Dr. Patrice Chartrand, the Canada Research Chair in High-Temperature Sustainable Process Thermodynamics, is currently developing new modeling tools to simulate high-temperature metallurgical and energy processes. Dr. Chartrand and his research team focus on four key areas: 1) advanced computational techniques for thermodynamic calculations; 2) energy conversion and corrosion phenomena models for biomass conversion and fossil energy; 3) thermodynamic models for high-temperature extraction of strategic metals, including rare earths and lithium; 4) models to enhance energy-intensive metal reduction and recycling processes for aluminum, titanium, and silicon production efficiency.