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Human Thermoregulation and Technical Apparel

Nature of the work: This project will assess a novel lululemon clothing ensembles during transitions between differing environments.
Anticipated Outcomes: An optimization of the design of clothing ensembles for transitions between different environments is the anticipated outcome.
Relevance: The project will provide garments for Canadians to improve their health, safety and comfort during outdoor activities. lululemon employs over 2700 people and the project will help start training new experts and to develop the best possible garments for active Canadians.
Benefits to Canada: Economic benefits to Canada include building of expertise in highly qualified personnel in the rapidly expanding technical apparel industry sector. Environmental benefits include that garments developed by lululemon are for human powered pursuits including bicycle commuting, walking, hiking etc that help reduce green-house gas emissions and global warming. Social benefits include providing improved garments to allow Canadians to stay active in aerobic activities in differing climates. Aerobic activities reduce risk of heart disease, Type II diabetes and stroke which are among the three leading causes of mortality in Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Matthew White

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Lululemon

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Environmental Science and Technology; Technology

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Energy Harvesting and Power Management Techniques for Hybrid Powered Wearable Devices

Bigmotion Inc. was created to develop wearable health monitoring sensors and service the ‘at-home’ care segment of the elder care market. This project involves studying of existing literature and development of novel solutions for
power management and energy harvesting for the product including tracking and fall detection systems using hybridpower. Analysis of proper control approaches for maximum power point tracking of flexible photovoltaic cells along with the integration of renewable energy harvesting system with the wireless-chargeable battery structure will be studied during this project. The energy harvesting systems will be used to utilize available solar energy to extend the lifetime of the battery, while wireless charging techniques improve the usability of the device by elderlies. The main barrier in system development is the size of the final product, which will be optimized through proper design. The results will be an efficient power electronic system to be in the hybrid-powered product.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Edward Park

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Bigmotion Technologies Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Fate of Salmonella during storage and brewing on tea blends

Tea is often considered as a healthy drink that is rich in antioxidants and other health constituents. However, tea can become contaminated during production and pathogens such as Salmonella can persist over extended storage periods. The true risk of Salmonella linked to tea is unclear as on one side, the beverage is brewed in hot water and although contains natural antimicrobials. However, on the other hand, Salmonella can become heat resistant in the dry state that could enable survival during brewing. The proposed study will look at survival of Salmonella on different tea blends and the ultimate fate of the pathogen during brewing. The research will benefit the collaborating partner through identification of the risk and possible solutions. The Intern will benefit by working on a commercially relevant project given how much tea is drank every day in Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Keith Warriner

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Mothers Parkers Tea and Coffee Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Guelph

Programme :

Accelerate

Sport-for-resilience: 4-H participation and youth lifeskill development

The current wellbeing crisis in Canada is magnified in rural areas. Also, rural economies are negatively affected by lack of suitable youth lifeskill training. Rural communities lack financial capital to address these issues on their own. 4-H has been building rural youth skill for over 100 years, offering a variety of options, including physical activities which occur on farms such as horse activity. For rural youth, there is potential for 4-H physical activity programs to be sport-for-development- a field combining physical activity and lifeskill development. However, over the years there has been very little research on rural youth development, or 4-H in Canada. As a result, there is a lack of data which can be used in evaluation and program design. This project would help fill the gap by gathering information about resilience and the program elements that contribute to it the most, among 4-H Ontario horse club members.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Harry Cummings

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

4-H Ontario

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Université :

University of Guelph

Programme :

Accelerate

Developing a Business Model for a Cleantech Accelerator

Technology business accelerators represents a relatively recent concept to accelerate the growth of technology companies. Little research has been done on how to best implement this concept to different sectors and the specific needs of the Cleantech sector received even less attention. My research will explore current accelerators’ design and develop a new business model for a Cleantech business accelerator that will be tailored to local conditions, expertise, and needs in the Greater Peterborough Area. When implemented, this new accelerator model will support the growth of local Cleantech companies, will generate new employment opportunities and will hopefully attract new investments to the region.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Asaf Zohar

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Université :

Trent University

Programme :

Accelerate

NGS-based estimation of quality of selective pre-amplification of bacterial RRN operon using Phi29

Rapid identification of bacteria in blood is important for the early identification of infection and emergence of resistance to therapy. There is no wishful, fast and simple, technological solution for this quest. Some of infections are life-threatening and requires fast and focused drug treatment as soon as possible. The present approach is to use empirical therapy and wait for culture results (if positive) to modify treatment, i.e. to remove unaffected drugs and add/increase drugs which will attenuate identified pathogen. The sequence of bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is strain specific and can be used for bacterial identification, thus, better guiding therapy. Current methods of sequencing are not sensitive enough to detect minimal amounts of bacterial 16S rRNA in samples containing an excess of human DNA. We developed a protocol to selectively amplify signals form any type of bacteria from blood and permit fast downstream molecular identification (using nucleic acid-based methods).

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Alan Spatz

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

ExD Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Accelerate

Potential clinical uses of glycopeptides

Red blood cells are stored in blood collection centres for blood transfusion; however, some of red blood cells are discarded due to the poor quality after storage for a period of time because the poor quality of the red blood cells will cause health problems in individuals after transfusion. In this project, we are going to test new compounds derived from natural anti-freezing proteins by a Canada-based biotech company Sirona for better storage of red blood cells. Hopefully, we will find that these new compounds can improve the quality of the red blood cells after storage. Our partner Sirona is a Canadian company. The success of this project will benefit to the business of this company in the development of novel medical agents for blood transfusion medicine.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Armando Jardim;Caigan Du

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Sirona Biochem Corp

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Accelerate

Investigation of possible surface contamination from a deep waste disposal injection well in Northeastern, British Columbia, Canada

In British Columbia, highly saline waste water produced as a by-product of oil and gas operations are injected into deep geological formations via injection wells. The purpose of this research project is to investigate whether or not these injected fluids remain at depth as intended or rather, can return to the surface and contaminate water resources. In particular this project aims to evaluate the role that surrounding active and abandoned wellbores play in acting as vertical conduits for subsurface fluids to leak to the surface. In order to address this question we will focus our study on the largest volume injection well in the province, located in a 50 year old active gas field. This study will help the scientific community to understand the long-term environmental consequences of deep waste disposal, and will provide a base for future policy and decision making.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Romain Chesnaux

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

GW Solutions Inc;David Suzuki Foundation (BC)

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Programme :

Accelerate

Développement d’un outil de simulation pour la conception de préformes par tissage 3D

Les préformes textiles 3D sont de plus en plus utilisées pour fabriquer des pièces composites dans l’industrie aéronautique. Les métiers à tisser 3D de dernière génération ont la capacité de fabriquer des préformes à géométrie très complexe et avec une très grande précision. Le logiciel développé par le Groupe CTT pour contrôler ce type de métier à tisser ne permet pas actuellement de prédire l’épaisseur finale du tissu. En effet, plusieurs facteurs, dont le type de fils, les paramètres de tissage ou le taux de compaction, influencent grandement l’épaisseur du tissu. De plus, divers phénomènes physiques interviennent entre les fibres lors de la fabrication d’un matériau composite, ce qui modifie la géométrie initiale qui a été tissée. Ainsi, le développement d’un outil de simulation de la géométrie réelle des préformes textiles 3D va permettre de réduire le temps de développement d’une préforme et diminuer les itérations de développement. Le Groupe CTT sera en bonne position pour desservir ses clients industriels plus rapidement et avec davantage de précision.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Louis Laberge Lebel

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Groupe CTT

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Design and Application of a High Pressure Microwave Drop-In Biofuel Reactor System

The conversion of low value lipids, including tall oil, brown grease, and yellow grease, to hydrocarbons without the use of hydrogen or catalyst has been patented and scaled up by our group (Forge Hydrocarbons). This project seeks to develop an improvement to the existing process by incorporating microwave heating to the reactor configuration. The process is expected to help reduce the acid number and improve the process economics by decreasing the undesirable side reaction leading to coke formation. Through the optimization of the new reactor, and in collaboration with Forge staff, the new technology will be used in ongoing scale-up.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

David Bressler

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Forge Hydrocarbons Inc

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

Framework for dialogue and learning with parents and professionals in the Central Okanagan; an examination of learning (related to stigmatization) across relations of power

This research will create opportunities for reflection and dialogue with a group of professionals in the Central Okanagan regarding parents’ perceptions and experiences of stigmatization. Dialogue will focus on enhancing professionals’ understanding of underlying structural and social factors contributing to stigmatization and the implications of this understanding for their practice.
The research draws from Participatory Action Research and Critical Pedagogy. Methods used will be narratives and focus group discussions.
CATCH and SB6 are coalitions that bring stakeholders together to address Early Childhood Development and parenting in the Central Okanagan. The Bridge and the United Way, the registered agencies supporting CATCH and SB6, will benefit from a more comprehensive knowledge through this project to enhance the relevancy, efficiency and effectiveness of the practices to support parenting. Apart from The Bridge and the United Way, all other agencies, connected through CATCH and SB6, will equally benefit from knowledge collectively generated.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Judy Gillespie

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

United Way Central and South Okanagan/Similkameen Office;The Bridge Youth and Family Services Society

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Other services (except public administration)

Université :

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Programme :

Accelerate

Détection et inventaire du cerf de Virginie (Odocoileus virginianus) en milieu urbain à l’aide d’imagerie visible-infrarouge à très haute résolution spatiale

Les populations de cerf de Virginie (Odocoileus virginianus) ont connu une forte croissance au cours des dernières décennies dans le Nord-Est de l’Amérique du Nord. Certaines régions présentent des surpopulations qui, combinées au développement des grands centres urbains, occasionnent des conflits d’usage croissants. Les gestionnaires de parcs naturels en milieu urbain sont ainsi confrontés avec d’importants défis visant à limiter les impacts négatifs des populations de cerfs tout en préservant le milieu naturel. Connaitre l’effectif de ces populations constitue un élément clef pour en assurer la gestion. Cependant, cette donnée est difficilement accessible par les inventaires traditionnels dans ces milieux urbanisés. Les aéronefs sans pilote (ASP) – appelés aussi drones – sont de plus en plus présents comme vecteurs d’acquisition d’imagerie aérienne de haute résolution spatiale et temporelle. En écologie, ces systèmes permettent notamment de détecter des espèces fauniques à l’aide de capteurs visibles et infrarouge thermique. L’objectif de ce projet consiste donc à développer une approche de traitement d’imagerie visible et infrarouge thermique acquise par ASP pour détecter et compter les cerfs en milieu urbain. Ce projet novateur permettra au partenaire de compléter son expertise dans ce secteur environnemental et d’assurer un transfert technologique vers l’industrie.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jérôme Théau

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Centre de géomatique du Québec

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Natural Resources; Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment

Université :

Université de Sherbrooke

Programme :

Accelerate

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