Robert Boily

Robert Boily, C.Q., FRSC, is a multidisciplinary researcher and a senior science advisor for 35 years to the Government of Canada, the Government of Quebec, academia and the industry. He has worked extensively with the National Research Council of Canada, NSERC, the Canadian Space Agency, the Department of National Defense, the National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS), Hydro-Québec and several other Canadian institutions. His academic and professional experience is mainly in physics, electronics, photonics, imaging and high-performance materials. With a career spanning nearly 50 years and more than 1000 research projects conducted in numerous fields of science, he contributed significantly not only to the advancement of knowledge, but also to government science programs and policies. His work has supported the development of many scientific fields in Canada, such as aerospace, photovoltaics, nanotechnologies, supermaterials, telecommunications, electrical energy and robotics. D