Benoît Lessard

Benoît H. Lessard (he/him) (Ph.D., P.Eng. FRSC) is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, cross appointed to the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences. Benoit is a former Canada Research Chair in Advanced Polymer Materials and Organic Electronics. His research focuses on developing new carbon-based materials and integrating them into thin film electronic and photonic prototypes and emerging applications.

The Lessard Research Group works closely with Canadian industry and conducts projects related to flexible printed electronics, organic thin film transistors and inexpensive point-of-source biological/chemical sensors. Prior to joining uOttawa in 2015, Prof. Lessard completed an NSERC Banting Fellowship at the University of Toronto studying crystal engineering and optoelectronic device fabrication and obtained his PhD (2012) from McGill University in polymer reaction engineering.

contact: benoit.lessard@uottawa.ca

A bit about Benoît

  • Presently

    Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Cross-appointed in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa

    2015-2025

    Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Advanced Polymer Materials and Organic Electronics

    2024

    Promoted to Full Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa

    2023

    Appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

    2022

    Cross appointment in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa

    2019

    Promoted to Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa

    2015

    Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa

    2012-2015

    NSERC Banting Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto

    2008-2012

    PhD in Chemical Engineering, McGill University

  • 2024

    SPP/JPP Young Investigator Award - Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines

    2023

    NOVA Chemicals MSED Early Career Investigator Award - The Chemical Institute of Canada

    Emerging Leaders 2023 - IOPsciecne Flexible and Printed Electronics (FPE)

    "Small" Nano Micro Rising Star Special Issue - Wiley Journals

    2022

    The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award - Can. J. Chem. Eng.

    2021

    Early Career Researcher of the Year Award - University of Ottawa

    CSChE Innovation Award - Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering

    George S. Glinski Award for Excellence in Research - Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa

    2019

    Top 20 downloaded article between 2017-2018, Macromol. React. Eng. 2019

    2018

    J. Mater. Chem. C. Emerging Investigator

    Ontario Early Researcher Award (ORF ERA)

    2015

    John Charles Polanyi Prize - Chemistry (Council of Ontario Universities)

    2013

    Banting Post Doctoral Fellowship - Natural Science and Engineering Research Council 2013-2015

  • Editorial Board Member - Nature Scientific Reports

    Editorial Advisory Board - ACS Applied Electronic Materials

    Fellow - Royal Society of Chemistry

    Member - Professional Engineers of Ontario

    Member - Materials Research Society

    Member - American Chemical Society

    Member - Canadian Chemical Engineering Scoiety

    Member - Canadian Society for Chemistry