Jean-Christophe Daigle

J.C Daigle completed a Ph. D. in polymer chemistry in 2013 under the supervision of Jérôme P. Claverie. His thesis was on development of new polymers based on functional polyethylene. In 2013, he did a trainee in the University of New South Wales in Australia on emulsion polymerization of ethylene under high pressure of carbon dioxide. In 2014, he achieved a postdoctoral fellow under the guidance of Karim Zaghib in IREQ for the development of new polymers applied in batteries.  He was also project leader in Esstalion Technology, a joint venture between Sony Corp. (Murata) and Hydro-Québec, on the development of Olivine-based batteries for energy storage (2014-2018). Currently, J.-C. Daigle is the head of the polymer and organic synthesis research group of Hydro-Québec since 2018. Moreover, he is the lead researcher of the organic solid-state battery platform development program.  His main research area is the development of new organic materials, for their application in batteries. These new materials include functional polymers, organic ionic plastic crystals and organic additives. He is the author of 58 scientific publications including patents and scientific articles.