Profile

Franck Sgard has worked at the IRSST since 2006 as a researcher and leader of the Institute’s Mechanical and Physical Risk Prevention research field. His work focuses on the prevention of occupational hearing loss and accidents related to workplace noise. He holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Université de Sherbrooke and from the Institut national des sciences appliquées in Lyon, France. Franck has published over 240 scientific documents, including articles for academic journals, conference papers, popularized articles, a book and research reports. He has been Associate Editor of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America since 2010. In addition, he has supervised some 40 graduate students in mechanical engineering and participated in the evaluation of around 30 master’s projects and Ph.D. theses.

• Team: Chemical, Biological, Mechanical and Physical Risk Prevention
• Research field: Mechanical and Physical Risk Prevention

Expertise

• Acoustics
• Modelling: vibroacoustics, acoustic materials, personal hearing protection
• Development of prediction and measurement tools to reduce noise at work
• Measurement: properties of acoustic materials and biomaterials, absorption and acoustic insulation, virtual acoustics

Professional orders and other affiliations

• Associate Editor for J.A.S.A (Structural Acoustics and Vibration)
• Technical chair of International Congress on Sound and Vibration 26th held in Montreal, July 7-11 2019
• Associate professor at University of Sherbrooke
• Associate professor at l'École de Technologie Supérieure