Presentation of the Research and Development Team

R&D Team

The IRDA multidisciplinary R&D group is a team of researchers, research assistants, and technicians committed to developing sustainable and resource-efficient agriculture, while promoting innovation and partnerships.

R&D Team

Québec’s leading resource in agriculture

Carl Boivin

Researcher, agr., M.Sc.

Water management in crop production

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Patrick Brassard, research assistant

Patrick Brassard

Researcher in agroenvironmental engineering

Agricultural Byproducts Engineering

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Célia Bordier

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Caroline Côté

Researcher, agr., Ph.D.

Food safety and quality

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Gérald Chouinard, researcher

Gérald Chouinard

Researcher, agr., Ph.D.

Entomology & apple production

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Daniel Cormier, researcher

Daniel Cormier

Researcher, Ph.D.

Fruit entomology

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Marc-Olivier Gasser, researcher

Marc-Olivier Gasser

Researcher, agr., Ph.D.

Water and soil conservation

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Stéphanie Gervais

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Stéphane Godbout

Researcher, P.Eng., agr., Ph.D.

Agri-environment engineering

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Richard Hogue, researcher

Richard Hogue

Researcher, Ph.D.

Microbial ecology & phytopathology

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Christine Landry, researcher

Christine Landry

Researcher, agr., Ph.D.

Fertilization & biomasse conversion

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Maxime Lefebvre, research assistant

Maxime Lefebvre

Researcher, Ph.D.

Market gardening entomology

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Vincent Philion, researcher

Vincent Philion

Researcher, agr., M.Sc.

Phytopathology & apple production

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Simon Ricard

Researcher

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Élise Smedbol

Researcher, Ph.D.

Weed Science

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Catherine Bossé, Project Manager – Pedology

Catherine Bossé

Project Manager – Pedology, agr.

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Mikaël Larose, research assistant

Mikaël Larose

Research Assistant

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Bernard Montminy

Agri-Environmental Analysis Laboratory Manager, chemist, M.Sc.

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Denis Potvin, technology transfer Agent – Project manager

Denis Potvin

Project Manager, agr.

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Sébastien Rougerie-Durocher, Project Manager - Modelling of Cropping Systems

Sébastien Rougerie-Durocher

Project Manager - Modelling of Cropping Systems, M.Sc.

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Mick Wu

Biostatistician, Ph. D.

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Lélia Anderson, research assistant

Lélia Anderson

Research Assistant

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Zachary Bélisle

Research Assistant

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Arianne Blais-Gagnon, research assistant

Arianne Blais-Gagnon

Research Assistant

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Audrey Charbonneau, research assistant

Audrey Charbonneau

Research Assistant

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Eduardo Chavez

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Marie-Michelle Corbeil

Research Assistant

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Nathalie Daigle, research assistant

Nathalie Daigle

Research Assistant

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Joël D'Astous-Pagé, research assistant

Joël D'Astous-Pagé

Research Assistant

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Aurélie Demers

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Paul Deschênes, research assistant

Paul Deschênes

Research Assistant

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Julie Forest-Drolet, research assistant

Julie Forest-Drolet

Research Assistant

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Maryse Gendron

Research Assistant

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Mylène Généreux

Research Assistant

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Simon Guillemette, research assistant

Simon Guillemette

Research Assistant

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Elmer Iquira

Research Assistant

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Mandela Jacques

Research Assistant

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Thomas Jeanne, research assistant

Thomas Jeanne

Research Assistant

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Laurence Jochems-Tanguay, research assistant

Laurence Jochems-Tanguay

Research Assistant

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Claude-Alla Joseph, research assistant

Claude-Alla Joseph

Research Assistant

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Maude Lapointe

Research Assistant

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Dalila Larios

Research Assistant

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Élodie Larouche, research assistant

Élodie Larouche

Research Assistant

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Abou M. Niang, research assistant

Abou M. Niang

Research Assistant

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Julie Mainguy, research assistant

Julie Mainguy

Research Assistant

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Mylène Marchand-Roy

Research Assistant

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Jean-Benoît Mathieu, M. Sc.

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Élisabeth Ménard, research assistant

Élisabeth Ménard

Research Assistant

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Joahnn Palacios, research assistant

Joahnn Palacios

Research Assistant

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Francine Pelletier, research assistant

Francine Pelletier

Research Assistant

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Édith Plante, research assistant

Edith Plante

Research Assistant

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Catherine Pouchet

Research Assistant

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Joanie St-Gelais

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Jérémie Vallée, research assistant

Jérémie Vallée

Research Assistant

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Franz Vanoosthuyse, research assistant

Franz Vanoosthuyse

Research Assistant

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Alexandra Villeneuve

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Éric Bergeron, laboratory technician

Éric Bergeron

Laboratory Technician

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Véronique Gagné, laboratory technician

Véronique Gagné

Laboratory Technician

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Emmanuel Gagné, laboratory technician

Emmanuel Gagné

Laboratory Technician

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Jérémie Gravel, agricultural technician

Jérémie Gravel

Agricultural Technician

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William Huertas, agricultural technician

William Huertas

Agricultural Technician

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Éliane Latour

Laboratory Technician

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Pierre-Luc Lemire, pedology technician

Pierre-Luc Lemire

Pedology Technician

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Cédric Morin, instrumentation technician

Cédric Morin

Instrumentation Technician

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Sandra Mougeot, agricultural technician

Sandra Mougeot

Agricultural Technician

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Kim Ostiguy, laboratory technician

Kim Ostiguy

Laboratory Technician

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Justin Ouellette

Laboratory Technician

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Claudia Tremblay, laboratory technician

Claudia Tremblay

Laboratory Technician

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Vanessa Villeneuve, laboratory technician

Vanessa Villeneuve

Laboratory Technician

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Claude Bernard

Associate Researcher, Ph.D.

Water and soil conservation

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Aubert Michaud, retraité

Researcher, Ph.D.

Water and soil conservation

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Maryse Leblanc

Researcher, agr., Ph.D.

Weed science

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