Francois Perreault
Featured mentor, FURI
Faculty, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Francois Perreault joined the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University as an assistant professor in August 2015. Before joining ASU, he was a NSERC postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University. Perreault received his bachelor's degree in environmental biology (2006) from the University of Montreal. He then completed a master's degree in chemistry and biochemistry (2008) and a doctorate in environmental sciences (2012) in the Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Environmental Sciences of the University of Quebec in Montreal. In his work, he uses an interdisciplinary approach, combining microbiology, chemistry, and nanotechnology, to address critical issues related to water quality and water treatment. His current research focuses on the development of biofouling control strategies in engineered systems, the use of novel nanomaterials for water treatment technologies, and in understanding the fundamental interactions of nanomaterials with biological systems.
Dr. Perreault has been exceptional at providing not only the proper feedback but also encourages problem-solving when it comes to problems faced in the lab. I believe working on this research with him has not only brought me more understanding about sustainable water treatments but a more diverse knowledge about sustainable systems in general. Dr. Perreault has helped me grow not only as a researcher but an engineer as well.