New Strategic Chair for Prof. Mathieu Frenette

Launched in the fall of 2013, the Strategic Chairs Program aims to support the development of research and creation by structuring emerging, intersectoral, or innovative fields. Chairs are awarded through a competitive process based on various criteria, including the innovative potential of the proposed work and internal and external collaborations, scientific, social, and cultural impact, as well as student integration and supervision.

Interactions Between Light and Matter

Energy sources such as petroleum, hydroelectricity, photovoltaics, and wind power ultimately stem from interactions between light and matter. Understanding and applying these interactions are part of the expertise of Professor Mathieu Frenette from the Department of Chemistry, who is a member and interim director of NanoQAM and the holder of the Chair for Chemical Technological Advances Using Light. The Chair will benefit from the scientific community’s growing interest in photochemistry and all light-involving processes, the wide range of spectroscopy tools available on the NanoQAM platforms and at the Centre of Excellence in Research on Orphan Diseases – Fondation Courtois (CERMO-FC), as well as computational chemistry methods that enhance the accuracy of spectroscopic predictions. The creation of this Chair will strengthen expertise in photochemistry and spectroscopy through collaborations with academic and industrial researchers, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector. New strategies will be developed to uncover key chemical process mechanisms and invent new ones. The Chair will introduce a technique called “Melt-React-Trap,” offering a novel window into the hidden life of molecules.

Source : Actualités UQAM