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Development of eco-restoration practices through a coproduction process on Indigenous traditional territories in boreal Saskatchewan

Restoration practitioners and Indigenous communities have a vested interest in understanding how to promote healthy
resilience ecosystems following anthropogenic disturbance. Working together our goal is to develop effective eco-restoration
practices on Indigenous territories through a co-production process. Reconciliation requires new ways of conducting natural
science and the rigorous application of both Indigenous knowledge and Western science is needed to support decision
making. Through knowledge co-production we aim to address knowledge gaps and improve restoration practices.
Specifically, we propose to develop site-specific restoration techniques through furthering our understanding of the recovery
early-stage soil nutrient inputs in disturbed upland boreal forests. Our partners will also benefit from the development of
effective and culturally acceptable restoration techniques, long-term economic opportunities and capacity enhancement,
culturally relevant scientific education, and improved industry-community relations.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Katherine Stewart;Maureen Reed

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Denison Mines Inc.;North West Communities Environmental Services

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining

Université :

University of Saskatchewan

Programme :

Accelerate

Understanding together, healing together: Mi’kmaq language revitalization as a tool for community mental health and well-being.

The intention of this study is to construct linguistic teaching tools in the community through community engaged research. The objective will be to work with the Sipekne’katik community health centre parental programs and community partnerships to foster conversations around community-based healing and well-being practices. The audience will be with parents, guardians, and families with infants, toddlers, and pre-primary aged children. The expected benefit to the partner organization in the community of Sipekne’katik will be to have intellectual rights to evidence-based research on language resurgence, revitalization, reclamation, and maintenance in relation to mental and physical health and well-being. The grassroots benefits include parents, guardians, and families
accessing Mikmaq language to communicate with their children and families. This is the first step to creating language nests, and promoting healthy families, and community language speakers

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jennifer Tinkham

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Mental Health Research Canada

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Acadia University

Programme :

Accelerate

Braiding Sweetgrass: Supporting Indigenous Staff in Non-Indigenous Organizations

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Calls to Action stipulates a call for all levels of government to increase the number and retention of Indigenous people working in health care (TRC, 2015). Many organizations grapple with the retention of and encounter challenges with the retention of Indigenous staff. Indigenous staff face high rates of stress, burnout, dual accountability, face multiple roles, and lack culturally supportive work environments. This project aims to understand how non-Indigenous organizations can best support Indigenous liaison workers. Outcomes of this research will contribute to changes in organizational policies and/or procedures for non-Indigenous organizations that support Indigenous staff retention and to contribute to more supportive work environments for Indigenous staff with the associated benefit of greater retention.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Karlee Fellner

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Mental Health Research Canada;Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Calgary

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of a cost effective plant pathogen detection system with high specificity and sensitivity

Plant exposure to pathogen contamination can lead to serious health and economic risks. With the modern just-in-time logistics system, it is more critical than ever to have the ability to detect plant contamination to avoid the economic loss and health implications that can arise from plant contamination. Ecoli Sense is looking to develop a fast, inexpensive, and robust pathogen detection device for plant-based pathogens. The candidate will work on validating the proposed detection methodology as well as assist Ecoli Sense in transferring the methodology into an engineered, market-ready device for pathogen detection.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Wensheng Qin

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Kraken Sense

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Lakehead University

Programme :

Elevate

Indigenous Approaches to Wellness: A Response to the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis in Indigenous Communities

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a dramatic increase in mental health issues, overdose, suicide, and violence in Indigenous communities. Numerous studies and reports call for community-driven approaches to wellness that support Indigenous communities in culturally relevant ways. Yet, many communities do not have the resources to support such approaches. In response to the literature and immediate needs of communities in central Alberta, the current study will explore community members’ experiences of community-driven cultural wellness programs in addressing the COVID-19 mental health crisis in the Rocky Mountain House region. This research directly supports the community-based capacity to respond to mental health crises. It will provide a foundation for further research to investigate the effectiveness of cultural programs in addressing the mental health needs of Indigenous communities.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Karlee Fellner

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Mental Health Research Canada;Âsokêwin Friendship Centre

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Calgary

Programme :

Accelerate

Microporous polymeric coatings for Li-ion battery electrodes

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are commonly used for electric cars and portable electronic devices. In order to make these devices cheaper, lighter and more accessible, high capacity LIBs are needed. Lithium or silicon are ideal materials for LIBs due to their high specific capacity. However, they cannot be used to substitute the graphite anode in the current commercial LIBs due to the stability issue related to the lithium dendrites growth and the extreme volume change. Herein, polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) have been suggested as a potential solution to suppress the problems associated with the new anode materials. Different types of PIMs will be synthesised and used as a protective layer for Li metal anode to facilitate uniform deposition of Li metal, and as a binder for Si anode to put the Si-based materials together.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Hyun-Joong Chung

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

MakeSens Advanced Battery Materials

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Clean Technology; Energy and Utilities; Nanotechnology

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Elevate

AI and Urban Big Data-driven intelligent freight platform for robust and sustainable city design and planning: The case of City of Montreal

La gestion des perturbations est un élément essentiel des plateformes de transport de marchandises. Cela nécessite une correspondance et une planification dynamiques en tenant compte de la configuration logistique basée sur les données en temps réel des demandes des systèmes de fret lors des déplacements quotidiens des zones urbaines. Les approches basées sur l’IA aident à évaluer le mouvement des camions et fournissent des systèmes de recommandation optimisés basés sur des données en temps réel sur les préférences des transporteurs, les trajets quotidiens des camions, le trafic et d’autres informations stochastiques. Le système de recommandation et les algorithmes basés sur l’apprentissage peuvent créer des profils de transporteurs et d’expéditeurs pour fournir la meilleure correspondance et la meilleure planification en fonction des paramètres stochastiques. Cette recherche vise à développer des outils d’IA et une approche axée sur les mégadonnées pour concevoir une plate-forme de fret intelligente et à montrer son rôle dans la planification de la conception urbaine robuste et durable sur la base d’une étude de cas de Montréal.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Samira Keivanpour

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

ShipHaul Logistics Inc.

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services; Transportation and warehousing

Université :

Polytechnique Montréal

Programme :

Elevate

Developing a real-time bacteria detection platform using LAMP assisted bioluminescence assay

Water contamination poses a serious risk to health and economic development in Canada and around the world. The ability to inexpensively and quickly detect the pathogen contamination in water will mitigate the risks associated with water contamination. The LAMP-based biosensor described in this proposal will be able to provide these capabilities, and enable fast and accurate pathogen detection in water in all settings. Ecoli Sense Ltd, a pathogen sensor development company, is looking to develop this capability as part of its pathogen detection device lineup.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Igor Zhitomirsky;Rakesh P Sahu

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Kraken Sense

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

McMaster University

Programme :

Elevate

Déterminer un modèle d’innovation pour une plateforme de gestion des réductions de GES et de leur conversion en crédits carbone

Cette recherche a pour objectif d’élaborer un modèle conceptuel de gestion de l’innovation pour une PME œuvrant dans le secteur de l’environnement afin de permettre d’innover rapidement dans le contexte de la monétisation des crédits de gaz à effet de serre (GES) au Canada et à l’international. En plus des caractéristiques inhérentes à la mesure de l’empreinte carbone et aux réductions de GES, le modèle doit prendre en compte les aspects d’adaptation rapide aux innovations technologiques.
Une étude de cas permettant d’évaluer le modèle, porte principalement sur un projet dans le domaine des transports. Ce projet technologique est composé d’une transformation numérique, d’éléments de finance verte et d’affaires électroniques au niveau des marchés volontaires du carbone (MVC).

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Michel Rioux

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Solutions Will

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

École de technologie supérieure

Programme :

Accelerate

The development of flexible photoanodes using composite semiconducting materials

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC), are a device capable of generating electricity using the light from the sun. A traditional DSSC is formed by an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte, each component with an essential purpose in the overall functioning mechanism.
Special attention will be paid to the anode, its components, and modifications in the herein project. The anode is usually formed by a glass slide coated with a thin semiconducting oxide material as the substrate. Then titanium dioxide nanoparticles are deposited onto that substrate and modified with the desired dye. However, employing glass-supported templates restricts the use of the DSSCs in surfaces like windows and indoor surfaces. At the same time, the utilization of flexible (polymeric substrates) renders an enormous challenge in generating a well-connected matrix (due to low-temperature treatment). The present proposal is designed to fill the gap in modern research regarding using flexible substrates to construct the appropriate anode. Using different additives like metallic and carbon-based nanoparticles, graphene, and graphene derivates in the titania spherical particles or in the titania nanotube matrix, while upgrading the coating technique on the flexible material, a wide variety of materials and knowledge will be generated. In this sense, the goal is to create a synergistic effect in which, using different mechanisms, the final cell will have greater stability, lower cost, and, if possible, a higher efficiency.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Robert (Rob) Gossage

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Koivisto Materials Consulting Inc

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme :

Elevate

Electromagnetic treatment to mitigate arsenic toxicity in Oryza sativa (rice) to improve crop yield and reduce methane emissions from paddy fields

Arsenic (As) contamination in rice paddies is a fundamental problem that can reduce crop yield, affect human health, and compromise food security. Moreover, rice paddies emit 30% of the methane produced by the agricultural sector. Aerating water during the growing season can mitigate As toxicity and uptake by rice, and reduce methane emissions; however, current methods are energy-intensive, and require costly equipment. EM Fluids has developed a budget-friendly, solar-powered, electro-magnetic treatment device that enhances oxygenation of water. This project will explore the potential of this technology as a solution to the dual problems of As toxicity and methane emissions from rice fields. This research can position EM Fluids to become a leader in the use of advanced water treatment technologies to alleviate metals toxicity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture with potential expansion into other sectors (e.g., soil and sediment remediation).

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Andrew Laursen;Lynda McCarthy;Vadim Bostan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

E M Fluids Inc.

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Université :

Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme :

Elevate

Buried pipelines in the sloping ground and potential buckling during operation

Oil and gas pipelines generally traverse over a large distance through various ground conditions, from relatively flat areas to sloping grounds such as crossing hills, mountain ridges and rivers. Ground deformation/slope failure and upheaval buckling during operation pose a major threat to the structural integrity, safety and operability of the pipelines. In the proposed project, numerical analysis and laboratory tests will be performed for a better understanding of these complex mechanisms to develop improved methods for assessing the response of pipelines in the sloping ground and that might experience buckling. Two PhD and one Master’s candidates will be supported through this research grant. The outcomes of the research will be sought by stakeholders including engineering service companies, operators, oil and gas companies, regulatory agencies and academia to address constraints (e.g. technical, economical or logistical) and satisfy accepted risk and safety targets (e.g. societal, environmental).

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Bipul Hawlader

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Northern Crescent

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Accelerate

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