PIERRE-LUC GIRARD-LAURIAULT
Associate Professor, McGill University
Post-doc - BAM - Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (2011)
PhD - Engineering Physics, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (2009)
B.Sc. - Chemistry, Université de Montréal (2002)
Principal investigator of the Plasma Chemical Processing Lab.
Research Interests: Non-thermal plasmas, plasma polymerization, surface analysis, XPS, biomaterials, cell culture and gene expression, cell-surface interactions, amine rich films, plasma-liquid interactions, plasma-liquid synthesis.
POST-DOCTORAL STUDENTS
BALAJI RAMACHANDRAN
Post-Doctoral Candidate, Chemical Engineering
Co-supervisor: Prof. Corinne Hoesli
PhD: Indian Institute of Technology (Madras)
M.Tech: MAKAUT, West Bengal, India
B.Tech: Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, India
Dr. Balaji joined the lab in 2020 and he focuses on cell interactions with plasma treated FEP surfaces.
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
BISHAKH ROUT
PhD student, Chemical Engineering
M.S. in Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering from Chang Gung University (Taiwan)
B.Sc.(Hons) in Chemistry from Ravenshaw University (India)
Email: bishakh.rout@mail.mcgill.ca
SAAD RABBANI
PhD student, Chemical Engineering
M.S. in Material Sciences from University of Stuttgart (Germany)
Bachelors of Metallurgical engineering from NEDUET (Pakistan)
Email: saad.rabbani@mail.mcgill.ca
EMAD (SEYEDEMAD) ALAVITABARI
Co-supervised PhD student with Prof. Jason Robert Tavares (Polytechnique Montreal), Chemical Engineering
M.Sc. in Polymer Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran)
B.Sc. in Polymer Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran)
My project focuses on improving the atmospheric water harvesting material and process.
MASTER STUDENTS
AVISHEK BANERJEE
MSc student, Chemical Engineering
B.Tech: National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India, 2020
Avishek joined the lab in 2020. He is currently working on plasma activation of organic liquids in an optic of reducing the GHG emissions from hydrocarbon cracking.
JESSICA TIAN
MSc student, Chemical Engineering
Co-supervisor - Prof. Corinne Hoesli
Jessica joined the lab in 2020.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
JENNIFER TRAM SU
Undergraduate student, Chemical Engineering
BChE: McGill University, 2023
E-mail: jennifer.tramsu@mail.mcgill.ca
Jennifer joined the lab in the Fall of 2021, and will be working on the creation of oleophobic surfaces through plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition.
ALEXANDRE LEBLOND
Undergraduate student, Chemical Engineering
BChE: McGill University, 2023
E-mail: alexandre.leblond@mail.mcgill.ca
Alexandre joined the lab in the summer of 2021 with the SURE program and will continue working in the fall on plasma-activated water.
ANDY PAN
Undergraduate student, Chemical Engineering
BChE: McGill University, 2023
E-mail: zhouyang.pan@mail.mcgill.ca
Andy joined the lab in 2021, and worked on plasma surface modification of N95 mask fibres.
FORMER STUDENTS
OLIVIA BOWDEN
Associate Scientist, Targa Biomedical
Masters in Chemical Engineering, 2021
ZHIHAO WANG
Masters in Chemical Engineering, 2020
DOMINIC WEEBER
Masters in Chemical Engineering, 2018
EVELYNE KASPAREK
Consultant, Anthesis Group, Germany
PhD in Chemical Engineering, 2018
LARISSA JORGE
Lab Supervisor, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
PhD in Chemical Engineering, 2018
SARA BABAEI
R&D Assitant Manager, Pyrogenesis, Montreal
PhD in Chemical Engineering, 2018
MADHUWANTHI BUDDHADASA
Post-Doc at Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
PhD in Chemical Engineering, 2018
FRANÇOIS-JULIEN PELLETIER
Masters in Chemical Engineering, 2017
MARIO ASCENCIO PINEDO
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2016
IRSHAD ALI
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 2016