Catalin Florin Petre

Catalin Florin Petre has extensive experience in scientific research and engineering, currently serving as a Senior Scientist at Defence Research and Development Canada since January 2010, focusing on energetic materials, gun barrel coatings, internal ballistics, materials science, and nanotechnology. Previously, Catalin worked as an R&D Engineer at Corem, specializing in extractive metallurgy and applied electrochemistry, and held postdoctoral and teaching roles at Laval University and Corem involving electrochemical evaluations and laboratory courses in chemical engineering. Earlier in Catalin's career, a position as a Process Engineer at Danubiana S.A. involved managing tire manufacturing processes and quality systems. Catalin holds a Ph.D. and a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Université Laval, along with a Master's Degree in Materials Science and a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest.