Maisonneuve NEW Lab

principal investigator:

jonathan maisonneuve

Prof. Maisonneuve received his B.Sc. degree from McGill University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Concordia University. He began his faculty career in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University, where he remains an Adjunct Professor. In 2025, he returned to his alma mater McGill University as an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioresource Engineering.

Prof. Maisonneuve directs the Nature, Energy, and Water (NEW) Lab, where his goal is to improve access to essential resources (food, energy, water) while also protecting the environment. To do this, much of his research focuses on membrane process development.

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LAB team:

Anna Cantu ortiz

PhD Bioresource Engineering

Dissertation: Water reuse, emerging contaminants, and the circular economy (co-advised with Prof. G. Clark)

pauline sarr

MScA Bioresource Engineering

Project: Ocean thermal desalination for remote islands

Foster Caragay

MS Electrical Engineering

Project: Ocean thermal desalination for remote islands

owen pflipsen

BSc Bioresource Engineering

Project: Ocean thermal desalination for remote islands

Fabi Labrecque

BSc Bioresource Engineering

Project: Ocean thermal desalination for remote islands

Maxime Bond

BSc Bioresource Engineering

Project: Energy efficient dehumidification for closed plant environments

LANCE MARKOWITZ

BS Business Management

Project: Ocean thermal desalination for remote islands

Alumni (PhD):

SaNDEEP ARYAL

PhD (2025)

Dissertation: Using fertilizer-based desiccants for energy efficient greenhouse dehumidification

After graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

SABER KHANMOHAMMADI

PhD (2025)

Dissertation: Using solar thermal energy and waste heat for seawater desalination

After graduation: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Merced

Sanjana Chintalacheruvu

PhD (2024)

Dissertation: Using salt gradients and heat to enhance reverse osmosis desalination

After graduation: Program Manager, Water Research Foundation

Sarah Moussaddy

PhD (2023)

Dissertation: Novel membrane systems for energy harvesting and water recovery

Pouyan Pourmovahed

PhD (2022)

Dissertation: Harvesting energy and water from fertilizer via osmosis

After graduation: Engineer, Samsung

Alumni (MS):

oliver abwajo

MScA Project (2025)

"Using ocean thermal gradients to desalinate water for remote islands"

Sancheyan Pushparajah

MS Thesis (2021)

"Novel use of fertilizer as a liquid desiccant for energy-efficient greenhouse dehumidification and water recovery"

KETAKI VAIDYA

MS Project (2021)

"Energy conservation for the Oakland University campus" (co-advised with Prof. K. Kobus)

Yiyang Ren

MS Thesis (2020)

"Effectively using heat to thermally enhance osmosis"

Gucheng Yuan

MS Thesis (2019)

"A novel membrane process for producing power from water vapor"

Michelle Croal

MS Project (2019)

"Recovering energy from building ventilation with membrane-based ERV"

Gayatri Lekshminarayanan

MS Project (2018)

"Recovering energy from building ventilation with membrane-based ERV"

Jing Xu

MS Project (2018)

"Development of a silica-based desiccant dehumidification prototype"

Alumni (UNDERGRAD):

Laura tremblay

Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (2026)

"Using ocean thermal gradients to desalinate water for remote islands"

Ryan Younes

BSE Project (2025):

"Design of a microalgae photobioreactor for biofuel production and carbon capture"

AVA Kobus

Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (2025):

"Using ocean thermal gradients to desalinate water for remote islands"

GERARD GRIEST

Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (2024):

"Using ocean thermal gradients to desalinate water for remote islands"

MIKE ZHENG

Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (2024):

"Using ocean thermal gradients to desalinate water for remote islands"

mATTHEW BRAUER

BSE Project (2024):

"Design of a microalgae photobioreactor for biofuel production and carbon capture"

SAMANTHA AVERITT

Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (2023):

"Harnessing energy from salt gradients to improve the efficiency of desalination"

NOAH LEMMONS

Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (2023):

"Harnessing energy from salt gradients to improve the efficiency of desalination"

DAKOTA ZEHLER

Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (2023):

"Harnessing energy from salt gradients to improve the efficiency of desalination"

JULIA CALDWELL

DTE e-Challenge (2023):

"Recovering energy from building ventilation with membrane-based ERV"

OLIVIA RACETTE

DTE e-Challenge (2023):

"Recovering energy from building ventilation with membrane-based ERV"

VICTORIA SUTHERLAND

NASA Deep Space Food Challenge (2021):

"Green Cube: A system for growing sprouts in space"

Joanna chang

NASA Deep Space Food Challenge (2021):

"Green Cube: A system for growing sprouts in space"

alexis rogers

DTE e-Challenge (2021):

"Energy conservation for the Oakland University campus" (co-advised with Prof. K. Kobus)

zachary rollis

DTE e-Challenge (2021):

"Recovering energy from building ventilation with membrane-based ERV"

Sarah Smith

BSE Independent Study (2020):

"Using reverse electrodialysis to generate electricity from fertilizer"

Thomas B. Cremonte

DTE e-Challenge (2018):

"Development of a silica-based desiccant dehumidification prototype"

GROUP PHOTOS:

2025 Dinner at Oakland Tea House

2024 BBQ at Bald Mountain Park

2022 Dinner at OU Golf Club

2021 Picnic at Rochester Park

2020 Picnic at Bloomer Park

2019 Picnic at River Woods Park

2018 Meeting with DTE Energy

jonathan.maisonneuve@mcgill.ca

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