GCM Lab

Members

The GCM reunite 27 world class professors who supervise approximately 165 graduate students, post doctoral candidates and associates in a stimulating and highly collaborative environment. Their work is in line with the GCM’s three principal research axes.

The laboratory’s installations are accessible to all the researchers worldwide. We highly recommend them to explore how the GCM’s installations can contribute to reach their research goals. We have the equipment and the expertise to help you make your project a success.

Contact for seachers and the industry: gcm@polymtl.ca

ADMINISTRATION

Prof. Ludvik Martinu- Director of the GCM
1-(514) 340-4711 #4099
ludvik.martinu@polymtl.ca
Prof. Delphine Bouilly– Adjunct director of the GCM
1-(514)-343-6111 #88923
delphine.bouilly@umontreal.ca

PROFESSORS

Antonella Badia 
Université de Montréal
Phone: 514-343-7057
antonella.badia@umontreal.ca

Self-assembled monolayers and Langmuir Blodgett films -New atomic force microscopy techniques-Electroactive interfaces
Andrea Bianchi 
Université de Montréal
Phone: 514-343-6734
andrea.bianchi@umontreal.ca

Spintronics -Unconventional superconductivity -Crystal growth-Neutron diffraction -Muon spectroscopy
Michel Côté 
Université de Montréal
Phone: 514-343-5628
michel.cote@umontreal.ca

Ab initio calculations-Density-functional theory-Polymers and organic materials -Superconductivity and correlated electron systems-Structural and electronic properties of semiconductors
Patrick Desjardins  
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #4305
patrick.desjardins@polymtl.ca

Atomic-level control during the film growth -Strained -layer heteroepitaxy, self-assembled quantum dots-Microstructural and microchemical characterization of materials and surfaces.
Sébastien Francoeur 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #3145
sebastien.francoeur@polymtl.ca

Optical spectroscopy of materials and nanostructures -Single emitter spectroscopy at high spatial resolution-Electronic states and their properties -Luminescence, Raman spectroscopy, electromodulated reflectance
Stéphane Kéna-Cohen 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #2421
stephane.kena-cohen@polymtl.ca

Our research aims to realise advanced optoelectronic devices (LEDs, solar cells, lasers) using functional molecular and nanostructured materials.
Richard Leonelli 
Université de Montréal
Phone: 514-343-7274
richard.leonelli@umontreal.ca

Optical spectroscopy of semiconductors -Exciton interactions in semiconductors, polaritons -Quantum confinement heterostructures
Laurent J. Lewis 
Université de Montréal
Phone: 514-343-7721
laurent.lewis@umontreal.ca

Structural models of materials -Clusters-Metallic surfaces -Diffusion -Laser ablation models -Phase segregation -Amorphous materials -Growth-Defects in semiconductors materials -Classical and quantum simulation methods
Richard Martel 
Université de Montréal
Phone: 514-340-5281
r.martel@umontreal.ca

Charge transfer in nanostructures -Study of interfaces and surfaces -Carbon nanotubes -Nanometric wires
Ludvik Martinu
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #4099
ludvik.martinu@polymtl.ca

Optical films and coatings –filters and waveguides -Protective, hard and functional coatings, mechanical properties -Multilayer, nanocomposite and gradient structures -Low pressure plasma processing, plasma-surface interactions
Jean-François Masson 
Université Montréal
Phone: 514-343-7342
jf.masson@umontreal.ca

Develops spectroscopic biosensors for the analysis of biomolecules present in medical samples. -He studies the properties of nano- and microstructures to improve the sensitivity of instruments and the properties of surface chemistry to improve analysis selectivity in biological fluids.
Remo A. Masut 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #4310
remo.masut@polymtl.ca

III-V compound semiconductors -Magnetic semiconductors -Metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) -Strained heterostructures, self-assembled quantum dots -Quantum heterostructures and devices  -Thermoelectric materials and modules
David Ménard 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #4432
david.menard@polymtl.ca

Magnetism and magnetic materials -Transport and spin dynamics in magneto-electronic structures
Michel Meunier 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #4971
michel.meunier@polymtl.ca

Canada Research Chair in Laser micro/nano-engineering of materials -New laser material processes for nanotechnologies, microelectronics and biomedical -Femtosecond laser-materials interaction -Novel nanomaterials for biomedical applications -Bioplasmonics sensors and devices
Normand Mousseau 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-343-6614
normand.mousseau@polymtl.ca

Numerical simulation -algorithms and methods -Materials dynamics –semiconductors, glasses, proteins -Diffusion of defects, self-organization -Non-linear systems
Oussama Moutanabbir
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #2587
oussama.moutanabbir@polymtl.ca

Nanotechnologie et de la nanoscience focalisant sur la physique et le génie des matériaux. -Nos activités sont de nature multidisciplinaire couvrant à la fois les aspects fondamentaux et industriels d’une variété de matériaux à la fine pointe scientifique et technologique.
Yves-Alain Peter 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #3100
yves-alain.peter@polymtl.ca

Micro / nano opto-electro-mechanical systems -Microfabrication / Nanofabrication -Photonic crystals -Nanophotonics -Optical resonators -Optical biosensors on chip
Christian Reber 
Université de Montréal
Phone: 514-343-7332
Christian.reber@umontreal.ca

Temperature and pressure-dependent spectra of solids -Bonds and intermolecular interactions: energetic aspects -Electronic structure and excited states -Theoretical modeling of spectroscopic properties
Alain Rochefort 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #3901
alain.rochefort@polymtl.ca

Applied quantum mechanics, nanoelectronics -Nanostructure, Molecular electronics -Nanoscopic electron transport, Low-dimensional systems -Reactivity of nanostructures, STM Imaging
Sjoerd Roorda
Université de Montréal
Phone: 514-343-2076
sjoerd.roorda@umontreal.ca

High energy ion implantation -Ion beam modification and analysis of materials -Nanostructures and Ion beams -Amorphous materials -Defects in semiconductors
Clara Santato 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #4631
Clara.santato@polymtl.ca

Thin films -Electroactive materials -Organic molecular semiconductors -Nanostructured films -Electroluminescent devices -Photovoltaic cells -Photoelectrochemistry
Jolanta E. Klemberg-Sapieha 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #5747
jsapieha@polymtl.ca

Hard and ultrahard nanocomposite films -Micro and nano-mechanical properties -Plasma processing -Surface and interface analysis
François Schiettekatte 
Université de Montréal
Phone: 514-343-6049
francois.schiettekatte@umontreal.ca

Nano calorimetry -Ion beam induced defects and modification -Ion beam analysis
Carlos Silva 
Université de Montréal
Phone: 514-343-2364
carlos.silva@umontreal.ca

Electronic dynamics of organic semiconductors -Time-resolved optical spectroscopy -Supramolecular optoelectronic
William Skene 
Université de Montréal
Phone: 514-343-5174
w.skene@umontreal.ca

Nous sommes intéressés dans la préparation et la caractérisation de nouveaux matériaux fonctionnels préparés par des liaison azomethines. -Nous examinons l’effet de différents groupes aryles sur les propriétés photophysiques, électrochimiques, et cristallographiques en établissant des rapports de structure-propriété. -Nous sommes également intéressés aux propriétés rendant ces matériaux fonctionnels appropriés pour des dispositifs électro chromique et émetteur
Michel Wertheimer 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-340-4711 #4749
michel.wertheimer@polymtl.ca

Low pressure plasma processing of materials – NSERC IRC -Physical and chemical characterization of surfaces and films -Physics and electrotechnology of solid dielectrics (polymers)
Arthur Yelon 
Polytechnique Montréal
Phone: 514-3404711 #4751
arthur.yelon@polymtl.ca

Physics of thin films, surfaces and interfaces -Magnetism and ferromagnetism in thin films -Semiconductors, dielectrics and disordered materials

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

Microfabrication Laboratory (LMF)
Marie-Hélène Bernier
1-(514) 340-4711 #2415
marie-helene.bernier@polymtl.ca
Laboratory for the analysis of the surface of materials (LASM)
Josianne Lefebvre
1-(514) 340-4711 #7460
josianne.lefebvre@polymtl.ca
Microtomographie par rayons-X (microCT)
Marie-Hélène Bernier
1-(514) 340-4711 #2415
marie-helene.bernier@polymtl.ca
Laboratory for the characterization of materials (LCM)
Samir Elouatik
1-(514) 340-4711 #2509
samir.elouatik@umontreal.ca
Patricia Moraille
1-(514) 340-4711 #2509
patricia.moraille@umontreal.ca
Site web
Ion beams laboratory
Martin Chicoine
1-(514) 343-6111 #4211
martin.chicoine@umontreal.ca
X-ray diffraction laboratory
Thierry Maris
1-(514) 340-4711 #7461
thierry.maris@umontreal.ca
Sire web

TECHNICIaNS

Christophe Clément
1-(514) 340-4711 #2417
christophe.clement@polymtl.ca
Yves Drolet
1-(514) 340-4711 #2417
yves.drolet@polymtl.ca