{"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> is a research assistant at McGill and affiliated with theMcGill Electron microscopy Research Group, MEMRG,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.memrg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>www.memrg.com<\/em><\/a>), directed by professor Raynald Gauvin. As well as managing the equipment's operations and coordinating the student's research projects in the group, he develops innovating techniques, in the sample preparation field as well as in diverse material characterization by scanning electron microscopy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicolas obtained a Technology University Diploma (DUT), with Physical Measures option, \u00e0 Universit\u00e9 Paris XI at Orsay, France, in 1997. After perfectionning analysis and research techniques as a laboratory technician in different laboratories, he obtained his masters in Materials Science and Engineering by validating professional experience at the University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France, in 2018. During the sixteen years that he spent at MEMRG, Nicolas pushed the limits of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to improve the imaging resolution and image quality, but also to use the detectors equiped on the instruments to their full potential. His work was internationally recognized by numerous scientific publications and the attributing an award at the Microscopy &amp; Microanalysis conference in Hartford, CT, in 2014 for the article \"Dark-field imaging of thin specimens with a forescatter electron detector at low accelerating voltage\", and many invitationsa s a guest presenter in conferences in the last few years.<\/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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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-e186c506-6973-4893-934b-49b79107b127\"\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=\"Concordia\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concordia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The institutional microscopy platform of materials characterization hosts the scanning electron microscope (SEM) of the Concordia node. <\/p>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-baf45135-b386-4d3f-a006-7fcacee8cb7a\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" 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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\">Master in materials engineering, Philippe Plamondon is a research associate at Centre de caract\u00e9risation microscopique des mat\u00e9riaux, the (CM)<sup>2<\/sup>, at Polytechnique Montreal, where he has been working for 24 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accross the years, he acquired great practical experience on different microscopy and characterization techniques available at (CM)<sup>2<\/sup>. His activities are now mainly on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and focalised ion beam techniques (FIB), especially the 3D reconstruction by plasma FIB. AS well as helping numerous companies to solve their materials challenges, he participates to the training on microscopic characterization at Polytechnique Montreal and the training of students on electron microscopy techniques. <\/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 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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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\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polytechnique Montreal and University of Montreal Equipments<\/h5>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-9e144559-397f-4c2a-b031-dd0395dd807c\" 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-e7f4e7bb-8553-43ad-9fd4-4c3dee0e678d\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div 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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\" 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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> is a research associate at the CHU-Qu\u00e9bec-University research center, in BIMlav directed by Marc-Andr\u00e9 Fortin. Her expertise includes biomaterial and nanoparticles characterization, surfaces and interfaces analysis and advanced electron microscopy. Since 2025, she contributes to the implementation of cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) service at the CHU de Quebec - Universit\u00e9 Laval research center (collaboration between BIMlab and bio-imaging platform). Her work is focused on the vizualisation and characterization of biological and soft materials like extracellular vesicules, liposomes, viral particles, hydrogels, nanoparticles and tumor materials, using cryo-electron microscopy and complementary characterization and advanced image analysis techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samira has a PhD in materials engineering from Universit\u00e9 Laval, with a specialisation in biomaterials. During her doctoral years, she worked on modifying surfaces and characterization of cardiovascular endoprothesis and bone grafts. She also trained at the electron microscopy platform, FEMR, at McGill University in transmission electron microscopy with high resolution, applied to the characterization of nanoparticles made of rare earth materials. In addition to her research activities, she is a teaching assistant at Universit\u00e9 Laval for courses in biomaterials, including in nanobiomaterials for theranostic and surface modification of biomaterials.\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\">With a diploma from Polytechnique Montreal in physics engineering (2004) and a PhD from INRS-EMT (2010), <strong>Nicholas Larouche<\/strong> was a research associate at INRS-EMT until 2015 (research and development of non-noble catalysts for hydrogen combustion batteries) before going into the industry (development and scale up of production process for carbon nanomaterials at Raymor). In 2023, he joined the characterization platform Microlab at Universit\u00e9 Laval as practical work and research coordinator to help with the academic, governement, and industrial clients regarding the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Strong with multiple experience in materials synthesis and process development, he has a strong expertise in characterization and a large vision that helps meet the needs of the clients with professionalism.<\/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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