{"id":3772,"date":"2025-12-10T16:22:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/?page_id=3772"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:46:44","slug":"noeuds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/noeuds\/","title":{"rendered":"Nodes and microscopy platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-spectra-id=\"78fbda14\"\tstyle=\"overflow: visible;--spectra-background-color: var(--ast-global-color-7);--spectra-overlay-opacity: 0.3\" class=\"spectra-is-root-container alignfull spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow spectra-background-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\"\t>\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-38b626f9-root\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);height:206px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t<h1 data-spectra-id=\"spectra-38b626f9-prefix\" style=\"--spectra-text-color: ast-global-color-5\" class=\"has-text-color has-link-color spectra-text-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-spectra-content has-ast-global-color-5-color\">\n\t\tThe nodes \t<\/h1>\n\n\n\t<h2 data-spectra-id=\"spectra-afbcb3da-96a4-4e69-985c-045795261bdf\" style=\"--spectra-text-color: ast-global-color-5\" class=\"has-text-color has-link-color spectra-text-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-spectra-content has-ast-global-color-5-color\">\n\t\tof Quebec Network of Electron Microscopy for Materials\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mmaq7cdw-iamf2l\"\tstyle=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-is-root-container alignfull spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\"\t>\n\t\n\n<h3 id=\"top\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partner universities and microscopy platforms<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i2jbr-4u5ctd\"\tstyle=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-is-root-container alignfull spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\"\t>\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i2lpi-rz4okz\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i5l41-9yz0dq\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/McGill_University-Logo.wine_-1024x683.png\" alt=\"mcgill university logo.wine\" class=\"wp-image-3959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/McGill_University-Logo.wine_-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/McGill_University-Logo.wine_-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/McGill_University-Logo.wine_-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/McGill_University-Logo.wine_-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/McGill_University-Logo.wine_-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#Mcgill\">McGill Node<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i2lpr-ae6y35\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i5wsk-1hi1ak\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Universite_Concordia_logo.png\" alt=\"universit\u00e9 concordia (logo)\" class=\"wp-image-3960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Universite_Concordia_logo.png 452w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Universite_Concordia_logo-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#Concordia\">Concordia Node<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i2lpx-wqvlnz\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i63pj-oj9n24\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logo_Polytechnique_Montreal.png\" alt=\"logo polytechnique montr\u00e9al\" class=\"wp-image-3958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logo_Polytechnique_Montreal.png 761w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Logo_Polytechnique_Montreal-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#PolyMtl\">Polytechnique Montreal Node<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i2lq4-c09d2r\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i6bq6-xgsl5q\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ets_quebec_logo.png\" alt=\"ets quebec logo\" class=\"wp-image-3957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ets_quebec_logo.png 763w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ets_quebec_logo-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#ETS\">ETS node<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i2lqg-2ad5fi\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i6kow-colr40\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Universite_de_Sherbrooke_logo_2.png\" alt=\"universit\u00e9 de sherbrooke (logo)\" class=\"wp-image-3962\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#UdeS\">UdeS node<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i2lqn-p5qsj7\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i6vp0-jv0w5x\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Universite_Laval_logo_et_texte.png\" alt=\"universit\u00e9 laval logo et texte\" class=\"wp-image-3963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Universite_Laval_logo_et_texte.png 320w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Universite_Laval_logo_et_texte-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#ULAVAL\">U Laval node<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i34nr-ztcnp2\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i75na-fks9lg\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Universite_de_Montreal_logo.png\" alt=\"universite de montreal logo\" class=\"wp-image-3961\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#PolyMtl\">UdeM Node<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i39vy-gj1j57\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/devenir-un-noeuds\/\">Become a node<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9i3cps-zr87hw\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>node <\/strong>is an institution of higher education that supports the Quebec Network of Electron Microscopy for Materials and where there is one or more microscopy platform. Some nodes are part of the institutions who originally submitted for funding with the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, in 2017, which are University of Sherbrooke, McGill University, Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al, University of Montr\u00e9al, Concordia University, Laval University and \u00c9cole de technologie sup\u00e9rieure. Other partner institutions can be added as RQMEM nodes with the approval of the RQMEM board of directors. <\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9ibe4f-4h83kl\"\tstyle=\"overflow: visible;--spectra-background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\" class=\"spectra-is-root-container alignfull spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow spectra-background-color wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\"\t>\n\t\n\n<h4 id=\"Mcgill\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">McGill<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEMR (Facility for Electron Microscopy Research) and MEMRG (McGill Electron Microscopy Research Group) are microscopy platforms members of the Quebec Network of electron microscopy for materials and bring together a diversified expertise with many microscopists collaborating with the Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEMR is a platform that serves material science and biological science with expertise in tomography, molecular reconstruction and 3D vizualisation.<br>MEMRG holds the expertise for X ray quantification, materials and batteries analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9ilqgg-cr4uh5\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9ir2gw-kfuo7g\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/femr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FEMR website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9ir5ah-g2yprs\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.memrg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEMRG website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">McGill Microscopists<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9iu0eb-9fhkkw\" style=\"--spectra-text-color: inherit;--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-text-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider\" id=\"spectra-slider-5\" data-swiper=\"{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;navigation&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;nextEl&quot;:&quot;.swiper-button-next&quot;,&quot;prevEl&quot;:&quot;.swiper-button-prev&quot;},&quot;pagination&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;el&quot;:&quot;.swiper-pagination&quot;,&quot;clickable&quot;:true},&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;allowTouchMove&quot;:true,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;0&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30}}}\" data-modules=\"[]\">\n\n\t<div class=\"spectra-slider-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-ms9eeme4-sdnvct\" style=\"--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"swiper-slide spectra-overlay-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider-child\" id=\"spectra-slider-1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"861\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260818_133716833_HDR_AE-edited-861x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nicolas Brodusch\" class=\"wp-image-5061 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260818_133716833_HDR_AE-edited-861x1024.jpg 861w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260818_133716833_HDR_AE-edited-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260818_133716833_HDR_AE-edited-768x913.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260818_133716833_HDR_AE-edited-1292x1536.jpg 1292w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260818_133716833_HDR_AE-edited-1722x2048.jpg 1722w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260818_133716833_HDR_AE-edited-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_20260818_133716833_HDR_AE-edited.jpg 1929w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nicolas Brodusch<\/strong> est actuellement Assistant de Recherche \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 McGill et est affili\u00e9 au groupe de recherche sur la microscopie \u00e9lectronique&nbsp;de McGill (McGill Electron&nbsp;Microscopy&nbsp;Research&nbsp;Group, MEMRG,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.memrg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>www.memrg.com<\/em><\/a>),&nbsp;dirig\u00e9 par le professeur Raynald Gauvin.&nbsp;En plus d\u2019assurer la gestion op\u00e9rationnelle des \u00e9quipements et la supervision des projets de recherche des \u00e9tudiants du groupe en lien avec le professeur, il a \u00e0&nbsp;c\u0153ur&nbsp;de&nbsp;d\u00e9velopper des techniques innovantes, autant dans le domaine de la pr\u00e9paration d\u2019\u00e9chantillons que dans la caract\u00e9risation de mat\u00e9riaux divers&nbsp;par microscopie \u00e9lectronique \u00e0 balayage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicolas a obtenu un Dipl\u00f4me Universitaire de Technologie&nbsp;(DUT), option Mesures-Physiques, \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 Paris XI \u00e0 Orsay, France, en 1997.&nbsp;Apr\u00e8s avoir perfectionn\u00e9 ses techniques d\u2019analyses et de recherches en tant que technicien de laboratoire dans divers laboratoires, il a obtenu un Master&nbsp;en Science et G\u00e9nie des Mat\u00e9riaux par validation des acquis professionnels \u00e0 l\u2019universit\u00e9 Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France, en 2018.&nbsp;Durant&nbsp;les&nbsp;seize&nbsp;ann\u00e9es&nbsp;qu\u2019il a pass\u00e9es&nbsp;au MEMRG, Nicolas a eu \u00e0&nbsp;c\u0153ur&nbsp;de pousser les limites des microscopes \u00e9lectroniques \u00e0 balayage (MEB)&nbsp;sous sa supervision&nbsp;afin d\u2019am\u00e9liorer&nbsp;la r\u00e9solution en imagerie&nbsp;et la qualit\u00e9 d\u2019image mais aussi&nbsp;pour&nbsp;utiliser les d\u00e9tecteurs&nbsp;\u00e9quipant&nbsp;ces instruments \u00e0 leur plein potentiel. Ces travaux ont \u00e9t\u00e9 reconnus&nbsp;internationalement&nbsp;par le biais de nombreuses publications scientifiques&nbsp;ainsi que par l\u2019attribution d\u2019un prix \u00e0 la conf\u00e9rence&nbsp;Microscopy&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Microanalysis&nbsp;\u00e0 Hartford, CT, en 2014&nbsp;pour l\u2019article&nbsp;\u201cDark-field&nbsp;imaging&nbsp;of&nbsp;thin&nbsp;specimens&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;forescatter&nbsp;electron&nbsp;detector at&nbsp;low&nbsp;accelerating&nbsp;voltage\u201d, et&nbsp;plusieurs invitations&nbsp;en tant&nbsp;que pr\u00e9sentateur&nbsp;invit\u00e9&nbsp;\u00e0 plusieurs conf\u00e9rences pendant les derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9iu0jn-72dfrc\" style=\"--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"swiper-slide spectra-overlay-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider-child\" id=\"spectra-slider-2\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-ast-global-color-2-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wanting-he.png\" alt=\"wanting he\" class=\"wp-image-4707 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wanting-he.png 274w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wanting-he-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wanting-he-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wanting He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University and is affiliated with the Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR). RQMEM is proud to have access to her expertise in  transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS), electron tomography, and nanomaterials characterization (i.e. plasmonics materials).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She received her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Beihang University and her M.S. in Materials Engineering from the University of Southern California. She earned her Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), where her research focused on time-resolved ultrafast transmission electron microscopy (UTEM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-abe9e29b-936d-4249-8351-11fc0b8973e4\" style=\"--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"swiper-slide spectra-overlay-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider-child\" id=\"spectra-slider-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/angel-valdez-microscopiste-mcgill-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"angel valdez microscopiste mcgill\" class=\"wp-image-4902 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/angel-valdez-microscopiste-mcgill-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/angel-valdez-microscopiste-mcgill-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/angel-valdez-microscopiste-mcgill-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/angel-valdez-microscopiste-mcgill-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/angel-valdez-microscopiste-mcgill-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/angel-valdez-microscopiste-mcgill.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Angel Valdez <\/strong>is a Research Associate at the Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR) at McGill University, where heI develops and applies electron microscopy techniques for materials characterization and structural analysis. His expertise includes Microcrystal Electron Diffraction (MicroED), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS), electron tomography, and cryogenic electron microscopy. He is particularly interested in developing new workflows that expand the capabilities of electron microscopy and make advanced techniques more accessible to the scientific community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Angel Valdez holds a Ph.D. in Energy and Materials Science from INRS in Quebec. He subsequently joined McGill University, where he currently works as a Research Associate at FEMR. His research focuses on developing innovative electron microscopy methodologies. In addition to research, he enjoys supporting users providing technical and training support, teaching microscopy techniques, and organizing workshops and presentations that help researchers make the most of advanced microscopy instrumentation. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9iu0jv-evnlm8\" style=\"--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"swiper-slide spectra-overlay-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider-child\" id=\"spectra-slider-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\n\t<p data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9iuyrx-rc31wx\" class=\"wp-block-spectra-content\">\n\t\tmore details are coming\t<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-slider-navigation\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Slider navigation controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-role=\"none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span 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data-role=\"none\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concordia Equipments<\/h5>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-9cb92e43-e459-4e7a-be86-cf2405142db4\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Equipment that are part of RQMEM<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-fae24222-d592-4d03-8480-76bc00120e22\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-5df46621-ac0f-4b43-b5c7-61c10dd25a8c\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-d4d1b5bb-57a8-418c-b4db-11abb9aba5db\" class=\"wp-block-image size-medium has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/concordia_SEM-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"SEM\" class=\"wp-image-4609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/concordia_SEM-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/concordia_SEM-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/concordia_SEM-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/concordia_SEM-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/concordia_SEM-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/concordia_SEM-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other equipment (not affiliated with RQMEM)<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-803fc950-cac1-4c23-b896-a0f0a06c4e58\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">this section is under construction<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-6755e537-70ca-48bc-8310-05e98250eb71\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-6cea80f8-5af0-4946-b70c-6d8df4154704\"\tstyle=\"overflow: visible;--spectra-background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\" class=\"spectra-is-root-container alignfull spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow spectra-background-color wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\"\t>\n\t\n\n<h4 id=\"PolyMtl\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polytechnique Montreal \/ University of Montreal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al and University of Montr\u00e9al nodes hosts the microscopy platforms of the University of Montr\u00e9al (Courtois Institute) and Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al (Center for Microscopic Characterization of Materials)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Center for Microscopic Characterization of Materials (CM)<sup>2<\/sup> , installed in Polytechnique Montreal, is expert in crystallography and metallurgy. The (CM)<sup>2<\/sup> currently has the microscopes of the Polytechnique Montreal and University of Montreal nodes. A new transmission electron microscope will be installed in 2027. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Courtois Institute, at the University of Montreal, will soon welcome a new state of the art microscopie affiliated to Quebec Network of Electron Microscopy for Materials. Stay tuned to know more.<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-2ec3596b-7e5e-4664-9060-450898895c50\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-0928608a-2ecd-4013-80a6-3039f8860441\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polymtl.ca\/cm2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(CM)2 website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9k5hfu-kwyihh\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/institut-courtois.umontreal.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Courtois Institute Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polytechnique Montreal and University of Montreal Microscopists<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-1f74c166-b155-4313-8ee5-d5d5a13c6431\" style=\"--spectra-text-color: inherit;--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-text-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider\" id=\"spectra-slider-10\" data-swiper=\"{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;navigation&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;nextEl&quot;:&quot;.swiper-button-next&quot;,&quot;prevEl&quot;:&quot;.swiper-button-prev&quot;},&quot;pagination&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;el&quot;:&quot;.swiper-pagination&quot;,&quot;clickable&quot;:true},&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;allowTouchMove&quot;:true,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;0&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30}}}\" data-modules=\"[]\">\n\n\t<div class=\"spectra-slider-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-f44a8d9b-f9f6-4635-b2aa-8e98b8d1c98a\" style=\"--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"swiper-slide spectra-overlay-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider-child\" id=\"spectra-slider-8\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/philippe-plamondon-722x1024.png\" alt=\"Philippe Plamondon\" class=\"wp-image-5049 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/philippe-plamondon-722x1024.png 722w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/philippe-plamondon-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/philippe-plamondon-768x1089.png 768w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/philippe-plamondon-1083x1536.png 1083w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/philippe-plamondon-1445x2048.png 1445w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/philippe-plamondon-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/philippe-plamondon-scaled.png 1806w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Titulaire d&rsquo;une ma\u00eetrise en g\u00e9nie des mat\u00e9riaux, Philippe Plamondon est professionnel de recherche au Centre de caract\u00e9risation microscopique des mat\u00e9riaux, le (CM)<sup>2<\/sup>, \u00e0 Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al, o\u00f9 il travaille depuis 24 ans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au fil des ann\u00e9es, il a acquis une vaste exp\u00e9rience pratique des diff\u00e9rentes techniques de microscopie et de caract\u00e9risation disponibles au (CM)<sup>2<\/sup>. Ses activit\u00e9s se concentrent aujourd&rsquo;hui principalement sur la microscopie \u00e9lectronique \u00e0 balayage (MEB) et les techniques de faisceau ionique focalis\u00e9 (FIB), notammentla reconstruction 3D par plasma FIB. En plus d&rsquo;aider de nombreuses entreprises \u00e0 relever leurs d\u00e9fis li\u00e9s aux mat\u00e9riaux, il participe \u00e9galement \u00e0 l&rsquo;enseignement de la caract\u00e9risation microscopique \u00e0 Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al et contribue \u00e0 la formation des \u00e9tudiantes et \u00e9tudiants aux tecniques de microscopie \u00e9lectronique. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mthb5g29-jd4pyb\" style=\"--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"swiper-slide spectra-overlay-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider-child\" id=\"spectra-slider-9\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\n\t<p data-spectra-id=\"spectra-e1af0932-dc5e-43fc-a935-215c0df5a226\" class=\"wp-block-spectra-content\">\n\t\tmore details are coming\t<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-slider-navigation\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Slider navigation controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-d5c69963-7753-4a11-b0a0-39aa1a6e06d2\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-119d307f-9201-444d-9392-f06db907a59e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-medium has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/equipement\/fib-helios-5-ux\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polytechnique-FIB-Thermo-Fisher-Helios-5-UX-228x300.png\" alt=\"FIB thermo fisher helios 5 ux\" class=\"wp-image-4438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polytechnique-FIB-Thermo-Fisher-Helios-5-UX-228x300.png 228w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polytechnique-MEB-Thermo-Fisher-quattro-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polytechnique-MEB-Thermo-Fisher-quattro-11x12.png 11w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polytechnique-MEB-Thermo-Fisher-quattro.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9k8rva-zb68q2\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mr9k8vkv-pdh4np\" class=\"wp-block-image size-medium has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/equipement\/pfib-helios-5-hydra-cx\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polytechnique-PFIB-Thermo-Fisher-Helios-5-Hydra-CX-300x251.png\" alt=\"PFIB thermo fisher helios 5 hydra cx\" class=\"wp-image-4440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polytechnique-PFIB-Thermo-Fisher-Helios-5-Hydra-CX-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polytechnique-PFIB-Thermo-Fisher-Helios-5-Hydra-CX-14x12.png 14w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Polytechnique-PFIB-Thermo-Fisher-Helios-5-Hydra-CX.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-05ec6320-93f5-4fff-9af5-a79e9e4d2b6b\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex 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This node is equipped for ultrahigh resolution with advanced spectroscopy like electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and energy dispersion X-Ray spectroscopy (EDX).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Sherbrooke's Node microscopist, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Voisard, is expert in image analysis for segmentation, classification, metrology, industrial vision and artificial neural networks. He was trained in visualization and segmentation and in how to use Dragonfly (COMET). <\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-241d5cab-f5cf-4e86-ad5e-442687b1cfba\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-b378b6af-7a57-463d-842a-a895b754cb87\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usherbrooke.ca\/3it\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3IT website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 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Sherbrooke Equipments<\/h5>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-2faecf7d-9e51-426c-9c7a-5785b21deeee\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Equipment that are part of RQMEM<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-2e3b560c-ef9c-40d4-8619-7bbd99f28fc7\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-2cf8b2e4-23da-4b80-bd44-83c10f840d9c\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-7e27efe1-4855-4a06-b92b-ce3dcd0008c3\" class=\"wp-block-image size-medium has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/equipement\/tem-spectra-200\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8482-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"TEM Spectra\" class=\"wp-image-4514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8482-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8482-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8482-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8482-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8482-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8482-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8482-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo : University of Sherbrooke by Michel Caron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-644d5f6b-8522-40ac-af7f-0ccac27e43ae\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<figure data-spectra-id=\"spectra-1f635edf-a162-4d1f-b27d-4c7b5a1ccda8\" class=\"wp-block-image size-medium has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/en\/equipement\/hitachi-nx-5000-ethos\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8501-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Deux personnes utilisent le FIB\" class=\"wp-image-4517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8501-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8501-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8501-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8501-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8501-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-02-20_microscope_electro_transmission_mc_8501-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo : University of Sherbrooke by Michel Caron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other equipment (not affiliated with RQMEM)<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-94738daf-6d69-46ee-951c-1994bd5a274b\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">this section is under construction<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-5b9595a9-45f6-404f-a5cb-80047b479a9b\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-b21bb1e1-26c3-4e97-b9f8-a34b743a22e9\"\tstyle=\"overflow: visible;--spectra-background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\" class=\"spectra-is-root-container alignfull spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow spectra-background-color wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\"\t>\n\t\n\n<h4 id=\"ULAVAL\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laval University<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laval University of an important pole in material science in Quebec. Many microscopy platforms are at University Laval, on and off campus.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-a80a8820-631f-4f5d-acc5-42439016ca2b\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-8f35e225-6b3f-4040-b6bb-730927d0dde7\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/microlab.fsg.ulaval.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microlab website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-msp2odog-ktneqb\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/microscopie.ibis.ulaval.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IBIS website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laval University Microscopists<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-35ba7cec-57ff-4097-af85-169c564c02bd\" style=\"--spectra-text-color: inherit;--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-text-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider\" id=\"spectra-slider-16\" data-swiper=\"{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30,&quot;loop&quot;:false,&quot;navigation&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;nextEl&quot;:&quot;.swiper-button-next&quot;,&quot;prevEl&quot;:&quot;.swiper-button-prev&quot;},&quot;pagination&quot;:{&quot;enabled&quot;:true,&quot;el&quot;:&quot;.swiper-pagination&quot;,&quot;clickable&quot;:true},&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;allowTouchMove&quot;:true,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;0&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:30}}}\" data-modules=\"[]\">\n\n\t<div class=\"spectra-slider-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mrl0eb2w-umbu6i\" style=\"--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"swiper-slide spectra-overlay-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider-child\" id=\"spectra-slider-13\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Samira-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5120 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Samira-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Samira-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Samira-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Samira-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Samira-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Samira.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Samira Ravanbakhsh<\/strong> est professionnelle de recherche au Centre de recherche du CHU de Qu\u00e9bec\u2013Universit\u00e9 Laval, au sein du BIMlab dirig\u00e9 par le professeur Marc-Andr\u00e9 Fortin. Son expertise comprend la caract\u00e9risation des biomat\u00e9riaux et des nanoparticules, l\u2019analyse des surfaces et des interfaces ainsi que la microscopie \u00e9lectronique avanc\u00e9e.\u00a0Depuis 2025, elle contribue de fa\u00e7on importante \u00e0 la mise en place du service de cryo-microscopie \u00e9lectronique en transmission (cryo-TEM) au Centre de recherche du CHU de Qu\u00e9bec\u2013Universit\u00e9 Laval (collaboration entre le BIMlab et la Plateforme de Bio-imagerie).\u00a0Ses travaux portent notamment sur la visualisation et la caract\u00e9risation de mat\u00e9riaux biologiques et de mat\u00e9riaux mous, tels que les v\u00e9sicules extracellulaires, les liposomes, les particules de type viral, les hydrogels, les nanoparticules et les tissus tumoraux, \u00e0 l\u2019aide de la cryo-microscopie \u00e9lectronique et de techniques compl\u00e9mentaires de caract\u00e9risation et de m\u00e9thodes avanc\u00e9es d\u2019analyse d\u2019images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samira d\u00e9tient un doctorat en g\u00e9nie des mat\u00e9riaux de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval, avec une sp\u00e9cialisation en biomat\u00e9riaux. Au cours de ses \u00e9tudes doctorales, elle a travaill\u00e9 sur la modification de surfaces et la caract\u00e9risation d\u2019endoproth\u00e8ses cardiovasculaires et d\u2019implants osseux. Elle a \u00e9galement re\u00e7u une formation sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e \u00e0 la plateforme de recherche en microscopie \u00e9lectronique (FEMR) de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 McGill en microscopie \u00e9lectronique en transmission \u00e0 haute r\u00e9solution, appliqu\u00e9e \u00e0 la caract\u00e9risation de nanoparticules \u00e0 base de terres rares. En parall\u00e8le de ses activit\u00e9s de recherche, elle est charg\u00e9e d\u2019enseignement, elle est de plus charg\u00e9e d\u2019enseignement \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval pour des cours dans le domaine des biomat\u00e9riaux, notamment en nanobiomat\u00e9riaux pour la th\u00e9ranostique et en modification de surface des biomat\u00e9riaux.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-9da05236-3fbf-4d40-a03d-f18e1d572bf0\" style=\"--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"swiper-slide spectra-overlay-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider-child\" id=\"spectra-slider-14\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/alexandre-bastien-ul.jpg\" alt=\"alexandre bastien ul\" class=\"wp-image-4774 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/alexandre-bastien-ul.jpg 400w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/alexandre-bastien-ul-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/alexandre-bastien-ul-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/alexandre-bastien-ul-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Alexandre Bastien :<\/strong> Trained in physics at University of Sherbrooke (2008, B. Sc.) and at the Centre for optics, photonics and lasers of University Laval (2010, M. Sc.), he then worked for 8 years as a research professional in confocal microscopy and 2 years as a physics technician. Since 2021, he is responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/microscopie.ibis.ulaval.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the imaging and microscopy platform IBIS at University Laval<\/a>. While hosted in a life science institute, this platform welcomes many groups and projects in material science. There is a TEM, a SEM, a sample preparation and ultra-microtomy service, a histology service and many optical microscopes with high resolution. Among the most interesting materials, Alexandre likes carbon nanotubes (TEM) and wood fibers extruded by electrofiling (SEM) best.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-0e399039-a6e8-4471-a9ff-fb9e91867d3a\" style=\"--spectra-overlay-opacity: 100\" class=\"swiper-slide spectra-overlay-color spectra-dim-ratio wp-block-spectra-slider-child\" id=\"spectra-slider-15\">\n\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nicholas-Microlab2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5008 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nicholas-Microlab2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nicholas-Microlab2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nicholas-Microlab2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nicholas-Microlab2-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nicholas-Microlab2-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/rqmem.recherche.usherbrooke.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nicholas-Microlab2.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dipl\u00f4m\u00e9 de l&rsquo;\u00c9cole Polytechnique en g\u00e9nie physique (2004) et titulaire d&rsquo;un doctorat de l\u2019INRS-EMT (2010), <strong>Nicholas Larouche<\/strong> a \u00e9t\u00e9 professionnel de recherche \u00e0 INRS-EMT jusqu\u2019en 2015 (recherche et d\u00e9veloppement de catalyseurs non-nobles pour les piles \u00e0 combustible \u00e0 hydrog\u00e8ne) avant d&rsquo;aller dans l&rsquo;industrie (d\u00e9veloppement et mise \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9chelle de proc\u00e9d\u00e9 de production de nanomat\u00e9riaux de carbone chez Raymor). En 2023, il a rejoint la plateforme de caract\u00e9risation du Microlab \u00e0 l&rsquo;Universit\u00e9 Laval \u00e0 titre de responsable de travaux pratiques et de recherche afin de r\u00e9pondre aux besoins de la client\u00e8le acad\u00e9mique, gouvernementale et industrielle entourant les analyses par microscopie \u00e9lectronique \u00e0 balayage. Fort de multiples exp\u00e9riences sur la synth\u00e8se de mat\u00e9riaux et le d\u00e9veloppement de proc\u00e9d\u00e9s, il poss\u00e8de une expertise approfondie en caract\u00e9risation et une vision large qui aident \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre aux besoins de la client\u00e8le avec professionnalisme.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-slider-navigation\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Slider navigation controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-role=\"none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Previous slide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"spectra-icon\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M447.1 256C447.1 273.7 433.7 288 416 288H109.3l105.4 105.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.75 0 45.25C208.4 444.9 200.2 448 192 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25l160-160c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25L109.3 224H416C433.7 224 447.1 238.3 447.1 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Next slide\" data-role=\"none\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Next slide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"spectra-icon\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\" role=\"tablist\" aria-label=\"Slider pagination\" data-role=\"none\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-8d762c23-b1f2-4510-aabb-7bf64c22dd03\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-4e710884-66fb-444f-9e61-a5964a757ad9\"\tstyle=\"overflow: visible;--spectra-background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5)\" class=\"spectra-is-root-container alignfull spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow spectra-background-color wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\"\t>\n\t\n\n<h4 id=\"ETS\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00c9cole de Technologie Sup\u00e9rieure<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ETS is home to the Network's Ion Miller for sample preparation. It is installed in a platform with other equipments for the caracterization and fabrication of materials. <\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-57932369-663c-4946-a838-3ab94d5b3839\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-b4b9cea5-71d1-4286-b4cd-a951e521c4fb\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsmtl.ca\/recherche-innovation\/chaires-laboratoires-instituts-centres\/laboratoires-recherche\/ingenierie-produits-procedes-systemes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIPPS 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