Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
I have participated in the Jeune Conseil de Montréal annual simulation of municipal politics since January 2024. Each time, I debated mock bylaws in front of peers in committee and at city hall, preparing arguments and amendments to improve the proposed local legislation. In January 2025, I also assisted in chairing a committee during the simulation. Today, I am preparing to chair a committee of my own during the January 2026 simulation. This position includes researching background elements to a proposed bylaw and drafting a concise memoir to best inform simulation participants on the intricacies of the topic. I will then lead and accompany committee participants as they amend the proposed legislation.
In the context of the CSA/NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge (DSFC), I co-led and managed a team of over 20 students working on designing a food production system aimed at sustaining astronauts on future deep-space missions while simultaneously supporting efforts to reduce food insecurity on Earth. My team explored crickets as an efficient source of protein, developing a conceptual device capable of supporting the growth of crickets on Earth and in space. As such, we named our system the Cricket Rearing, Collection and Transformation System (CRCTS). In November 2021, we were announced as one of ten teams across Canada to receive $30,000 to help us bring a prototype of our device to life. In January 2023, it was presented to a panel of judges from the Canadian Space Agency. We were subsequently announced as one of four finalist teams to receive an additional $100,000 grant to further pursue the development of our prototype. I would like to thank McGill Professor Mark Lefsrud for his invaluable assistance throughout the project as our faculty supervisor.
In the context of my capstone project as a graduating engineering student at McGill University, I worked in a team with Sarah Lalancette-Caron and Thomas Allen at MY01 Inc., a medical hardware company in downtown Montreal. Under the supervision of Anya Jesson, we developed printed circuit boards (PCBs) and custom software to test a novel sensing platform to aid in diagnosing Acute Compartment Syndrome (ACS). I learned new skills such as PCB design and micro-soldering, while also deepening my understanding of Python and scientific research. I also practiced my communication skills through a day-long public poster presentation of our work during McGill Design Day 2023. I would like to thank Anya Jesson for her help, support, and guidance throughout the project. I would also like to thank Prof. Allen Ehrlicher, Animesh Saha, and Dr. Ed Harvey for their assistance along the road.