Dr. Pierre Cote has made immense contributions in the membrane field, particularly in the area of MBR. Brief Bio: Pierre Côté studied Civil Engineering at l’Ecole Polytechnique (Montreal) and obtained a PhD from McMaster University (Hamilton) in 1986 for a thesis on hazardous waste stabilization. In 1989, he joined Zenon Environmental Inc. to develop membrane-based products and processes where he initiated the development of ZeeWeed®. Dr Côté currently works as an advisor with a number of early stage companies in water treatment. Over the 25 years of his R&D career, Dr Côté has authored some 100 technical publications and obtained more than 50 patents. He led a team that won a French Academy of Science prize for a project on nanofiltration in 1995. In 2000, Dr Côté won the $100,000 Manning Principal Award for the ZeeWeed® technology; the award was shared with co-workers and all Zenon employees.

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Membrane-Based Separations (02D), Separations Division (02)