Fouad ErchiquiDr. Fouad Erchiqui has been a full professor at UQAT's School of Engineering since 2000. He obtained his degree in Physics from UQAC and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Laval University. From 1996 to 2000, he acquired industrial experience in lastics processing at the Industrial Materials Institute (IMI) of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). His main areas of research are development and characterization of thermoplastic materials under large deformations; multi-physical modelling in thermoforming; metaheuristic algorithms for optimization in thermoforming, and damage to thermoplastic composite. His research has generated more than 110 impacted journal articles and more than 120 presentations. He has been involved in several modelling technology development activities, in plasturgy, and its transfer to industrial partners. Read More Read Less