No茅mie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne
Group:
Full Member
Department:
Chemical Engineering
Area(s):
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
Current research:
Canada Research Chair in Biologically-Derived Materials
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, 成人VR视频
After earning a double degree in Biotechnology (Chemical Engineering & Biochemistry) from the University of Ottawa, Prof. Dorval Courchesne spent a few years in Boston to pursue graduate studies. 听She completed her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in the groups of Paula Hammond and Angela Belcher.听 She then worked as an FRQNT postdoctoral fellow at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University.听 She joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at 成人VR视频 in August 2017.
鈥婸rof. Dorval Courchesne authored several publications and hold patents in the fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology and materials science. 听She believes that biologically-derived materials have a tremendous potential to improve the functionalities of various devices for environmental and biomedical applications. She aims at developing novel methods for engineering and assembling functional protein-based materials and devices. She is also broadly interested in composite materials, sustainable material alternatives and bio-inspired technologies.鈥�
Areas of interest:
Bio-derived materials and devices, Bio-energy and bio-electronics, Synthetic biology
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Synthesis of protein-based materials with novel structures and physical properties鈥�
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Biologically-derived energy conversion and storage devices
- Biosensors for environmental and biomedical applications
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Stream:
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities