Structure of the GRIL
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is composed of the Director and one regular member from each of contributing institution. Its mandate is to develop and apply GRIL research policies, oversee the general scientific organisation of the cluster, recruit new members, promote joint projects and the co-supervision of students, administer research funds and coordinate the various committees.
- Jean-François Lapierre, GRIL co-director (ex officio)
Université de Montréal (UdeM) - Sandra Binning
Université de Montréal (UdeM) - Beatrix Beisner, GRIL co-director (ex officio)
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - Alison Derry
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - François Guillemette
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) - Irene Gregory-Eaves
Université McGill - David Walsh
Université Concordia - Jérôme Comte
INRS - ETE - Milla Rautio
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) - Yannick Huot
Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS)
Scientific Committee
This committee is composed of the GRIL Director and a coordinating members of each research axis. Its mandate is to coordinate collective GRIL scientific activities, to periodically re-evaluate research orientations and the means by which scientific activities are executed.
- Sandra Binning
Université de Montréal (UdeM) - Alison Derry
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - To be determined, Student Committee Representative
- Éric Harvey
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) - Jean-François Lapierre, GRIL co-director (ex officio)
Université de Montréal (UdeM) - David Walsh
Université Concordia - Milla Rautio, President of the committee
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
Student Committee
This committee is composed of one member from each contributing institution, when possible. This committee generates ideas, organizes and coordinates scientific activities (thematic and training workshops, scientific outreach activities, speaker invitations) and social activities targeting GRIL student members. These activities aim to foster the students’ sense of belonging to GRIL.
- Mathilde Bélair
Université de Montréal (UdeM) - Lucine Gonnet
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - Jade Dormoy-Boulanger
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) - Jennifer Pham
Université McGill - Matthew Regan
Université Concordia - Simon Joly-Naud
INRS-ETE - Lucile Cosyn Wexsteen
Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) - Thanuri Kasthuri Arachchige
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) - Sarah Bertrand
Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) - Marta Gabriele
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
Data management and Archiving Committee
The role of this committee is to promote good practice in research data management. Its main mandate is to supervise the establishment and management of a digital platform to facilitate sharing of research data of GRIL members via an open access to metadata.
- Jean-François Lapierre, GRIL co-director (ex officio)
Université de Montréal (UdeM) - Beatrix Beisner, GRIL co-director (ex officio)
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - Raphaël Proulx
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) - Yannick Huot
Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS)
Committee for Equipment and Analytical Services
This committee is composed of the Lab Director of each university pole that runs a GRIL analytical laboratory and the associated technicians. Its mandate is to coordinate the development and use of infrastructure, equipment and analytical services. It evaluates periodically the available resources with respect to needs, and crafts applications for the financing of new equipment. It is also responsible for updating GRIL’s current infrastructure.
- Marc Amyot
Université de Montréal (UdeM) - Beatrix Beisner, GRIL co-director (ex officio)
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - François Guillemette
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) - Dominic Bélanger, Technician
Université de Montréal (UdeM) - Katherine Velghe, Research Assistant
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - Dany Bouchard, Professional
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
Committee for the Dissemination and Transfer of Knowledge
This committee is composed of the GRIL liaison officer, three regular GRIL members and four external members selected from the pool of research end-users. Its main mandate is to promote, ensure and coordinate the dissemination and transfer of knowledge for research end-users and the public.
- Stéphane Campeau
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) - Pascale Biron
Université Concordia - Frédéric Bouchard
Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) - Sébastien Bourget
(seconde répondante : Cynthia Souied)
Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) - Karine Dauphin
Regroupement des organismes de bassins versants du Québec (ROBVQ) - To be determined
Stratégies Saint-Laurent (regroupe les comités ZIP) - Anne Léger
Regroupement national des conseils régionaux de l'environnement du Québec (RNCREQ) - Marie-Andrée Fallu
GRIL General Coordinator and Liaison Officer
Scientific Steering Committee
The members of the Steering Committee are international experts in several of the focal research areas of the GRIL. Their role is to provide counsel in structuring the GRIL’s scientific program. They are chosen on the basis of their experience and scientific leadership as well as international reknown. The members of this committee receive our annual reports and are referred to when re-evaluating our research program.
- Emily Stanley
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Hervé Piégay
Research Director at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Laboratoire EVS - ENS de Lyon (France) - Sudeep Chandra
University of Nevada-Reno - Jérome Marty
Executive Director, International Association for Great Lakes Research
Board of Directors
The Board of Director’s mandate is to appoint the GRIL Director upon the recommendation of a selection committee, to appoint members of the Executive Committee upon the Director’s recommendation, to review the cluster’s policies, its annual budget, the nomination of new members, the annual report and the hiring of administrative and scientific staff.
Uptdated: August 20, 2024.
GRIL is an FRQNT-funded strategic cluster