Concordia is pleased to announce that Suong Van Hoa has been awarded the inaugural Nano-Academia Award by NanoQuebec.
The award ceremony was held this week at the Palais des Congrès during the NanoQuebec-Nano 2008 summit, which is taking place as part of the INNO.08 conference.
This prize recognizes a Quebec academic who has been directly involved in a nanotechnological development as a direct result of his research.
“Dr. Hoa is one of the most recognized names in composites and materials research in Canada, and is well-known internationally in his field. His abilities as a world class researcher are matched by his enthusiasm, imagination and entrepreneurship” said the university’s Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies, Dr. Louise Dandurand (pictured left with Dr. Hoa).
“We’re very proud that he is the first person to be awarded this prize.”
The highly specialized work done by Hoa over the past 29 years has important real-world applications that go far beyond the laboratory.
As director of the Concordia Centre for Composites (CONCOM), Hoa and his team have long worked with companies such as Bell Helicopter Textron, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Bombardier in the Montreal area, and collaborated with Japanese, French, Italian and American groups.
His work with Bell Helicopter resulted in a prestigious NSERC Synergy Award in October 2006.
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(From left to right:) Reza Nofar, graduate student, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Concordia; Natacha Mongeau, Gestion Valeo; Shelley Sitahal, Office of Research, Concordia; Louise Dandurand, Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies; and Nano-Academia Award winner Suong Van Hoa.
Posted on April 24, 2008