Born in Montréal on July 11, 1952. Geo. Eng. (Poly 76), Ph.D. (Poly 82)
1970 :
1st Prize at Expo-Sciences Montréal for a study of the Oka niobium mine, and Award of the Geological Association of Canada (G.A.C.) at the pan-Canadian edition of Expo-Science.
1971-1972 :
President of the Association des Jeunes Scientifiques du Québec (A.J.S.) and Secretary-Treasurer of Expo-Sciences Montreal.
1977 to 1981 :
MRNQ’s Geology team leader for zinc metallogeny in Gatineau.
1978 to 1980 :
Scholarship from the Belgian Government to study lead-zinc deposits in Western Europe, as part of an EEC program. Doctoral internship with the Mine Prospecting Laboratory at the University of Liège (Belgium). Also for St. Joe Minerals Ltd., study trips to the United States and within Europe to develop lead-zinc deposit expertise.
1981-2011 :
Professor of Mining Prospecting, Université du Québec à Montréal.
1982 :
Gold Medal awarded by the President of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for Ph.D. thesis.
1984 to 1988 :
MRNQ project leader for an assessment of the mining potential in the Eastern Townships-Beauce region. Also a member of the Eastern Townships ACDE mining committee, chaired by B. Coulombe, President of JM Asbestos.
1987 :
The Golden Hammer awarded by Québec’s Minister of Energy and Resources for the assessment of mining potential in the Eastern Townships-Beauce region.
1985 to 1987 :
Secretary-Treasurer of the Association Professionnelle des Géologues et Géophysiciens du Québec (now known as the Ordre des Géologues du Québec).
1988-1989 :
Visiting Professor at the University of Concepcion in Chile
1989 :
Visiting Professor at the University of Brasilia in Brazil
1989 to 1991 :
Head of the Department of Earth Sciences, UQAM
1991 to 2002 :
Member of the boards of directors of Ressources minières Coleraine Ltd., William Resources Ltd. and Explorations Boréale Inc.
1993-2011 :
Technical advisor for companies in the field of mining exploration in Québec and abroad. Among others, co-sponsor of Éléonore, generating the project for Virginia in 2001
1993 :
Joint winner of the award for French Language Quality presented by the Minister of Higher Educatioun and Technology (For the textbook entitled Notions de Géologie, published by Modulo).
1995 to 1998 :
Assessment of mining potential in James Bay for the MRNQ
1995 :
1995 Jean Descarreaux Award presented by the Association des Prospecteurs du Québec (now known as the A.E.M.Q.)
1995-2011 :
Member of the mining portfolio steering committee for the Fonds de Solidarité de la FTQ.
1997 to 2000 :
Vice-President of the board of directors of SOQUEM
1997 to 2001 :
Director of the Association de l’Exploration minière du Québec (AEMQ) including one term as Vice-President for Southern Québec.
1999 to 2000 :
Study of the Eagle-Telbel gold deposit in Joutel (Abitibi) for the MRNQ
1999 :
Joint winner of the Golden Hammer awarded by Québec’s Minister of Energy and Resources for the study of the Joutel mining camp (Abitibi).
2000 :
Merit Award of the Ordre des Géologues du Québec for the resource sector.
2002 :
Visiting Professor at the University of Western Australia (Perth, WA)
2003 to 2008 :
Teacher of the Gitology course at the University of Liège
2006 :
Julian Boldy Award presented by the Geological Association of Canada.
2008 :
Member of the mining sector audit committee for the Auditor General of Québec.
2008 :
Winner of the Côme Carbonneau Award presented by the Ordre des Géologues du Québec
