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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.

Our team: Welcome

POST-DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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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

Email: balaji.ramachandran@mcgill.ca

Dr. Balaji joined the lab in 2020 and he focuses on cell interactions with plasma treated FEP surfaces.

Our team: Publications

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

BISHAKH ROUT

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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

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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

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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. 

Email: seyedemad.alavitabari@polymtl.ca

Our team: Publications

MASTER STUDENTS

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AVISHEK BANERJEE

MSc student, Chemical Engineering

B.Tech: National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India, 2020

Email: avishek.banerjee@mail.mcgill.ca

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.

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JESSICA TIAN

MSc student, Chemical Engineering

Co-supervisor - Prof. Corinne Hoesli

Jessica joined the lab in 2020.

Our team: Publications

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

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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.

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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.

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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.

Our team: Publications

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

Our team: Publications
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