Projets novateurs réalisés

Modeling and simulation of a magnetic MEMS Container

Analytical Chemistry Instrumentation ? Development of HPLC columns for Ion Analysis Applications

Influence of cholesterol metabolism on neurodegenerative diseases

Combinatorial commutative algebra of symmetric matrices

Effects of light on the circadian clock of Drosophila melanogaster

Internship in the field of unmanned surface vehicles

INVESTIGATIONS ON THE USABILITY OF BIOGENIC RAW MATERIALS AND RESIDUES AS POLYMER ADDITIVES

Business and Data Analyst

This project will be looking to work with the Cansbridge Fellowship to work on solutions for food waste and innovative solutions for waste management today. I will be working on this project in conjunction with a Singapore-based startup as a case study to work on waste management and the reduction of food wastes in the existing flow between suppliers and customers. I will be placed as a specialist for data analytics to provide insights into the business and connect with stakeholders to provide for strategies that can be optimized for the business model going into the future. Moreover, I will be placed in a team under the project manager to ensure I am able to provide clear analysis into their existing processes and will be then responsible for providing more clientele in service lines which are revealed to be the most impactful when pursuing.
The partner organization will be supporting this project and will look to provide an internationally connected project for a clear positive impact on the Canadian region. Moreover, they will be operating to provide the resources for me as the student to succeed in my deliverables for this project. This will look to extend their capacity to support more innovation projects and fellows that are looking to fulfill their entrepreneurial spirits!

Facilitating the Dissemination of Scientifically-Proven Psychological Interventions through Instructional Videos

Nellie Health (aka. Nellie) is a Canadian mental health startup company that aims to improve the accessibility of evidence-based mental health care for stress- and trauma-related mental health problems. Our vision is to revolutionize the mental healthcare delivery system by using innovative technology to facilitate the delivery of scientifically-supported interventions. The proposed business strategy internship project will support Nellie’s efforts to facilitate access to evidence-based treatment through the creation of a library of instructional videos, aimed at client consumers, describing scientifically-proven techniques for the spectrum of mental health conditions. These short videos to be produced will provide patients with information about their conditions, the rationale behind various therapeutic interventions, and instructions for how to implement them in their daily lives (i.e., microskills). Nellie ultimately strives to get individuals with trauma and stress-related conditions quality care, and this project is integral to supporting our mission.

Finite element modelling for the assessment of dented pipelines

Pipelines are extensively used across Canada and worldwide as a safe, reliable, and environmentally friendly way of transporting oil and gas. The pipelines traversing different ground conditions are sometimes subjected to minor mechanical damages from external interference. A dent is a type of mechanical damage resulting in a plastic deformation of the pipe wall. The proposed research focuses on developing a cost-effective solution for the dented pipes with an assessment of the performance of the pipes using numerical modeling. The research findings would be useful for updating the pipe design codes with a better understanding of the behavior of the dented pipes.

Disseminating Scientifically-Proven Psychological Interventions through Instructional Videos

Nellie Health (aka. Nellie) is a Canadian mental health startup company that aims to improve the accessibility of evidence-based mental health care for stress- and trauma-related mental health problems. Our vision is to revolutionize the mental healthcare delivery system by using innovative technology to facilitate the delivery of scientifically-supported interventions. The proposed business strategy internship project will support Nellie’s efforts to facilitate access to evidence-based treatment through the creation of a library of instructional videos, aimed at client consumers, describing scientifically-proven techniques for the spectrum of mental health conditions. These short videos to be produced will provide patients with information about their conditions, the rationale behind various therapeutic interventions, and instructions for how to implement them in their daily lives (i.e., microskills). Nellie ultimately strives to get individuals with trauma and stress-related conditions quality care, and this project is integral to supporting our mission.

Improving the efficiency and robustness of a microwave polystyrene pyrolysis reactor through combined experiments and simulations

Plastics are widely used and their end-of-life management remains a challenge. In 2016, Canadians disposed 3.3 million tons of plastics where 86% was landfilled, 4% was incinerated with energy recovery and only 9% was recycled. The low recycling rate is partly due to a limited market for the recycled material produced via mechanical technologies like optical sorting, washing, drying, and extrusion that we find in current recycling plants. Generally, such mechanical technologies do not enable a closed loop approach where the recycled material would be reintroduced into virgin-like applications.

Pyrowave’s microwave depolymerization technology has received increasing attention in recent years due to the advantages associated with microwave heating. The heating mechanism in this approach significantly enhances monomer yields compared to conventional technologies. In conventional methods, heating occurs based on conduction/convection, while with microwave, the energy is transferred on a volumetric basis. Polystyrene does not considerably interact with microwave fields. As such, a dielectric material particles are introduced in the system to convert the microwave energy into heat that promotes the polymer depolymerization at high temperature. Microwave irradiation selectively heats the dielectric material, which prevents secondary undesired reactions. Pyrowave’s reactor is a stirred-tank reactor, which is recognized as a suitable unit operation for non-Newtonian fluids like melted polystyrene. There are still multiple opportunities for optimization of Pyrowave’s reactor. The shape of the agitator can be optimized to promote the suspension of solid particles, maximise fluid circulation and prevent the risk of arcing. This is the goal of this project.