Organizing Committee Member
Victor Songmene
Director
Product, Processes and Systems Engineering Laboratory (P2SEL)
Canada
Biography
Prof. Victor Songmene received his Ph.D. from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada, in 2001. He has been with the Industrial Research and Development Institute (IRDI), Toronto, Canada, from 1995 till 2001. He is currently a full professor at the University of Quebec, Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS), Montreal, Canada. Since joining the university he has put his expertise on developing sustainable and safe machining practices for the industry. Past and current North American industries collaborating with him include A. Lacroix Granite, Sorel forges inc., MDA Corporation, Generals Motors, Wescast Industries, Rio Tinto Alcan, General's electrics and the Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauve en Sante et en Securite du Travail (IRSST), one of the leading OHS research centers in Canada. Professeur Songmenes expertise includes metal cutting, fine and nanoparticle control, optimization and environmentally conscious manufacturing. He is Director of the Product, Processes and Systems Engineering Laboratory (P2SEL). He has published more than 150 papers in reputed journals and has produced more than 50 technical reports for North American industries.
Research Area
Sustainable Machining, Occupational Health, and safety, Metals and non-metals, Fine and ultrafine particle emission, Part quality, Machining conditions optimization.