Dr. Erchiqui has been a full professor at the School of Engineering of the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) since 2000. He holds a degree in physics and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Université Laval. From 1996 to 2000, he gained industrial experience in polymer processing at the Industrial Materials Institute (IMI) of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). He contributed to the development of a modeling and optimization technology for thermoforming and blow molding, and its transfer to industrial partners, mainly in the USA and Canada. Since his arrival at UQAT’s School of Engineering, he has taken initiatives that have led to the development of centers of excellence on bio-composites and their applications in plastics processing (Biomaterials and Bioplastics Laboratories) and new engineering programs (PhD and Master of Engineering). He has received numerous national and international invitations to lecture or act as visiting professor (Brazil, USA, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Morocco, France, Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec, etc.). He has over 300 scientific contributions to his credit (journal articles, conference papers, chapters, etc.). His current scientific interests focus on sustainable development, and in particular on the valorization of biomass in new high-performance composites for the plastics industry (construction, energy and transport sectors).
