The PolymerETS Research Group is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join a
Canada Research Chair at ÉTS (Montreal) as part of the NSERC Impact+ program(Cliquez ici)
⏰ Deadline to contact us : February 1st
- Interviews: first week of February
- Preparation of the research summary for ÉTS internal preselection: by February 10
Jessica Arjona — 2025 ÉTS Board of Directors Excellence Award for PHD
Congratulations to Jessica Arjona for receiving the 2025 ÉTS Board of Directors Excellence Award for PHD.
This award is one of ÉTS’s highest honors, awarded to just one doctoral candidate each year for outstanding research excellence.
Award
Judith Zaessinger — 1st Place, Best Paper (CSR2025)
Congratulations to Judith Zaessinger for winning First Place in the Best Paper Competition at the CSME International Congress.
Award
Jessica Arjona — 2nd Place, Poster Presentation Award (CREPEC)
Congratulations to Jessica Arjona for winning Second Place Poster Presentation Award at CREPEC Student Colloquium.
Award
MaurĂcio — Finalist in NSERC’s Science Exposed Contest
Congratulations to MaurĂcio for becoming one of the 20 finalists in the Science Exposed Contest promoted by NSERC.
You can now vote for MaurĂcio’s image “The plastic side of the moon” here.
Voting is open until September 21, 2025 at 11:59 pm (ET). The winning images will be announced in the fall.
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Étienne — Finalist in La prevue par l’image
Congratulations to Étienne for becoming one of the 20 finalists in the La prevue par l’image promoted by NSERC.
You can now vote for Étienne’s image “Micro-bosquet de bambous” here.
Voting is open until September 21, 2025 at 11:59 pm (ET). The winning images will be announced in the fall.
Jessica Arjona — Travel Grant, International Clay Conference (Dublin)
Congratulations to Jessica Arjona on being awarded the Travel Grant from the Clay Minerals Society to present her work at the International Clay Conference in Dublin.
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Jessica Arjona — TBlair Jones/Jane Flynn Award
Congratulations to Jessica Arjona for receiving the Blair Jones/Jane Flynn Award, which is given annually to the highest-rated travel grant application in memory of Professor Blair Jones and Jane Flynn.
Event
Presentation- Hossein Rahmani (PhD)
Title: A new framework for pore-network modeling of yield stress fluids in porous
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Presentation- Kindness Isukwem (PhD)
Title: Yield Stress Fluid Displacement Flows in a Wavy Annular Geometry media
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Special PolymerÉTS Seminar
Prof. Danilo Carastan, Prof. Anne Chinellato, Prof. Guilhermino Fechine, Prof. Patrick Lee, Prof. Hani Naguib, Prof. Cyrille Sollogoub, Prof. Suel Vidotti
Program: Advancing Polymeric Aerogels: From Monoliths to Ultra-Flexible Films and Fibers with AI-Guided Discovery
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Seminar — Prof. Raquez
Program: Harnessing 3D Printing for Designing Advanced Polymeric Materials with Adaptive Features
2024
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Étienne Beaudoin — First Jury Price at 2024 Preuve par l'image contest
Congratulations to Étienne Beaudoin on winning the first Jury Price in the 2024 Preuve par l'image contest.
You can see his photography (Tenir Ă un fil) here !
Graduation
PhD Graduations
Congrats to Samira Karimi, Nourin Sultana, and Gabriel Pinto for their PhD in 2024.
Event
Seminar — Prof. Pierre Lambert
Program: Soft microrobotics — crossing point between mechanics, small scale, and compliance
Event
Seminar — Prof. Ricardo Castro
Program: Grain Boundary Engineering in Nanoceramics
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Seminar — Prof. Ulrike Staudinger
Program: Functional polymer composites with conductive carbon nanostructures for electrical and sensory applications
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Seminar — Prof. Gelareh Momen
Program: Hydrophobic polymer coatings for anti-icing applications
