Nicolas is driven entrepreneur with a keen interest in green technologies. He completed both his MS and PhD degrees in Materials Science at INRS where he worked on functional oxide thin films exhibiting insulator-to-metal transition for heat management and tunable device applications. He then went on as a postdoctoral fellow for three years at MIT, where his research was directed towards the development of hardware structures with both processing and storage capabilities for deep neural networks applications.

Daniel is a nanosystems engineer who worked for several years in the Laundry Detergent space as Director of Product Development for Dizolve Group Corporation, a young company that manufactures Tru Earth Eco-Strips. Concurrent with his work at Dizolve, he has acted as a consultant in the cosmetic and cannabis industry, specializing in product development and expertly navigating regulatory frameworks.

Jean-François Gagnon is an integral part of Lemay’s design innovation cell. As design architect, he has participated in numerous large-scale design and construction projects. Methodical and creative, he designs singular and innovative projects based on meaningful and forward-looking explorations that achieve sustainable results and client satisfaction.

Yuan received a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University before working as a postdoctoral associate at MIT for three years and eventually joining Columbia University as associate professor. He specializes in using chemical methods to control radiative properties of materials for thermal management. He is a primary driving force and inventor in the new field of passive daytime radiative cooling.