chargés de nanotubes de carbone à simple paroi [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Fauteux, C. (2008). Synthèse de nanostructures d'oxyde de zinc par procédé laser [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Ghafar-Zadeh, E. (2007). Hybrid microfluidic CMOS capacitive sensors for lab-on-chip applications [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Longtin, R. (2007). Synthèse et caractérisation de recouvrements organisés de nanofibres de carbone par dépôt chimique en phase vapeur assisté par laser [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Chauvette, J.-F. (2023). Non-Planar Multinozzle Additive Manufacturing of Thermoset Composites [Ph.D. thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
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Master's Thesis (24)
- Chenier, G. (2023). Development of a Non-Planar Slicing Method for Manufacturing of Fused Filament Fabrication Parts with a 6-Axis Robotic System [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Santonja Soto, F. (2023). Characterization of Specimens 3D Printed by Fused Filament Fabrication Using Advanced Thermoplastic Composites Developed for Aerospace Applications [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Gourcerol, E. (2022). Nickel Coated Carbon Fibre Nonwoven as Light, Efficient and Scalable Lightning Strike Protection for Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Gregorio, P. (2022). Developing a Custom Printhead Controller to Print Large-Scale Parts Using Industrial Motion Systems [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Serbescu, A. (2022). Development and Manufacturing of Silver-based Conductive Materials for Lightning Strike Protection of Aircraft Composite Structures [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Brzeski, D. (2021). Development of Thermosetting Composite Materials for Producing Multifunctional Coatings by Direct Ink Writing [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Granier, F. (2021). Fabrication additive multi-matériaux et procédés de dispositifs piézoélectriques pour la création de structures intelligentes [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Schlachter, D. (2021). Pénétration de liant dans un lit de poudre en impression 3D par jets de liant [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Yanez Sanchez, S. I. (2021). Experimental Protocols for Polymeric Binder Selection in the Binder Jetting of Metallic Particles in Three-Dimensional Printing [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Broggi, C. (2020). Conception et fabrication additive d'une structure bio-inspirée pour un rover lunaire en composites thermoplastiques [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Dubost, C. (2020). Roue Cyr et matériaux composites : modéliser une discipline de cirque pour enrichir son langage acrobatique [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Goffin, A. (2020). Caractérisation thermomécanique du frittage de poudre d'acier 316L mise en forme par jet de liant [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Iervolino, F. (2019). Additive Manufacturing of Low and High Temperature Resistant Thermoplastic Composites and Sandwich Panels for Sound Absorption [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Hérard, C. (2017). Les effets de la température lors de la fabrication additive par FDM de composites thermoplastiques renforcés et leurs propriétés mécaniques [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Passieux, R. (2015). Microfabrication directe de liens sacrificiels au sein de fibres polymériques par manipulation d'une instabilité fluidique [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Talwar, B. S. (2015). Investigation of the Effect of Mixing Methods and Chemical Treatments on the Conductivity of the CNT/PLA Based Composites [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Arguin, M. (2014). Contrôle de l'alignement des nanotubes de carbone multiparois à l'intérieur d'un polymère et d'un matériau composite multi-échelles à l'aide d'un champ électrique [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Lanouette, A.-M. (2014). Évaluation de l'effet structurel de l'impact d'un micrométéorite ou d'un débris orbital sur le bras canadien 2 [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Becker, M. (2013). Analyse du procédé et des paramètres de fabrication par écriture-direct assistée par lumière ultraviolet pour des applications d'emmagasinage d'énergie mécanique [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Guérin, N. (2013). Conception et fabrication d'un séparateur de particules hélicoïdal par impression tridimensionnelle [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Bouchaar, M. (2011). Conception d'un montage de mircrofabrication pour les nanocomposites à base de résines thermoplastiques [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Vivien, G. (2010). Modélisation d'une vanne à tournant sphérique munie d'un joint de polymère viscoélastique [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Lourdel, N. (2009). Développement d'un banc d'essai pour la détermination des paramètres de la loi de comportement d'un filament d'encre viscoélastique [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Yu, D. X. (2007). Laser machining of cutting tool materials [Master's thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
- Chenier, G. (2023). Development of a Non-Planar Slicing Method for Manufacturing of Fused Filament Fabrication Parts with a 6-Axis Robotic System [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
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