Profiles
This researcher profile from Sept 2020 was commissioned by McGill's Office of Research and Innovation
A Giant on a Nano Scale
Marta Cerruti’s research fosters bone-cell growth and mines the minerals hardening our arteries. She also attracts talented colleagues from a range of fields, as her interdisciplinary pursuits flourish.
This donor profile from Sept 2020 was commissioned by McGill's Faculty of Medicine Alumni office
On her 80th birthday, she’s the one giving a gift
This alumni profile from spring 2020 was written for Rice Magazine
Rosey Edeh has been clearing hurdles on and off the field since coming to Rice
From 2016 to 2019, I wrote feature-length employee profiles for Quebec City robot maker Robotiq . Below, you'll find three of them.
The Awestruck Entrepreneur: Meet CEO Samuel Bouchard
Samuel Bouchard is CEO of Robotiq. He tells the story of how he and two lab mates took his professor's robot gripper eight years ago and built a company that now has products in 30 different countries.
Across the River from his Family's Farmland, he Designs Robots:
Introducing Louis-Alexis Allen Demers
Louis-Alexis Allen Demers’s grandfather used to bring his cows to pasture on the land where Robotiq’s building stands today. While robotic arms have replaced heads of cattle, the product designer takes breaks to jog at lunch hour through his family's longstanding forest.
Racing the Bike, Perfecting the Robot: Introducing Étienne Samson
Robotiq’s Étienne Samson works as a technical support manager and is also a competitive cyclist. His ability to deal with the unexpected challenges of crashes and his self-discipline appear to complement his on-the-job skills at the robotics company.
A short profile that appeared in Medicine Focus, the alumni magazine for McGill University's Faculty of Medicine
A man of many firsts
Kenneth Melville is remembered as the first black medical student at McGill University and became the first (and only) black Chair of McGill’s
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Melville, who died in 1975, was also a leader in Montreal’s West Indian community and an advocate for civil rights.. I wrote this short profile on him for McGill's Medicine Focus alumni magazine
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Melville, who died in 1975, was also a leader in Montreal’s West Indian community and an advocate for civil rights.. I wrote this short profile on him for McGill's Medicine Focus alumni magazine
A profile that appeared in the Bulletin of the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development
Researcher undaunted by negative study findings
Her long-term study found that nurse interventions with parents who had abused
their children did not help diminish the risk of future incidents. But Harriet MacMillan, named the
2005 leading investigator by the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Education, looks
past disappointing results and what needs to be done to help children and parents at risk.
their children did not help diminish the risk of future incidents. But Harriet MacMillan, named the
2005 leading investigator by the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Education, looks
past disappointing results and what needs to be done to help children and parents at risk.
Harriet MacMillan
A profile that appeared in HEC Mag
What we have learned from the crisis and what lies ahead
In an early 2009 one-on-one interview for HEC-Montréal, John Micklethwait,
Editor-in-Chief of the Economist offers some thoughts on the 2008 economic crisis.
Editor-in-Chief of the Economist offers some thoughts on the 2008 economic crisis.
John Micklethwait