Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 16, 2010
• Invested on: September 16, 2011

Clément Gosselin is an international authority in the field of parallel mechanisms and articulated robotic hands. Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Robotics and Mechatronics at Université Laval, he is also the founder and director of Université Laval's Robotics Laboratory. Under his direction, one of the laboratory's achievements was to help develop an underactuated robotic hand for the Canadarm. A role model for young scientists, he continues to promote excellence in university research and innovation.