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Woolwerx Wool Pellet Project: A collaborative Elizabeth Fry Society – UBC exploration of the potential of waste wool as a soil additive to enhance plant growth and retain water for slow release

The Woolwerx Wool Pellet Project is a collaborative project between the Elizabeth Fry Society (EFry) of Greater Vancouver and Prof. Sue Grayston, a soil scientist in the Faculties of Land & Food Systems and Forestry at UBC, to evaluate the potential of using waste wool as a method to enhance soil structure, retain moisture and increase nutrient availability in soil, stimulating plant growth. BC farmers donate waste fleece that is otherwise landfilled. Fleece is pelletized at Woolwerx’s New Westminster, BC facility. Woolwerx is EFry’s social enterprise that trains and employs criminalized women in the Lower Mainland. As such, workers are predominantly Indigenous and racialized, over half are sole-caregiving mothers. Women process fleece into wool products, master new skills and increase their standard of living. UBC has expertize in soil analytical techniques and plant growth skills that can help EFry potentially create a new product. Under the supervision of Sue Grayston, the UBC intern will undertake the project through a collaborative design to engage and understand the needs of criminalized women EFry supports.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Susan Grayston

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Elizabeth Fry Society of Vancouver

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Trajectoires d’utilisation des services chiropratiques parmi une cohorte rétrospective de 1300 patients chiropratiques

Ce projet de recherche sur les services de santé vise à améliorer la compréhension de l’utilisation des soins chiropratiques. Cette étude constituera une cohorte rétrospective de 1300 patients ayant consulté pour la première fois à la clinique universitaire de chiropratique en 2017. Une période de suivi de deux ans sera ainsi disponible pour l’ensemble des dossiers avant la pandémie de COVID-19. Une extraction de données massive sera effectuée à partir des formulaires standardisés (caractéristiques des patients, pronostic, contre-indications, correspondance interprofessionnelle, capacité fonctionnelle, évolution clinique, soins prodigués, évolution clinique, etc.) des dossiers patients en format papier de la clinique universitaire de chiropratique. En plus d’analyser la qualité des soins prodigués, les données de cette cohorte permettront de répondre à une multitude de questions de recherche visant à améliorer la prise en charge des patients souffrant de conditions musculosquelettiques.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Marc-André Blanchette

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Association des chiropraticiens du Québec

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Other services (except public administration)

Université :

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Programme :

Accelerate

Laneway Revitalization in Canada: Possibilities, Challenges & Solutions

This partnership between Simon Fraser’s Centre for Sustainable Community Development (represented by Mark Roseland and Larissa Ardis) and Vernacular Design is hoped to be the first of many between Vernacular and sustainability researchers in academia for the advancement of community development. It will produce a research report and related communications products that help the public, stakeholders and municipalities understand laneways in residential neighbourhoods as an important public asset with largely unrealized possibilities to achieve integrate communities’ social, economic, and environmental planning objectives. The work will show how communities are successfully preserving the traditionally utilitarian functions of laneways and reducing costs for municipalities while integrating additional uses, such as pedestrian and cyclist travel, play areas, neighbourhood gathering spaces, primary and secondary access to residences, and stormwater management. It will offer a collection of legislative and policy tools that municipalities can use to advance laneway redesign locally, and through related communications products, create interest in these possibilities among residents and other stakeholders. The research will further distinguish Vernacular Design, an award-winning residential and commercial design firm, as an innovator in sustainable design and thus help to extend Vernacular’s operations across Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mark Roseland

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Vernacular Design

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Construction and infrastructure

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of Low-Cost Sensor and Flexible Electronics using a Versatile Roll-to-Roll Magnetron Sputtering System

The proposed project aims to construct a robust and versatile roll-to-roll (R2R) magnetron sputtering system for thin film deposition. That system will favor the production of thin films of different materials with tailored properties and functionality onto flexible substrates in a single step. This will be made through a system composed of different stations with different targets and masks inside the process chamber, without the need for any hand manipulation during the manufacturing or any post-processing deposition. The R2R unit is very versatile in design (not fabricated yet), which can be used for different objectives in the electronic and optoelectronic industries. It is expected that the proposed approach could benefit PLASMIONIC Inc. which has its activities focused on the sector of plasma processing systems manufacturing. The company can commercialize this versatile equipment and increase its competitiveness in that commercial sector.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Andreas Ruediger

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Plasmionique Inc.

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Programme :

Accelerate

Route choice, passage success, and migration survival of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) smolt through the White Rock Hydropower Generating Station and Gaspereau River, Nova Scotia.

In collaboration with Acadia University and Nova Scotia Power, Innovasea inc. proposes an intern to determine route choice, and measure survival of Atlantic salmon smolt as they descend the Gaspereau River past the White Rock Hydropower Generating Station. This project will be completed in full collaboration with Fisheries and Oceans Canada Scientists. The results will both test new V3 tagging technology and inform mitigation efforts that will reduce negative impacts of dam passage on inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon as they begin their migratory journey to the ocean.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Michael Stokesbury

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

InnovaSea Marine Systems Canada Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing

Université :

Acadia University

Programme :

Accelerate

Bringing dinosaurs into the 2020s: considering current visitation and future virtual tourism possibilities for the Tumbler Ridge Museum and Geopark (BC)

1) Carry out research on existing and potential visitation to Tumbler Ridge with respect to current offerings and to potential Virtual Tourism Experience (VTE)s. Zhang and Meletis will work to conduct a visitor survey-based project during the summer of 2022. They will generate new demographic profiles and qualitative and quantitative data on tourist motivations, experiences, and preferences. Zhang is an international master’s student with experience in online tourism offerings and business models. She will conduct an environmental scan/literature review on VTEs and generating a resource document with recommendations for consideration.
2) Conduct applied academic research in partnership with The Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Geo Park and the Tumbler Ridge Museum, to benefit academic and applied audiences (e.g. government branches; Boards and staff members of the partner organizations). The project will produce new information and insights on current visitation, and generate tailored information on potential future VTE offerings (note: these could benefit local people as well). Resulting outputs will inform Museum and Geo Park planning, and will also interest academic audiences. This project is being designed in consultation with these two partners, and results will be shared in community and organization-appropriate formats.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Zoë A. Meletis

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation;Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Université :

University of Northern British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

En route vers un casque de vélo maximisant la sécurité des cyclistes grâce à la simulation numérique

Chaque année, 32 000 Canadiens subissent un traumatisme crânio-cérébral (TCC) lors de la pratique d’un sport, le cyclisme faisant partie des sports les plus à risque. Pour protéger les cyclistes, l’entreprise Louis Garneau Sports conçoit depuis plus de 30 ans des casques de vélo visant à rendre plus sécuritaire la pratique de ce sport. L’objectif principal de ce projet est d’améliorer la conception d’un casque de vélo de cette entreprise afin de le rendre hautement performant. L’approche méthodologique proposée inclut notamment la caractérisation fine du comportement mécanique à l’impact des matériaux du casque, le développement d’un modèle numérique validé d’un casque de vélo et la simulation de tests standardisés d’impact évaluant sa sécurité et l’exploitation du modèle pour améliorer la sécurité du casque. Au terme de ce projet, l’entreprise disposera d’un produit à haute valeur ajoutée permettant aux cyclistes de pratiquer leur sport et de se déplacer de façon plus sécuritaire.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Eric Wagnac;Yvan Petit

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Louis Garneau Sports Inc.

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

École de technologie supérieure

Programme :

Accelerate

Audience Engagement in Virtual/Hybrid Performances

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated an increasing dependance on the digital realm, with the performing arts and entertainment industry being forced to reinvent themselves in order to stay relevant. The advent of immersive technologies, such as virtual reality, has provided both artistic and economic potential to create virtual and hybrid shows, but it is unclear how this drastic change in format may impact the viewer’s engagement in the resulting performances. To answer this question, we propose to test the impact of various performance formats on the audience’s attentional and emotional engagement. Working alongside the multimedia entertainment studio Moment Factory, and the circus company The 7 Fingers, we will evaluate audience responses to in-person, hybrid and virtual performances, using both a quantitative (e.g. physiological recording) and qualitative (e.g. questionnaires) approach. Conducting this research in parallel to the companies’ process of creation will provide important insight into the viewer experience and can help the companies’ adjustment to the digital era.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Stefanie Blain-Moraes

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

École nationale de cirque (Centre de recherche, d‘innovation et de transfert en arts du cirque)

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

New and Digital Media; Environmental Science and Technology; Technology

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Accelerate

Scalable Quantum Graph State Generators

This project works towards an unhackable quantum internet. An unhackable Internet has been named the Number 1 breakthrough technology by the magazine, MIT Technological Review. A quantum Internet will be unhackable due to the laws of physics. Photons are the carrier of choice for quantum information in a quantum internet. Quantum repeaters are needed for long-distance quantum communication. A novel method for quantum repeaters is called all photonics quantum repeaters. To build all photonics quantum repeaters, one needs to create photonic graph states with multiple photons. This project involves research in both the theory and experiments of the generation of photonic graph states and lays the foundation of all photonics quantum repeaters and an unhackable quantum internet.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Li Qian

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Quantum Bridge Technologies Inc

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Qualification and Validation of Robust Functionality of a Test-Bench for Evaluation of GDL Properties under Series-Processing Conditions

In Early 2013, an NSERC Engage grant and a Coop term project enabled collaboration between Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. Fuel Cell Division (MBFC) and Dr. Merida’s group at the University of British Columbia (UBC). A test-bench apparatus for the evaluation of fuel cell material properties during manufacturing processes was designed. The present proposal builds on the previous activities and aims to make the test-bench apparatus available for material pre-qualification. MBFC will benefit from participating in this collaboration by obtaining a functional and validate test-bench for the assessment of the current and future materials, and a developed test procedure to generate material specifications and to assure material quality during a large scale production. Furthermore, this procedure will be a base-line-test-procedure with high functional relevance for material suppliers. The outcome of these tests will speed up the material development process and the comparability of the development stages. The activities described in this proposal are of critical important and represent the first step towards the preparation of a Patent and a Standard test method for Fuel Cell Industry.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Walter Merida

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Retail trade

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

The role of social enterprise in supporting rural economic development: A community-led daycare in Norris Point, NL

This project will examine the role of community-led social enterprise to support social and economic innovation in rural Newfoundland. Our case study is the creation of a new daycare within a social enterprise in Norris Point, NL, and the potential for this case study to provide a model for how we can support job creation, economic growth, and post-pandemic resilience in rural areas. The project will provide the Intern with research, community engagement, and knowledge mobilization skills, and benefit the partner organization by contributing data and research findings to support socio-economic development.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Roza Tchoukaleyska

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Centre for Social Enterprise;Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Other services (except public administration)

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Accelerate

Techno-economic assessment of the potential of grid-scale super-capacitor energy storage in wholesale electricity markets and electric transportation sector

Atlas power Technologies Inc. has developed a SCES technology from inexpensive and widely available minerals which have fast response time, high charge/discharge efficiency, low cost, and long cycle life. Atlas power technologies aim at developing an assessment tool for its future investment in these energy storage units particularly targeted at wholesale electricity markets and electric transportation sector. This research project is intended to develop the necessary planning and computation models needed. Additionally, this project will develop a techno-economic comparative analysis of the SCES technology with the existing energy storage technologies in the targeted application areas. Results from this research project will help Atlas power Technologies Inc. in optimizing its investment decisions and to yield the maximum return on investment.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jiacheng Jason Wang

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Atlas Power Technologies

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Simon Fraser University; The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Programme :

Accelerate

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