Team:Sherbrooke/Team
Our team
Our team is located at the University of Sherbrooke, in the province of Québec in Canada, and formed of students and instructors from various fields of expertise: electrical engineering, software engineering, molecular biology and microbiology. The multidisciplinary nature of our team has allowed us to create a complete laboratory automation platform comprising hardware, software, and wetware.
The students taking part in this team are in their last year at the University of Sherbrooke. However, only a few of those are actually born and raised from there. The team is formed of members originating from different regions and demographics throughout the province. The team's representatives are all interestsed in common subjects such as biology, engineering and robotics. The iGEM competition is seen as a great and interestsing challenge.
Student Members
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Alexandre England
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Gatineau, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Information Encoding, Bio-Engineering
- Hobbies and interests: Computers, Nature, Kayak, Hiking, Snow-Shoeing, Fishing Enthusiast
- Fun fact: He doesn't like bacon, although he eats some pretty often
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/2/2a/Team_Sherbrooke_Photo_Robitaille.jpg)
Guillaume Robitaille Beaumier
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Shawinigan, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Electric Traction, Electric Vehicle Control, Digital Control
- Hobbies and interests: Road and mountain bike, Running, Climbing
- Fun fact: This year, he spent more time in Sweden rather than in Canada
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Kevin Albert
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Paris, 11th arrondissement, France
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence
- Hobbies and interests: Reading, Cooking
- Fun fact: He's French, but he's a die hard fan of the Montréal Canadiens hockey team
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/d/d6/Team_Sherbrooke_Photo_Simon.jpg)
Simon Boucher
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Mascouche, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Photonics and Sensors, Bio-Engineering
- Hobbies and interests: Dogs, Food, L.A.R.P. (Live Action Role Playing)
- Fun fact: All of the the above
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Louis-Philippe Crépeau
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Longueuil, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Electric Traction, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
- Hobbies and interests: Sports (Badminton), Computer Gaming, Cats
- Fun fact: He's in the center of the cover photo for the Sherbrooke University varsity sports' Facebook page
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Louis-Philippe Gaudreau
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: St-Ignace de Stanbridge, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
- Hobbies and interests: Good jokes and bad ones too
- Fun fact: He hates doing paperwork, that's why most of his job is paperwork.
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/5/5f/Team_Sherbrooke_Photo_David.jpg)
David Goulet
- Study Field: Software Engineering
- Hometown: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Object-Oriented Programming
- Hobbies and interests: Roller-Blading, 3D Printing, Gaming
- Fun fact: He's the only official software guy in the team and previously built a 3D printer.
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Guillaume Leblanc-Walsh
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Drummondville, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
- Hobbies and interests: Road Biking (Semi-Pro), ALpine, Skiing, Volkswagen
- Fun fact: When Guillaume types on a keyboard, his fingers move constantly and really fast. Unfortunately, he types one letter for every ten key strikes his fingers make. And for every ten letters he types, he must erase at least three of them because it was a typo.
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Louis-Vincent Major
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Gatineau, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
- Hobbies and interests: New Technologies, Outdoors, Paintball, Computer Gaming
- Fun fact: Yes, he has a twin who's also in the team. Louis-Vincent is the younger twin, and the evil one.
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Philippe-Antoine Major
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Gatineau, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
- Hobbies and interests: New technologies, Outdoors, Paintball, Computer Gaming
- Fun fact: Yes, he's the other twin in the team. Philippe-Antoine is the older twin, and the good one.
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Nicolas Noël
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Girardville, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Robotics, Industrial Automation and Digital Control
- Hobbies and interests: Indoor and Outdoor Volleyball, Alpine Skiing, Guitar, Music, Technologies
- Fun fact: Because of his name which, in French, strongly refers to Santa Claus and Christmas, his friends like to tease him by making jokes and mediocre puns about it.
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Pierre-Olivier Payant
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Pincourt, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Electric Traction, Electric Vehicle Control, Digital Control
- Hobbies and interests: Football, Hockey, Volleyball, Movies, Gaming
- Fun fact: He once squatted 455 pounds
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Dave Plouffe
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Granby, Qubec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Information Encoding, Artificial Intelligence
- Hobbies and interests: Music, Hiking, Bicycle
- Fun fact: He has nothing to do with Captain Plouf, a kid show in Québec.
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Alexandre Régis
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Drummondville, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Electrical Traction, Industril Automation and Digital Control
- Hobbies and interests: Board games, School Involvement
- Fun fact: He once was the president of the FEUS (Fédération des Étudiants de l'Université de Sherbrooke), the student body of the whole university
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Jean-François Rousseau
- Study Field: Biology
- Hometown: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Molecular Biology
- Hobbies and interests: Cross-fit, Ultimate-Frisbee, Being an extra in film and television shows
- Fun fact: He would like to be an actor
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Thibault Rizzo
- Study Field: Informatics
- Hometown: Paris, France
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Artificial Intelligence
- Hobbies and interests: Chess and Badminton
- Fun fact: His computer is his one and only friend.
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Marouane Tamarziste
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Carthage, Tunisia
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Bio-ingénierie
- Hobbies and interests: Tennis, Ping-pong
- Fun fact: Because of his disabled arm, some people gave him the nickname Nemo
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/a/a8/Team_Sherbrooke_Photo_Arnaud.jpg)
Arnaud Lamine
- Study Field: Electrical Engineering
- Hometown: Wolluwé-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Electricity, Physics and Chemistry
- Hobbies and interests: Taekwondo
- Fun fact: He only drinks Belgian beer, served in one gallon glass
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Kevin Neil
- Study Field: Biology
- Hometown: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Molecular Biology
- Hobbies and interests: Video games, Biological Science and Computer sciences
- Fun fact: Worked in a cafeteria for 7 years
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Frédéric Grenier
- Study Field: Biology
- Hometown: Ange-Gardien, Québec, Canada
- Bachelor's degree specialization: Molecular Biology
- Hobbies and interests: Television series, Video Games and Computer sciences
- Fun fact: Really likes zombies and AI
Instructors
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Professor Sébastien Rodrigue
- Profession: Associate professor in biology
- Hometown: St-Georges, Québec, Canada
- Specialization: Genomics, system and synthetic biology
- Hobbies and interests: Science and technology, sports
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Daniel Garneau, M. Sc
- Profession: Instrument Coordinator
- Hometown: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Specialization: Molecular and cellular biology, Microscopy
- Hobbies and interests: Technology, Guitar, Computer sciences
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Dominic Létourneau, ing., M. Sc
- Profession: Computer Engineer
- Hometown: Drummondville, Québec, Canada
- Specialization: Mobile Robotics
- Hobbies and interests: Technology, Finances, Movies, Badminton
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