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Darius Klassen

DARIUS KLASSENChemical Engineering
darius.klassen@polymtl.ca

Long Title of research paper: Release rates of single component and multicomponent pheromone mixtures deposited on PLA surface microstructures
Short title of research paper: Release of pheromones from PLA surface microstructures

Short presentation

My name is Darius Klassen, and I am in the third year of my PhD in Chemical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Jason Tavares with co-supervisors Professor Marie-Josée Dumont and Dr. Gérald Chouinard. My thesis project is characterizing the release of insect pheromones from PLA nets that have undergone surface modification to enhance pheromone uptake and are meant to control agricultural pests by using the pheromones to disrupt signaling while also acting as a physical barrier.

What was your method of explaining your thesis in 3 minutes?

Frist, introduce the motivation for my research and the practical application my work is meant to be building towards, so the audience is clear on what I am trying to achieve and why. Then spend the last minute giving a brief overview of exactly what I have been doing to try and achieve that end goal. I also devoted some time to giving a short introduction to pheromonal pest control since I think that is a very interesting part of my thesis.

What inspires you to do research?

My thesis is ultimately about creating something that will be a more environmentally friendly alternative to pesticides and helping improve the world by developing new technologies like that is what inspires me to do research.

If you have to dedicate your research to anyone in the past, present, or future, who would it be and why?

I would dedicate it to my teammates on the DeNETer project as they have all been very helpful to me and we have collaborated very closely throughout my PhD in working towards the larger goal of manufacturing nets that can store and release pheromone. I would especially like to thank Adya Karthikeyan, who I have worked with the longest.

3 key words to define your research

Surface Engineering, Pheromone, Desorption

 

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