This project aims to find dynamic systems models of pregnant females exhibiting Type 1 Diabetes for their insulin to glucose behavior. Once a model is identified, this will enable development of an automatic feedback control scheme as a standalone device. This will greatly improve the quality of life of the individual and provide a margin of safety for the fetus during gestation. The project will collect data of injected insulin over time from an automated injection system and also gather measured glucose levels at selected intervals.

Current Return to Play (RTP) protocols for injured athletes tend to be either complicated and cumbersome (i.e., laboratory-based measurements), or qualitative and reliant on the subjective experience of a clinician (i.e., manual palpation or visual gauge of functional test). Thus, there is opportunity for a highly accurate, sensitive and quantitative tool that is affordable, wireless, and easy to use that will bridge the gap for RTP protocol. Kinetyx Sciences Inc. has developed pressure sensing insoles that they hope will achieve this goal. They are looking to partner with Dr.

Lithium-ion batteries have a profound success in electric vehicles, portable electronics, and many other energy storage applications. However, explosion accidents frequently occur worldwide due to the flammable electrolytes inside. Superionics Inc. is aiming at solving the safety hazard of Li-based batteries. In this project, HQPs will develop non-flammable composite electrolytes, that can fundamentally eliminate the combustion risk. They will also work on high-capacity electrode materials that can couple with composite solid electrolyte.

“Good Vibrations,” explores the relationship between fan experience, memory, satisfaction, and behaviour at multiple Canadian live music festival. Experience is split into the concepts of entertainment, education, environment, and escapism, with each factor measured and compared, creating a fulsome picture of fan experience at live music events. Future research involves a deeper review of the relationship between educationand memory, to explore the effect learning has on satisfaction at live music events.

This project is a collaboration between the Phillips Lab at the University of Calgary and Vena Vitals, Inc. to use a non-invasive blood pressure measurement patch in the context of restoring autonomic function after spinal cord injury. Following an injury to the upper areas of the spinal cord, patients lose the ability to regulate important functions in the body, such as the regulation of blood pressure, which may lead to some serious side effects.

The research project undertaken by the intern is to investigate the relationship between inflammation and temperature, use that knowledge to define thermal metrics and develop a standard operating procedure for 3D thermal body imaging. During the project the intern will build a phantom to evaluate and optimize the performance of a commercially available 3D thermal imager for the identification, characterization and localization of inflammation.

The research project undertaken by the intern is to investigate the relationship between inflammation and temperature, use that knowledge to define thermal metrics and develop a standard operating procedure for 3D thermal body imaging. During the project the intern will build a phantom to evaluate and optimize the performance of a commercially available 3D thermal imager for the identification, characterization and localization of inflammation.

Virtual scenarios, which are similar to choose-your-own-adventure stories, in online format, are a powerful way to assess how well a young professional can make decisions and solve problems. This is different from most learning software that tests how well they remember factoids and tidbits. OLab is a tool for playing and creating virtual scenarios. It tracks everything that the learner does: what they do, how long they take to decide etc. Teachers can write strong stories but the process has been time consuming and frustrating.

This community project will train men from diverse ethnocultural backgrounds and support them in leading well-being groups with men from their communities. Evaluations from past projects have underscored the importance of engaging men in conversations of well-being, healthy relationships, and violence-prevention. This includes the need for further outreach to support men in accessing services and address intersectional and system barriers as part of an overall strategy for mens’ well-being and violence prevention.

This project targets the improvement of seed protein content in Canola seed using genome editing. The development of high protein content in canola seeds has potential to be utilized in the production of plant protein ingredients and as a source of high protein feed in the dairy and aquaculture industry. AgGene, the partner organization is an Alberta-based startup company and will benefit from MITACS support to hire a high quality intern to facilitate the development of high protein canola by leading the transformation and identification of gene edited canola plants.