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Materials Research Day - an interdisciplinary celebration of materials research

Date: November 15, 2023 | Time: 8:30 – 4:30 PM | Free event
Location: New Residence Hall, 3625 Parc Avenue

Register by Friday, November 10

The McGill Institute for Advanced Materials (MIAM) and the Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR) invite you to Materials Research Day.Ìý

Join us for an interdisciplinary celebration of materials research at McGill and beyond. With 14 distinguished speakers, including Professor Antonio Facchetti (Georgia Tech), this event offers insights into the multifaceted realm of materials research, spanning topics such as biomedical detection, advanced microscopy, and characterization techniques.Ìý

You’ll also discover the innovative capabilities of McGill's facilities and the cutting-edge techniques driving progress in the field.Ìý

A poster session will be held for the final hour of the event. We invite attendees to prepare research posters, offering an excellent platform for sharing research findings, exchanging techniques, and exploring potential collaborations.

Agenda

Time Presentation type/topic Speaker
8:45 Welcoming remarks and speaker introduction Ìý
9:00 Plenary presentation -ÌýOrganic semiconductors for optoelectronic applications Antonio Facchetti, Georgia Tech
10:00 Research presentation -ÌýMechanical models and material architectures for soft robotics Audrey Sedal, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
10:20 Coffee break Ìý
10:50 Keynote presentation -ÌýExploring plasma-synthesized nanostructured materials through electron microscopy Marc-André Fortin, University of Laval
11:20 MIAM Nanotools Microfabrication Facility Peter Grutter, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
11:35 MIAM Characterization Facility Pierre-Luc Girard-Lauriault, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
11:50 Biomimetic Compartments in Chemistry Lucas Caire da Silva, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
12:10 Lunch Ìý
13:30 Keynote presentation -ÌýThermal Spray Processing of Advanced Materials Christian Moreau, Concordia university
14:00 FEMR Research Facility -ÌýSpace-filling mineralization pattern in skeletal tissues studied by 3D FIB-SEM tomography at the microscale Natalie Reznikov, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
14:15 FEMR Research Facility -ÌýAdvances on electron microscopy techniques using the Talos F200X Angel Vadez, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
14:30 Research presentation -ÌýÌýResolving the In situ architecture of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type IV pilus machine by cryo-electron tomography Shuaiqi Guo, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
14:50 Flash talk -Ìý(In)organic particles in the body: understanding causes and symptoms of diseasesÌýthrough spatially resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) Raphaela Allgayer, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
14:55 Flash talk -ÌýStructure analysis of high entropy thin films using GIXRD Alejandra Encalada, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
15:00 Flash talk -ÌýNanoscale Lithography: Metamaterials and Quantum Devices Yacine Benkirane, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
15:05 Flash talkÌý-ÌýSTEM-EELS and Electron Tomography: Enabling Nano-scale UnderstandingÌýof Plasmonic Au@THPG HeterodimerÌýfor Hydrogen Generation Wanting He,ÌýÌýInstitut national de la recherche scientifique
15:10 Flash talk -ÌýAdvances in Single-Instrument Multiscale Analyses of Hierarchical Biological Materials: A Case Study of the Cornea Eran Ittah, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
15:15 Flash talk -ÌýA strong quick-release biointerface in mussels mediated by serotonergic cilia-based adhesion Lucia Youssef, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
15:20 Keynote presentation -ÌýFrom Detoxifying Chemical Warfare Agents to Treating Nuclear Wastewater: Adventures in the Synthesis of Metal–Organic Frameworks Ashlee Howarth, ConcordiaÌýUniversity
15:50 Poster session Ìý
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Antonio FacchettiPlenary speaker: Antonio Facchetti, Georgia Tech

Antonio Facchetti is a Hightower Chair in MSE at the Georgia Institute of Technology, co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer of Flexterra Corporation, an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University, and a Guest Professor at Linkoping University. He has published more than 560 research articles, 15 book chapters, and holds more than 120 patents. He received the ACS Award for Creative Invention, the Giulio Natta Gold Medal of the Italian Chemical Society, the team IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe Award, the corporate Flextech Award.

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Ashlee Howarth, Concordia UniversityKeynote speaker: Ashlee J. Howarth, Concordia University

Ashlee J. Howarth is an Associate Professor and Research Chair at Concordia University in Montréal. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario in 2009, and then went on to do her PhD in inorganic materials chemistry at the University of British Columbia under the supervision of Michael O. Wolf. Before joining the faculty at Concordia, she completed an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship at Northwestern University with Joseph T. Hupp and Omar K. Farha. At Concordia, the Howarth group is focused on the design and synthesis of rare-earth cluster-based metal–organic frameworks targeting applications in pollution remediation, catalysis, drug delivery, X-ray detection, and chemical sensing.


Profile photo of Marc Andre FortinKeynote speaker: Marc-André Fortin, University of Laval

Professor Marc-André Fortin, head of the Biomaterials for In Vivo Imaging Laboratory at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (CR-CHU de Québec - Université Laval), is an expert in nano(bio)materials for in vivo imaging. He earned his doctorate at INRS-Énergie et Matériaux, followed by a postdoctoral position in biomedical imaging in Sweden. His research focuses on the development of nano(bio)materials for imaging, strategies for in vivo biodistribution imaging, additive manufacturing of biomedical polymers for enhanced visibility in biomedical imaging, and the synthesis of radioactive nanoparticles. He has published numerous articles and holds patents in plasma technologies.

Profile photo of Christian MoreauKeynote speaker: Christian Moreau, Concordia University

Christian Moreau has been a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering at Concordia University since 2013. He holds a Tear 1 Canada Research Chair in Thermal Spray and Surface Engineering, and is Senior Advisor for Aerospace Research at Concordia. Since 2017, he has led the NSERC Strategic Network on Green Surface Engineering for Advanced Manufacturing (Green-SEAM). He is also the Director of Concordia Thermal Spray and Surface Engineering (TSSE) Research Centre. Prior to joining Concordia, he worked for 27 years at the National Research Council Canada as a materials processing expert in thermal spray processes.

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