Daniel Therriault
Professor
About
Daniel Therriault is a full professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Polytechnique Montreal. He formerly held an Industrial Chair on the additive manufacturing (AM) of polymer composites (FACMO Chair, 2018-2023) and also a Canada Research Chair on the fabrication of advanced microsystems and materials (2009-2019). He is the co-director of the Laboratory for Multiscale Mechanics (LM2), and his research interests are mainly related to AM of advanced materials and multifunctional composites. Past contributions include the development of innovative AM processes (e.g., 6-axis non-planar, multi-material multi-process), and the design and fabrication of multifunctional materials (e.g., carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, abradable thermosets, piezoelectric materials) for advanced applications mainly for aerospace but also with high potentials for transportation, energy and biomedical sectors.
Diplomas
2003/12 Doctorate, Aerospace engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Supervisors: Jennifer Lewis, 1999/8 – 2003/12; Scott White, 1999/8 – 2003/12
1999/8 Master’s non-Thesis, Aerospace engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Supervisors: Germain Ostiguy, 1998/9 – 1999/8
1998/4 Bachelor’s, Mechanical engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal
1996/12 Exchange program, Mechanical and aerospace engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Research Category
Additive manufacturing of multi-functional composite materials
Expertise
Mechanics of solids, aerospace engineering, aeronautics and automotive engineering, polymer characterization, polymer properties, advanced manufacturing methods, polymers and coatings, composite materials, materials science and technology.
Awards and Honors
2020 – Prix d’excellence en recherche et innovation – Polytechnique Montréal
2018, 2010 Les 10 découvertes de l’année – Magazine Québec Science
2012 – Prix d’excellence en enseignement – Polytechnique Montréal