Professor of process engineering - Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) / Centre international de recherche sur le givrage atmosphérique et l’ingénierie des réseaux électriques (CENGIVRE)
Dr. Gelareh Momen is an Associate Professor at UQAC and a member of the Centre International de recherche sur le givrage atmosphérique et ingénierie des réseaux électriques (CENGIVRE - International Centre for Research on atmospheric icing and electric network engineering), and is in charge of the Laboratory for icephobic coatings and surface engineering (LaRGIS).
Her education in chemical engineering, her professional experience in teaching and academic and industrial research on functional materials and intelligent coatings have allowed her to acquire expertise in these fields, leading her to several industry reports and articles in international journals. She holds a PhD in process enginieering from the University of Paris XIII. Before joining UQAC, she worked as a engineer and researcher in R & D at Bombardier Aerospace on internal linings for aircrafts, and established the first laboratory at the GCC (Global Completion Centre). She was also a member of the international working group B2-44 on “coatings for the protection of transport network equipment in winter conditions”.
Since joining UQAC as a professor, she has shown a high level of research excellence in major projects supported by NSERC/PRIMA in Quebec and in various industries, such as:
- Development of self-cleaning/ice phobic insulators
- Novel chemically heterogeneous functional surfaces for icephobic applications
- Development of a water repellent/anti-icing polyester fabric via atmospheric plasma jet Polymerization
- Improved performance of high voltage insulators in icing conditions Atmospheric
- Development of a water repellent/anti-icing polyester fabric via atmospheric plasma jet polymerization
- Evaluation and optimizing silicone based coating for anti-ice application
Talk : Protective coatings to prevent ice build-up on steel port structures (May 28)