Edouard Asselin is a professor of materials engineering at the University of British Columbia and industrial research chair in hydrometallurgy. His research focuses on aqueous processing of metals, with particular emphasis on sulfide leaching, corrosion, electrochemistry, and sustainable extraction technologies. He has led numerous industry-supported research programs spanning copper, zinc, and emerging critical metal systems, and works closely with global mining and metallurgical partners to translate fundamental insights into industrial practice. 

Dr. Asselin has authored over 150 technical publications and is widely recognized for his contributions to understanding passivation and redox processes in hydrometallurgical systems. He is also an inventor on numerous patents related to metal extraction technologies. He is a past president of the Metallurgy and Materials Society (MetSoc) of CIM and served on its board of directors for over a decade. 

Through his academic and industry engagements, he remains actively involved in advancing practical, low-impact processing solutions for the minerals sector.