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Meet our team

Current Members - Graduate Students

Audrey Laberge-Carignan

Professionnelle de recherche (2025 - )

audrey.laberge-carignan.1@ulaval.ca

Research project

Coordination à la réalisation de projets scientifiques

Priya Sharma

Ph. D. candidate in chemistry (2022 - )

priya.sharma.1@ulaval.ca

Research project

Development of micro-extraction strategies for the quantification of plutonium in nuclear, environmental and biological samples

Jegan Govindaraj

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2024 - )

Co-leadership : Denis Giguère

jegan.govindaraj.1@ulaval.ca

Research project

Development of new radioanalytical tools in projects involving natural resources

Soraya Ihaddaden

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2024 - )

soraya.ihaddaden.1@ulaval.ca

Research project

Development of robust analytical methods for the quantification of trace elements in specialty polymers

Margaux Laville

Ph. D. candidate in chemistry (2024 - )

​Co-leadership : Julien Gigault

margaux.laville.1@ulaval.ca

Research project

Characterization and interaction of metals in nanoplastics under extreme pedoclimatic conditions

Tristan Belanger

M. Sc. candidate in chemistry (2023 - )


tristan.belanger.1@ulaval.ca

Research project

Rapid dissolution of environmental samples by infrared focused digestion (IRFD)

Laurie Martin

M. Sc. candidate in chemistry (2023 - )

Co-leadership : Raoul-Marie Couture, Nicolas Reynier

laurie.martin.7@ulaval.ca

Research project

Analysis and mobilization of radium in the Elliot Lake tailings management lakes

Carolane Lamothe

M. Sc. candidate in chemistry (2024 - )

carolane.lamothe.1@ulaval.ca

Research project

Development of new analytical tools for autonomous monitoring of uranium in surrounding water sources

Julien Gagnon

M. Sc. candidate in chemistry (2024 - )

​Co-leadership : Gabriella Tessitore

julien.gagnon.13@ulaval.ca

Research project

Remote detection of alpha and beta emitters in nuclear waste management operations using nanotechnology

Laurent Gosselin

Candidat M. Sc. en chimie (2025 - )

Co-directeur : Georgios Kolliopoulos

laurent.gosselin.5@ulaval.ca

Research project

Extraction sélective solvométallurgique du nickel et du zinc avec des solvants eutectique profonds

Mégane Dallaire

Candidate M. Sc. en chimie (2025 - )

Directeur principal : Marc-André Fortin

megane.dallaire.2@ulaval.ca

Research project

Purification de nanoparticules fonctionnelles biomédicales

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Former members - Graduate students

Audrey Laberge-Carignan

Ph. D. en chimie (2020 - 2025)

Research project

Étude de la mobilité du sélénium et du vanadium le long des gradients redox dans les environnements aquatiques arctiques

Mélodie Bonin

Ph. D. en chimie (2021 - 2024)

Research project

Développement d'une nouvelle approche métrologique pour la quantification des métaux critiques lors du recyclage des déchets électroniques

Audrey Picard-Lafond

Ph. D. in chemistry (2017 - 2022)

Guillaume Blanchet-Chouinard

Ph. D. in chemistry (2017 - 2022)

Samantha Eva Salou

Ph. D. in chemistry (2016 - 2021)

Laurence Whitty-Léveillé

Ph. D. in chemistry(2016 - 2019)

Yimu Hu

Ph. D. in chemistry (2015 - 2019)

Research project

Synthesis of functionalized mesoporous silica for selective extraction of rare earth elements

Marie-Ève Lecavalier

Ph. D. in chemistry (2014 - 2017)

Research project

Water-dispersible colloidal quantum dots for detecting ionizing radiation

Charles Labrecque

Ph. D. in chemistry (2012 - 2015)

Keven Turgeon

M. Sc. in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (2014 - 2017)

Laurence Whitty-Léveillé

M. Sc. in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (2014 - 2016)

Viviane Poitras

M. Sc. in chemistry (2022 - 2024)

Research project

Development of cesium microextraction methods for environmental matrices

Myriame Proulx

M. Sc. in chemistry (2022 - 2024)

Research project

Synthesis of selective ligands for cloud point extraction of polonium and radium

Chloé Rivest

M. Sc. in chemistry (2022 - 2024)

Research project

Study of biogeochemical behavior and mobility of rare earth elements in Nordic soils

Samuel Gérard

M. Sc. in chemistry (2022 - 2024)

Research project

Monitoring and quantification of radioactivity of natural origin during the processing of rare earth ores

Jean-Christophe Tremblay-Cantin

M. Sc. in chemistry (2021 - 2023)

Research project

Quantification of natural radionuclides in mineral water

Elisabeth Drouin

M. Sc. in chemistry (2017 - 2020)

Research project

Highly efficient and selective recovery of rare earth elements using mesoporous silica functionalized with preorganized chelating ligands

Maxime Courchesne

M. Sc. in chemistry (2017 - 2020)

Research project

Development of a method for analyzing rare earth elements (REE) by ICP-MS/MS

Audrey Laberge-Carignan

M. Sc. in chemistry (2017 - 2019)

Guillaume Blanchet-Chouinard

M. Sc. in chemistry (2016 - 2019)

Research project

Determination of Pb in environmental samples after cloud point extraction using crown ether

Alexa Leblanc

M. Sc. in chemistry (2016 - 2018)

Louis Lefrançois Perreault

M. Sc. in chemistry (2014 - 2017)

Ana Paula Zattoni

M. Sc. in chemistry (2012 - 2015)

Research project

Separation and Analysis of Sr-90 and Zr-90 for Nuclear Forensic Applications

Marie-Ève Lecavalier

M. Sc. in chemistry (2012 - 2014)

Research project

Water-dispersible colloidal quantum dots for detecting ionizing radiation

Alexandre Gagné

M. Sc. in chemistry (2011 - 2014)

Charles Labrecque

M. Sc. in chemistry (2010 - 2014)

Research project

Development of cloud point extraction strategies for actinides in environmental matrices

Luc Charbonneau

M. Sc. in chemistry (2010 - 2012)

Research project

Separation and analysis of ⁶⁰Co and ⁶⁰Ni by mass spectrometry for dating radio-cobalt sources

Current Members – Research Assistants

Rosemarie Benoit

Étudiante B. Sc. chimie (Été 2025)

rosemarie.benoit.1@ulaval.ca

Research project

Calcination et digestion de matrices environnementales par rayonnement infrarouge focalisé

Alexis Politis

Étudiant B. Sc. chimie (Été 2025)

alexis.politis.1@ulaval.ca

Research project

Étude de la mobilité des radionucléides d'origine naturel dans les résidus miniers

Eloïse Giroux

Étudiante B. Sc. chimie (Été 2025)

Co-directeur : Frédéric-Georges Fontaine

eloise.giroux.1@ulaval.ca

Research project

Développement d'une filière hydrométallurgique de recyclage des métaux et des terres rares à partir des déchets de téléphones portables et de tablettes électroniques

Former Members – Research Assistants

Clovis Poulin Ponnelle Danjean

Chercheur postdoctoral chimie (2023 - 2025)

David Lemire

Stagiaire postdoctoral chimie, Université Côte d'Azur (Hiver 2025)

Amina Ismailia

Postdoctoral intern in chemistry, Université de Tunis El Manar (Autumn 2024)

Cléo Pereira

Étudiante B. Sc. chimie (Hiver 2025)

Sarah Bérubé

Étudiante B. Sc. chimie (Hiver 2025)

Marie Roy

B. Sc. student in chemistry (Autumn 2024)

Marc-Olivier Roy

B. Sc. student in chemistry (Summer 2024)

Mégane Dallaire

B. Sc. student in chemistry (Summer 2024)

Eloïse Giroux

B. Sc. student in chemistry (Summer 2024)

Alexandre Careau

B. Sc. student in chemistry (Summer 2024)

Priscille Mavinga

B. Sc. student in chemistry (Winter 2024)

Marwa Ech-chadli

B. Sc. student in chemistry (Winter 2024)

Justine Larouche

B. Sc. student in chemistry (Winter 2024)

Carla Lanier

B. Sc. student in chemistry, France (Winter 2024)

Jeremie Bohrer

BUT student in chemistry, IUTRS (Winter 2024)

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