Paquin, Jean (Rio Tinto, EN)

Jean Paquin is a senior civil engineer for the Technical Services of Rio Tinto Aluminum. He has been involved in operational water management since 2001 for RTA assets in Québec and in British Columbia. He is now the Principal Advisor for in the Hydrology team. He is mostly involved in inflow forecast, energy planning and long and short-term optimization. Jean also contributes to various R&D projects, especially in the commissioning of new models. He obtained a master degree in applied sciences from Université de Shebrooke in 2000.

Chavaillaz, Yann (Hydro-Québec, EN)

Yann Chavaillaz is a climatologist with 9 years of professional experience in climate science and climate change issues. He completed a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in climate science, before completing his PhD in climate modeling. He has conducted research on the evolution of climate extremes in Canada, on the impact of climate change on precipitation patterns and on the loss of worker productivity during heat waves. After three years as a climate risk and resilience consultant, he joined the greenhouse gas and climate change expertise unit at Hydro-Québec.

Martin, Jean-Philippe (Hydro-Québec, EN)

Jean-Philippe Martin is a geographer with 12 years of professional experience in physical geography, climate change and risk management. He completed his Ph.D. in physical geography on the relationship between climate and weather patterns and the occurrence of high intensity avalanches. After a postdoctoral fellowship in paleoclimatology on the reconstruction of river temperatures and flows in the Northwest Territories, Jean-Philippe was a consultant and team leader in climate risk and resilience at WSP. He joined Hydro-Québec in 2021.

N'Cho, Danielle (EN)

Adèle Danielle N'Cho is a master's student in actuarial and financial mathematics at UQAM and holds a bachelor's degree in actuarial science. She is currently completing her thesis under the supervision of Professor Mathieu Boudreault. Her research project has received financial support from Mitacs and the Ouranos consortium as part of the Mitacs Acceleration program. Her objective is to mathematically analyze the rationality of an owner's choice to stay, relocate, immunize or insure a property at risk of flooding.

Malenfant, Charles (EN)

Charles Malenfant is an engineer specialized in hydroclimatology and holds a master's degree in water engineering. He was hired during the 2017 floods at the Direction de l'expertise hydrique at the Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques. Mr. Malenfant coordinates the realization of the Hydroclimatic Atlas of Quebec and is notably involved in the hydrology component of the INFO-Crue project.

Nadeau, Daniel (EN)

Daniel Nadeau is a professor in the Department of Civil and Water Engineering at Laval University and director of the Bachelor of Science in Water Engineering. His research interests are in the field of cold region hydrometeorology, with a focus on evaporation, snow accumulation and melting, and water and energy exchanges between the land surface and the atmosphere.
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