2019

• Professor Jamal Chaouki was awarded the “Prix d’excellence en recherche et innovation 2019” (2019 Award for Excellence in Research and Innovation”) from Polytechnique Montréal.
• Miroslav Grmela, Adjunct Professor in Chemical Engineering, was awarded the Stanley G. Mason Award from the Canadian Society of Rheology, for his outstanding contribution to the field of rheology research.
• Professor Abdellah Ajji was named Fellow of the SPE — The plastics professionals’ association.

2018

• Professor Jamal Chaouki received the R.S. Jane Memorial Award from the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering, a first for Polytechnique Montréal. This award is the most important distinction awarded by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering and is awarded annually to a person resident in Canada in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of chemical engineering or industrial chemistry.
• Professor Jamal Chaouki, as well as engineers Jocelyn Doucet and Jean-Philippe Laviolette, both graduates in Chemical Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, received the 2018 Genie Innovation Award for a technology marketed by Pyrowave, of which they are co-founders.
• Professor Patrice Chartrand received the “The Metal Chemistry Award” presented by the Met-Soc (Metallurgy and Materials Society) of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.

2009-2017

• Professor Patrice Chartrand : Synergy Award for Innovation from the NSERC
• Professor Pierre Lafleur : Member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
• Professor Arthur Pelton : Synergy Award for Innovation from the NSERC
• Professor Michel Perrier : Member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering

Complete Directory of Polytechnique Prizes and Distinctions

Excellence in Teaching Award

Patrice Farand, the department’s master of education, received the Polytechnique Montréal 2018 Excellence in Teaching Award, in recognition of the quality of his teaching, his dedication to his students and his competence.

Other recipients of this award from the Department:

• 2016 : Professor Robert Legros
• 2010 : Professor François Bertrand
• 2005 : Professor Michel Perrier

Meritas Gala 2018-2019

• Professor Bruno Blais won the Meritas awards for Best Professor at the undergraduate and at the graduate levels in chemical engineering.
• Professor Michel Perrier and Master of Education Patrice Farand respectively won the awards for Best Lecturer and Best Practical Course Lecturer in chemical engineering.
• Professor Gregory De Crescenzo won the Meritas awards for Best Professor at the undergraduate and at the graduate levels in biomedical engineering.

• Research by Jaber Darabi and Professor Gregory Patience was published by the prestigious journal Chemical Society Reviews, a journal with an impact factor of 40.18.
• Professor Jason Tavares has been recognized by the Collège André-Grasset as a graduate with a track record of excellence in the natural sciences.
• The CIRAIG created one of the world’s largest partnerships in the life cycle analysis research sector.

New packaging to reduce the impact of our consumption — Research by Professor Abdellah Ajji

Intensification of processes to transform biomass — Research by Professor Daria Boffito

Towards an era of organic and flexible electronics — Research by Professor Fabio Cicoira

L’électrification du système énergétique — a seminar by Philippe Tanguy, Polytechnique Montreal’s Chief Executive Director.

Chemical engineering students showcase their research in photography competitions.

Chimie verte en or Photo by Olivier Gazil, Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering, 2019 finalist in the La preuve par l'image competition. “This network of cells belongs to a simple polyurethane kitchen sponge … which is entirely plated with gold! Specifically, nanoparticles of pure gold. This metal, yet unalterable, becomes very reactive at the nanoscale. It can then serve as a catalyst in ‘green’ chemistry processes. This is a nice trick, because the porosity of the sponge allows the molecules to react with the multitude of contact surfaces of the cells. In short, a golden idea!"

Shining pearls in a blue moonlight Photo by Faezah Sabri, Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering, 2019 finalist at the Science Exposed competition. "This image shows large droplets of oil dispersed in water and, within the oil droplets, tiny droplets of water. A system of stabilized oil droplets in water is called an emulsion; in this case, it is a double emulsion. … Such double emulsions, in which you have a droplet within a droplet, can be used in food and pharmaceutical products. They protect sensitive compounds and induce their triggered release. …. This image is one of a series taken to confirm the formation of multiple droplets as well as to better understand the mechanism involving in the formation."

Une fleur empoisonnée Photo taken by Clémence Abriat, PhD student in Chemical Engineering, 2019 finalist of Polytechnique Montreal’s competition  Le génie en image de Polytechnique Montréal. “Within this flower are billions of bacteria responsible for cholera (Vibrio cholerae). Just like humans, bacteria live mainly in communities protected through a barrier from the environment. These structures called biofilms increase the resistance of pathogens, such as V. cholerae, to antibiotics during infections. Characterizing the components of the biofilm protective barrier is therefore essential in order to target the biofilm’s weaknesses when developing new antimicrobial strategies.”