Joseph Bedard

Joseph Bedard is a fourth-year PhD candidate in chemistry in the Chitnis Lab at Dalhousie University. His PhD research includes work on preparing stable, shape-retentive materials and plastics from nitrogen. He completed his MSc in Molecular Science at Toronto Metropolitan University, where his research included work on 3-D printed antimicrobial plastics. In his spare time, he likes hiking and camping in Atlantic Canada, and pretending he knows how to play chess.

Joseph Bedard is a Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2023 in the Emerging Talents category.