Mission statement
We seek to capitalize on innovative nanomaterials' advantageous properties for the fabrication of next-generation flexible electronic devices. We place a strong emphasis on producing organic nanomaterials and to embed these materials with additional functionalities to achieve the fabrication of devices with superior performances as compared to traditional technologies. Our aim is to use rationale assembly to manipulate electrons, ions, and mechanical properties toward multi-functionalities. Our current research interests include:
Sensing technologies (chemical, mechanical stimuli)
Sustainable nanomaterials (e.g. nanocelluloses) for energy and environmental applications
Nanoscale materials synthesis
Flexible electronics
The principal investigator
Nicolas Tanguy, Ph.D.
Professor, Center for Applied Physics and Advanced Technologies
About Nicolas
Born in Saint-Brieuc, France, in 1988.
Obtained his MS in Engineering Sciences with a focus on Physical Chemistry, from the University of Southern Brittany, France, in 2011, where he worked on the synthesis of conducting polymer composites for gas detection.
Obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto, where he worked on nanoelectronics sensors with carbon nanomaterials composites.
Continued with at the University of British Columbia (Electrical Engineering) from 2019-2021, where he worked on flexible wireless and contactless communication technologies.
Did another Postdoc at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, Institute of Chemistry, from 2021-2023, where he worked on the synthesis of stretchable conductors and carbon-based single-atom catalysts.
Started his career as an assistant professor at UNAM in the Center for Applied Physics and Advanced Technologies in January 2024, where he is leading a group focusing on nanomaterials and emerging electronic and flexible devices.