Dr. Pierre Cote, Ph.D.

President, COTE Membrane Separation Ltd.

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Dr. Cote is the principal inventor of the ZeeWeed® immersed membrane commercialized by ZENON Environmental Inc. (now part of GE). ZeeWeed is currently the most broadly used filtration membrane in the world for applications including drinking water production, wastewater treatment, water reuse and desalination. In 1990, Dr. Cote worked as Research Programme Director with Veolia where he coordinated the development of the largest nanofiltration plant in the world in Mery-sur-Oise, France. From 2006-2009, he was Chief Technology Officer for Vaperma, a company engaged in the development of separation solutions for biofuels and industrial gases.

Dr. Cote studied Civil Engineering at l’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal and obtained a B. Eng and a M.Sc.A. in 1979. He took a position as Research Engineer with Environment Canada and pursued his Ph.D. at McMaster University on a part-time basis. He obtained his Ph.D in 1986 for his thesis on hazardous waste stabilization.

Over the 25 years of his R&D career, Dr. Cote has authored some 100 technical publications and obtained more than 50 patents. He led a team that won a French Academy of Science prize for a project on nanofiltration in 1995. In 2000, Dr. Cote won the $100,000 Manning Principal Award for the ZeeWeed® technology; the award was shared with co-workers and all ZENON employees.

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