Mark Andrews Laboratory

Welcome to the Andrews Lab! 

Professor

Ph.D. (University of Toronto, 1985)
Principal Investigator AT&T Bell Laboratories (1984-90)
Cofounder and Member, McGill Institute for Advanced Materials (MIAM)

Associate Editor Frontiers in Soft Matter

Former Associate Editor, Nature: Light, Science and Applications
 

Contact Information

Office: Otto Maass 335A
Phone: (514)398-4459
Email: mark.andrews [at] mcgill.ca (mark[dot]andrews[at]mcgill[dot]ca)
Lab: Otto Maass, 330
Lab Phone: (514)398-6915

Professor Mark Andrews' research interests and entrepreneurial ventures are numerous. Shortly after joining McGill University, he established the first university laboratory in Canada focused on the chemistry of photonic materials. As a Full Professor of Materials Chemistry at McGill University, he has been a guest scientist at the Université Paris-Saclay, the National Research Council of Canada, the Politecnico di Torino, Washington State University, Rice University (Laboratory of Nobel Prize Laureate Richard Smalley), Laval University Centre for Optics and Physics of Lasers, among others. 

Covering problems in medical/biological sciences, physics, electrical engineering, photonics and Green Chemistry/Engineering, his research benefits students through his innovations and collaborations in the academic, governmental and industrial sectors. In addition to over 200 publications, his research activities have generated almost 40 patents and patent disclosures. He has co-founded 3 companies: Lumenon (photonics telecom industry); Plastic Knowledge (display, flexible and printed electronics industry); and currently, Anomera; www.anomera.ca (carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals). His awards include the Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI) Nanotech Award for advances in nanomaterials, the Premio Venezia award for printed flexible electronics, and 2 Green Centre Canada awards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. He was nominated for the 2023 Marcus Wallenberg Prize, colloquially called the “Nobel Prize for Forestry”.  While CTO of Anomera, the company was highlighted in “The State of Canada’s Forests”. Mark is also a published poet and award-winning visual artist.

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