Lucien completed a BSc at the University of Winnipeg where he majored in Chemistry. He then did a second degree in Human Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba. During this time, he began research on lipids, with a focus on oxylipins. He then completed a MSc in Human Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba, studying the impact to oxylipins from the food toxin 2-MCPD. He is currently a PhD student and Sessional Instructor in Human Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba, where his research aims are to develop computational modelling procedures for oxylipins.