Luc Fréchette

Dr. Luc G. Fréchette is professor of mechanical engineering at the Université de Sherbrooke.  He received his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2000 for the design and fabrication of MEMS-based energy conversion microsystems.  After 4 years on the faculty at Columbia University, Dr. Fréchette moved his research activities to the Université de Sherbrooke (Canada) to hold the Canada Research Chair in Microfluidics and Power MEMS (2004-2014).  He specializes is the development of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with an emphasis on thermal, fluidic and piezoelectric devices for micro power generation and thermal management.  His research activities include micro heat engines, micro fuel cells, vibration energy harvesting, microfluidics, as well as MEMS sensors and actuators for cooling and harsh environments. Dr. Fréchette contributed over 150 journal and conference publications in these fields and is a member of ASME and IEEE. He also contributes to the MEMS community through the organization of international conferences, including PowerMEMS (since 2006), Transducers and Hilton Head.