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Forestry Coffee Talk: Evelyne Thiffault on the Forestry Sector and Climate Change!

04 November 2025

The 1st Forestry Coffee Talk of the 2025-2026 season, organized by the Ordre des ingénieurs forestiers du Québec, AFOR, and the Canadian Institute of Forestry, will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025! The event is free and open to... Continue reading »

Hugues Power's CEF-CRMR Conference on Forest Growth and Yield Modeling

06 November 2025

You are warmly invited to Hugues Power’s Conference on Thursday, November 6, 2025. Hugues Power is a researcher specializing in forest growth and yield modeling at the DRF, Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la Forêt (MRNF)... Continue reading »

Pierre Martin's Conference: «The Lamination Process of Particleboard and MDF Panels: From A to Z»!

10 November 2025

You are cordially invited to attend a conference by Mr. Pierre Martin, Director of Technology and Innovation at Uniboard Canada, on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Titled « The Lamination Process of Particleboard and MDF Pane... Continue reading »

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The lidR package, developed by Jean-Romain Roussel under the supervision of Alexis Achim, has reached a historic milestone!

30 October 2025

We are pleased to announce that the article describing the lidR package for airborne LiDAR data analysis in R has reached a remarkable milestone: 1,000 citations in just five years! Initially developed by Jean-Romain Roussel as part o... Continue reading »

Congratulations to Basma Ben Mahmoud for the successful and outstanding defense of her doctoral thesis!

29 October 2025

Congratulations to Basma Ben Mahmoud, who successfully defended her PhD in Industrial Engineering on October 27, 2025! Her thesis, « Development of Decision-Support Tools to Improve the Construction Value Chain: From Supplier Integrat... Continue reading »

As Mass Timber Construction Gains Ground in Quebec, Baptiste Giorgio Explores Why This Sustainable Material Has Yet to Take Off

28 October 2025

As mass timber construction gains momentum in Quebec, Baptiste Giorgio, who completed his PhD in wood and bio-based materials engineering at Université Laval on November 26, 2024, investigated why this sustainable material has yet to b... Continue reading »

Sanjoy Roy Awarded the Prestigious Peter deMarsh Memorial Scholarship!

16 October 2025

Peter deMarsh Memorial Bursary: Sanjoy Roy Recognized for His Commitment to Sustainable Forestry Forest Owners of Canada (FOC) are proud to award the Peter deMarsh Memorial Scholarship, valued at $15,000, to young researcher Sanjoy Ro... Continue reading »

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Publication by Dipak Mahatara et al. on the influence of commercial thinning on the main trunk of white spruce

16 February 2025

As part of a collaboration between Professor Alexis Achim, the Université du Québec à Rimouski, the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts du Québec, and the Centre d'expérimentation et de développement en forêt boréale, we are pleased to present the article by Dipak Mahatara et al. entitled: « Changes in wood density, growth, and carbon storage of the main stem of planted white spruce (Picea glauca) after commercial thinning ». This study, ca... Continue reading »

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