CRMR news for August 2024!

Événements, succès, publications : Voici les actualités qui ont marqué le CRMR en octobre 2024. Bonne lecture!

CRMR’s events

• September 11, 2024- 10 a.m. Workshop: How to produce a successful scientific poster? Details here!
• September 11, 2024- 1 p.m. Welcome half-day for new graduate students, organized by the Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt (SBF) in collaboration with the Association des étudiants.es gradué.es en foresterie de l’Université Laval (AFOR)! Details here!

Important dates – Financing, Awards and Congresses

• September 12, 2024- 1:30 pm. Information session on the Support for French-language scientific journals program (2025-2026). Details here!
• September 12, 2024. Deadline for submitting FRQ Rising Star Award applications!
• September 19, 2024. Deadline for submitting FRQ French Publication Award

• September 26, 2024. Deadline for the call for proposals « A new program for research activities in the Innovation Zone – Energy Transition Valley »- FRQ. Details here!
• 02 October 2024 at 4 p.m. Deadline for submission of master’s and doctoral research excellence scholarships. Learn more about the FRQ’s 2025-2026 grants and scholarships program here!
• 03 October 2024 at 4 p.m. Deadline for the call for proposals « 6th Support for the organisation of international congresses ».
• 08 October 2024 at 4 p.m. Deadline for submission of postdoctoral research excellence grants.
• October 15, 2024. Deadline to submit your full application to the 126th CRIBIQ Call for Projects. Details here!
• October 17, 2024. Deadline for submitting pre-applications for the « Second call for proposals of the Partnership Research Program on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions – Eco-Fiscality component ».

• October 16-18, 2024-UQAC. Progress in sustainable development: science and engineering for the ecological and energy transition. Details here!

Achievements and successes

• Vote for Mahdiar Dargahi, finalist in NSERC’s « Science Exposed » competition! Details here!
• Launch of the CRMR Support Scholarship – autumn 2024. The deadline for applications is September 13, 2024, at 4:00 pm.
• Participation of Laurence Boudreault at the « IUFRO World Congress 2024 »! Details here!
•  Myriam Drouin (CIRCERB) – Massive timber EPDs under the magnifying glass!

Learning and know-how!

• 6 September, 11am to 12pm. Webinar – Scholarships from granting agencies, registration required.
• The FRQ and Mitacs renew their agreement to offer internships and research grants. Details here!
• Competition calendar – FRQ – Nature and technologies sector
• Information session on the FRQ 2025-2026 scholarship of excellence programs
• Information session on the 2025-2026 FRQ career awards and research grants programs

Articles published in peer-reviewed research journals.

• Jiloul, A., Blanchet, P., Boudaud, C., Perez, C. (2024). Structural evaluation of I-joists with corrugated panel web. Construction and Building Materials 442, 137655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137655.
• Frisko, R., Duchesne, L., Thiffault, E., Houle, D., Ouimet, R. (2024). Interannual variability and seasonality of litterfall in three temperate and boreal forest ecosystems of eastern Canada: A synthesis of long-term monitoring. Forest Ecology and Management, 568, 122069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122069.
• Calvez, I., Garcia, R., Koubaa, A., Landry, V., Cloutier, A. (2024). Recent Advances in Bio-Based Adhesives and Formaldehyde-Free Technologies for Wood-Based Panel Manufacturing. Current Forestry Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-024-00227-3.
• Garcia, R., Calvez, I., Koubaa, A.  Landry, V., Cloutier, A. (2024). Sustainability, Circularity, and Innovation in Wood-based Panel Manufacturing in the 2020s: Opportunities and Challenges. Current Forestry Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-024-00229-1.
• Guimarães, L.G.d.A., Blanchet, P., Cimon, Y. (2024). Risk Analysis in International Construction Projects: A Look at the Prefabricated Wood Construction Sector in the Province of Quebec. Buildings, 14, 2563. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14082563.

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