Congratulations to Véronic Landry who has been designated by SWST as an «Ambassador Creating the Future of Wood Science»!
«Women ambassadors creating the future of wood science»
The Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST) has selected Véronic Landry, a full professor in the Department of Wood and Forest Sciences in the Faculty of Forestry, Geography, and Geomatics of the Laval University (UL) and director of the Renewable Materials Research Center (CRMR), to serve as «Women ambassadors creating the future of wood science». She will be recognized throughout the following year for her contribution and mentorship of women entering the wood science field.
Committed to the field of wood science for the future, the SWST has created a sponsored exhibition piece designed to celebrate women ambassadors in the field of wood science. Véronic Landry, along with 5 other new members will join the 16 other women who were honored last year. The 22 women, will be part of a traveling exhibition at the June 25-30, 2023 convention in Asheville, North Carolina to recognize their contributions and roles in this field.
Congratulations Véronic, and we wish you much success in your new professional challenge!
As a chemist by formation, Véronic holds the NSERC-Canlak Industrial Research Chair in finishes for interior wood products, is a collaborator in the Industrial Research Chair on Eco-responsible Wood Construction (CIRCERB), and is a CorePan wood co-applicant. She is also a member of the CRMR, the Centre de recherche sur les matériaux avancés (CERMA), the Centre québécois sur les matériaux fonctionnels (CQMF), the International Research Group on Wood Protection (IRG) and the American Chemical Society.
She was the recipient of the Woodworking Network’s 40 under 40 award in 2019, the Laval University Outstanding Young Person award and the Quebec City Ambassador award in 2020. She organized the 50th International Research Group on Wood Protection (IRG) conference in 2019, as well as two ACFAS conferences in the past three years.
Her areas of specialization are the development and characterization of biobased, stimuli-responsive, and functional coatings, adhesives, and insulation, as well as wood densification and modification. She is particularly interested in the mechanical performance, fire performance, and dimensional stability of wood products. Her work has led to the development of photopolymerizable self-repairing coatings, wood surface impregnation systems, and self-laminating coatings. She is currently collaborating with more than 7 universities internationally through joint grants, co-supervision or co-supervision of students.
Responsible of communication: Besma Bouslimi