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Étude de l’influence d’un champ magnétique sur les décharges spark dans les liquides dielectriques

Les plasmas dans les milieux liquides est un projet de recherche très original, en termes d’applications dans différents domaines et en termes de physique fondamentale. Mon projet consiste à étudier l’influence de l’intensité et l’orientation du champ magnétique par rapport à la direction des électrodes sur le comportement de décharges sparks. J’effectuerai une étude de la distribution des impacts de ces décharges sur une électrode plane avec et sans champ magnétique afin de comprendre l’effet de ce dernier sur le trajet et la forme des décharges. Des diagnostics optiques comme de la spectroscopie et la visualisation des décharges avec une caméra rapide viendront compléter ces résultats. L’objectif est de développer les connaissances des plasmas formés dans les liquides, des interactions plasma-matériau et sur l’influence d’un champ magnétique sur ceux-ci.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ahmad Hamdan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Université de Toulouse

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Élaboration, caractérisation et optimisation de bétons de chènevotte de chanvre et d’enduits chaux/chanvre pour le domaine du bâtiment

Les fibres naturelles (FN) sont utilisées comme granulat et comme renfort dans les bétons. Cependant,
leur emploi présente plusieurs inconvénients : (1) variabilité des propriétés et variation de la qualité du
béton, (2) lacunes des méthodes de mélange et (3) outils de prédiction des performances mécaniques
inadéquates. Ce projet en partenariat avec l’entreprise DUCHANVRE comporte un objectif double :
(1) il vise à valoriser l’utilisation de la chènevotte qui provient du défibrage du chanvre dans les bétons
isolants pour le bâtiment et (2) prévoit de trouver des additifs de remplacement qui n’affectera pas les
propriétés. Un autre additif permettant d’augmenter la résistance et les performances de l’enduit a la
chaux est la cellulose nanocristalline (NCC) issue du bois. Afin de valoriser les rebuts de chanvre,
l’effet de la NCC provenant de ces rebuts sera étudié. Ce projet permettra à DUCHANVRE de rester
chef de fil dans le domaine des matériaux cimentaires à renforts bio-sourcés pour le bâtiment.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mathieu Robert;MReza Foruzanmehr

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

DuChanvre

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Sustainability & the Environment; Manufacturing and Construction; Environmental Science and Technology

Université :

Université de Sherbrooke

Programme :

Accelerate

Seismic resilience of timber frames fitted with self-centering bracings

The seismic performance of structural systems has a significant impact on the level of safety of building infrastructure as they constitute a substantial portion of national wealth all across Canada. This study presents novel hybrid timber archetypes to overcome the drawbacks of their traditional frames. Accordingly, the timber braced frame will be equipped with various novel self-centering dampers to bring the structure to its plumb position following a major earthquake resulting in a low-damage structure, which can be readily serviceable. Extensive experimental and numerical studies will be conducted under a series of quasi-static cyclic and dynamics tests, and design guidelines will be recommended. The proposed design guidelines will be verified through hybrid simulation tests. The research team will collaborate with the partner and design code committee to solve some of the industry’s leading challenges in formulating the appropriate framework, which can be incorporated into the design of timber buildings.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Shahria Alam

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Robertson Kolbeins Teevan Gallaher Associates Ltd

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Programme :

Accelerate

Using theoretical foundations to design and implement internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMO) to offset domestic emissions in Canada’s LNG industry

The Paris Agreement of 2015 that went into effect in November 2016, outlines a framework for a new market mechanism, internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs) as one of the initiatives to reduce carbon emission, that could incentivize countries to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ITMOs enable countries to transfer emissions reduction credits between countries to efficiently find those areas where emissions could be reduced most efficiently and cost-effectively, thus resulting in greater net reductions globally. However, we still lack a coherent theoretical foundation for how ITMOs can be created and implemented, and it is therefore unclear how Canadian companies and the Canadian economy might benefit from this new market mechanism. In this project, a Postdoctoral intern will first develop a theoretical framework for ITMO creation, and apply this to study how Canadian liquified natural gas (LNG) producers could benefit from ITMO implementation. This includes understanding new carbon accounting methods, relevant technologies, and analyzing the business case and potential returns on investments into offsetting carbon emissions under different scenarios.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Harish Krishnan;Sanjith Gopalakrishnan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

FortisBC Energy Inc

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Utilities

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Quantum data and machine learning for quantum chemistry

In this project, the university and industry researchers will work together to examine ways in which two new, powerful computing technologies, machine learning, and quantum computing, can be combined in order to improve our ability to understand and simulate molecules, chemistry and materials. One of the key challenges that limits improvements to today’s chemical simulation software is the requirement for high quality experimental data for systems of interest. Machine learning has the potential to take limited data sets and learn from them, extending reach to new systems. Quantum computing has the potential to more accurately and efficiently simulate the quantum mechanics of molecules than traditional computers. This project will explore new ways to combine these approaches to advance the field of chemical simulations.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Nathan Wiebe

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Xanadu

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Elucidating the evolutionary history of a cold-temprate moss group (Racomitrium sect. Racomitrium) using long read sequence data

I am interested in understanding plant diversity. The internship project focuses on the evolution of a group of mosses distributed in arctic, subarctic and alpine habitats. The moss genus Racomitrium, specifically the sect. Racomitrium, has complex phylogenetic relationships that make it difficult to understand its evolutionary relationships. Racomitrium lanuginosum is a key plant in Northern environments due to its abundance and association with N2-fixing bacteria. The populations of this species can be found on different continents and are morphologically similar; however, recent studies using molecular markers have proved the existence of well-differentiated molecular lineages suggesting cryptic speciation. I hypothesize is that R. lanuginosum is represented by genetically differentiated taxa with similar morphological features or cryptic taxa. I will generate genomic data using PacBio HiFi sequencing. With this data, I will resolve the phylogenetic relationships of the sect. Racomitrium to identify potential molecular taxa. This knowledge will be helpful to understand evolution in Northern environments and as a starting point for biodiversity conservation actions.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Juan Carlos Villarreal Aguilar

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Procedural Generation of synthetic content for virtual worlds

Our modern society can no longer be thought without image and media technologies, these technologies holding a central place in our everyday life. Progresses of display devices in conjunction with the capabilities of modern GPUs result in an ever-increasing demand for producing rich and detailed 3D graphical contents, i.e., geometric objects augmented with textures for appearance modeling (color, small scale perturbations or complex light/matter interactions…). Creating and populating these scenes with various and detailed 3D entities coherent with their environment is a huge and painstaking task, massively based on manual authoring. Developing novel tools that can scale up to this increased demand is of central importance for media production industries video (serious) games, motion pictures industry, etc.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Guillaume Gilet

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Eidos Sherbrooke

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université de Sherbrooke

Programme :

Accelerate

Leveraging thermal biology to optimise cricket rearing

House crickets are a promising sustainable source of protein for human food and animal feed in a changing world. A current focus is to scale up and automate cricket production, and to optimise production for specific outcomes (e.g. maximise biomass production or protein content). Insect growth rate, nutrient content and survival are all
dependent on temperature, so this project will explore these relationships, allowing Aspire Food Group to optimise their rearing environment for specific outcomes, and react flexibly to temperature variations during production. The interns will learn insect rearing in industrial and laboratory settings, a range of physiological, biochemical, and
molecular biology skills relevant throughout the biotech and agricultural sectors, as well as critical thinking and communication.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Brent J Sinclair;Heath MacMillan;Susan M. Bertram

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Aspire Food Group

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture; Manufacturing

Université :

Carleton University; The University of Western Ontario

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluating the Downstream Water Quality Improvement and Peak Flow Reduction following Implementation of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in a Northern Climate

Green stormwater infrastructure (GI) is an approach to land development that attempts to retain and clean stormwater as close to the source as possible to reduce flooding and improve the water quality of urbanized watersheds. The objective of this study is to provide a field-based evaluation of how GI reduces peak flow and improves the downstream water quality of two urbanized watercourses at the catchment-scale. In this project we will collect water quality and flow measurements along four reaches of two different watercourses where GI is to be constructed. These samples will be collected both before and after the construction of a variety of GI facilities. The results will be used to calibrate stormwater models and will provide insight into the effectiveness of GI at reducing flood risk and improving the downstream water quality of watercourses within the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority Area of Jurisdiction.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Brian Mclaren;Robert Stewart;Jennifer Drake

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Lakehead Region Conservation Authority

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Public administration

Université :

Lakehead University

Programme :

Accelerate

Investigation of Fire Performance of Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRCM

Reinforced concrete (RC) is widely used due to its ease of construction, accessibility of raw materials, and excellent integrity. However, severe breakdown of RC structures due to mechanical and environmental loads may result in the need for strengthening to increase functionality and extend the service life of such structures. The use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites with external bonding (EB) through epoxy adhesive is a fast, effective, and reliable solution to increase flexural or shear strength. Although epoxy provides an effective bond force between concrete and FRP, there is a major concern about the fire situation that may restrict FRP use in indoor applications. In recent years, fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) strengthening systems have emerged as a viable alternative to FRP sheets for rehabilitating reinforced concrete structures. FRCM systems present almost all of the same benefits as FRP while overcoming the poor fire resistance of FRP. While the fire performance of FRCM strengthening systems is widely viewed as superior to that of FRP composites, very few published works are available in the literature to quantify this performance. These studies have not reached high temperatures that can be experienced during a fire because the actual fire tests were not conducted.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Hamzeh Hajiloo

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Simpson Strong-Tie Canada Ltd.

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Construction and infrastructure

Université :

Carleton University

Programme :

Accelerate

Identifying policy and program options for improving housing access in rural Newfoundland

A significant portion of the population in Newfoundland live in rural areas. Housing presents a number of challenges to this populace including, but not limited to, the high cost of rent, low vacancy rate, the high cost of utilities, and the deteriorating nature of some rentals. Housing challenges also affect the mental state of renters and may contribute to experiences of housing vulnerability and homelessness, among others. This research project seeks to identify policy and program options that exists in other jurisdictions in a bid to help address current and ongoing housing challenges in rural Newfoundland. This research goal will be achieved through a jurisdictional scan approach where successful housing and policy programs in other countries and other Canadian provinces will be assessed to determine which ones are applicable to rural Newfoundland. The research findings will assist in devising appropriate housing interventions that will support improved accessibility and affordability in rural Newfoundland. On a broader scale, findings may be adopted by other Canadian communities to help address similar experiences of housing and homelessness.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Kelly Vodden

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Community Mental Health Initiative

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Other

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Accelerate

Exosomes to prevent post-operative atrial fibrillation

Fifty thousand Canadians undergo open-chest heart surgery every year. Albeit effective at fixing heart disease, half of these patients slip into an abnormal heart rhythm called “atrial fibrillation”. Because atrial fibrillation increases the risk of heart failure and stroke, doctors are eager for therapies to keep post-operative patients in normal rhythm.
Recently, we found that injection of exosomes at the time of open chest surgery prevents atrial fibrillation. Exosomes are fluid filled microparticles created and released from the membrane of stem cells. They contain factors that participate in cell-to-cell signaling to influence tissue function.
In this study, we will compare blood to heart stem cell exosomes to see if the source influences prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation. We then see if our heart-derived exosomes can prevent other, more common, forms of atrial fibrillation. This information is critical to develop this promising approach for the ~200,000 Canadians with atrial fibrillation.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Manoj Lalu

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

University of Ottawa

Programme :

Accelerate

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