Pierre Côté

Pierre Côté studied Civil Engineering at L’École Polytechnique (Montreal) and obtained a Ph.D. from McMaster University (Hamilton) in 1986 for a thesis on hazardous waste stabilization. In 1989, he joined Zenon Environmental Inc. to develop membrane-based products and processes where he initiated the development of ZeeWeed®. Dr. Côté currently works as a consultant and advisor with a number of companies in water treatment. Over the 30 years of his R&D career, Dr. Côté has authored some 100 technical publications and obtained more than 77 patents related to membranes and membrane processes. He led a team that won a French Academy of Science prize for a project on nanofiltration in 1995. In 2000, Dr. Côté won the $100,000 Manning Principal Award for the ZeeWeed® technology; the award was shared with co-workers and all Zenon employees. In 2011, he won the L.W.Shemilt Distinguished Alumni Award from McMaster University.