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ReadLS – An online intervention for improved reading

In this research, we are designing and implementing a study to determine if and how, an on-line intervention
(ReadLS) works to help students with developmental dyslexia learn to read. The project involves reviews of the
academic literature on developmental dyslexia and of the more mainstream literature describing commercially
available reading interventions. Using this knowledge, the interns will design and implement a controlled study
to compare the learning associated with ReadLS to another commercial reading intervention. The findings of the
research will be translated for academics, educators and parents. The interns will benefit by developing their
research and communication skills in an applied and meaningful way. They will learn about bridging research
with business. The partner organization will benefit through increased knowledge of their intervention which they
can use to adapt and market their product.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jo-Anne LeFevre

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Learning Solutions Works

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Carleton University

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of Environmentally Friendly Materials for 3D Concrete Printing

The construction industry is moving towards automation using 3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology. The 3DCP technology has many advantages including a positive impact on our environment. Current 3D printing material uses a large amount of Portland cement (PC) and natural resources (sand and crushed stones). These printing materials are environmentally harmful because the production of PC is responsible for about 8% of total CO2 emissions. Use of natural resources also creates CO2 emissions and depletion of our natural resources. Hence, the goal of this research is to develop environmentally friendly printing materials which will be achieved by using waste materials such as recycled glass products and recycled vehicle tyres. Hence, this research will help in reducing Canada’s CO2 emissions, alleviating landfill problems, and protecting natural resources. Additionally, the outcomes of this research will position Canada as the leader in green construction using 3D concrete printing and environmentally friendly printing materials.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Sreekanta Das

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

MEDA Engineering & Technical Services

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Windsor

Programme :

Accelerate

Customer Development Interviews for the Interview and Interrogation Assessment Instrument

This research is being conducted by a team of forensic psychologists working on a project to advance the way expert witnesses evaluate interrogations for coercion and risk factors for false confession. There is a solid base of research on coercive interrogation practices and on factors that may result in individuals being more vulnerable to coercion and false confession (e.g., youth, individuals with mental illness), yet, unlike other areas of forensic psychological assessment there exists no standardized way of evaluating coercion in police interrogations. We aim to enhance current practices by providing an objective and reliable measure of coercion and voluntariness in interviews and interrogations, and advance that goal by interviewing 90 experts in interrogations and confession evidence. When completed, our Interview and Interrogation Assessment InstrumentTM to improve the way that the courts weigh confession evidence and make findings clearer to judges and jurors, making them better legal decision makers.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Joseph Eastwood

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

I-INC Foundation for Business Development

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Programme :

Accelerate

Automated integrity control of industrial tools using X-ray Computed Tomography (CT)

To prevent accidents and reduce risk checking the integrity of industrial tools is very vital in some industries such as oil and gas facilities, Nuclear powerplants, aerospace industries etc. These inspections are generally done manually by hand and visual inspection. Which is both time consuming and error prone. Inspection of some complex tools might require disassembling of the tool to get view if the inner components. But the mentioned industries require their systems to run maximum time possible and minimize the outage time. Manual inspection of tools increases the outage time of the industries. In order to reduce the time and cost required for tool inspection, we propose to develop a system that will detect the defects of the tools from CT images of the tool. This will make the operation faster and automated, hence reducing the cost of industries due to inspection breaks.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Hossam Gaber

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

I-INC Foundation for Business Development

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Programme :

Accelerate

BSI Application July 2021

The purpose of this project is to innovate how businesses market in the energy efficiency and building industries. The challenge lies in the fact that many businesses in these industries have continued to thrive using minimal or traditional marketing methods. During the course of the internship, the intern will work with the A&J Energy Consultants team to use on-line marketing strategies that will give them an edge against their competition, reinforce their value-added business model with current clients and provide support for future business acquisition.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Meredith Woodwark

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

A&J Energy Consultants Inc

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Wilfrid Laurier University

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

Local delivery of biologically active peptides to correct curveprogression in a mouse model of EOS

Early onset scoliosis (EOS) leads to severe, progressive three dimensional deformity of the spine in growing children, which is corrected either by external bracing or surgical placement of rods adjacent to the spine. Mice deficient in signaling through the type three fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR3-/-) develop scoliosis by four weeks, which worsens progressively with age. The mice therefore represent a unique resource to investigate biologic non-surgical treatments to slow the progression of spine curvature. To determine if curve progression can be prevented we will implant pellets with bone active growth factors that promote proliferation and inhibit cell death adjacent to the curve and leave the mice to mature. Curve progression will be assessed by periodic X-rays, the quality of vertebral bone with computed tomography, and molecular composition of vertebra and intervertebral discs with biochemical analyses. Identification of a potential therapeutic approach to correct scoliosis is of obvious interest to our partner DePuy Spine.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Janet Henderson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

DePuy Spine Inc;Johnson & Johnson Inc;Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Programme :

Accelerate

Integrating the gas and electrical grids for a net-zero future

Electrification connects renewable, low-carbon energy sources to the energy services that power modern society. Delivering this energy in the form of electricity is a formidable challenge, as the current electrical transmission network is not structured to deliver the amount of electrical energy needed to propel our vehicles, heat and cool our homes, and power industry and commerce. To reduce the demand on the electrical grid, renewable energy can also be converted into hydrogen and distributed through the gas grid. This can be combined with biomass-derived methane to offer a second near zero carbon energy distribution route. The project team is studying the potential to use gaseous fuelled generators installed at the grid edge to provide low-carbon electricity at peak demand and to provide direct heating and cooling through a combined heat and power system. The generators will also be used to regulate energy delivery through the electrical grid, reducing losses and increasing peak capacity. In combination, this project offers a transformational potential in near-term greenhouse gas emissions savings without waiting for enormously expensive investments in long-lead-time transmission and distribution infrastructure.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Gordon McTaggart-Cowan;Taco Niet;Colin Copeland

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

The Transition Accelerator;Enbala Power Networks Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

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

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Stories for Stream2Sea: Mapping changing ocean relationships and ACTION in Canadian Communities

Stories are powerful. They weave us together and shape how we see the world. This project invites ALL Canadians to be storytellers for a common cause: the health and sustainable use of the global ocean, and all waterways leading to it.
In Canada, the ocean can be understood as an interconnected expanse encompassing coastal areas, freshwater, sea ice, and the open ocean. The ocean (expanse) is changing rapidly. This project encourages Canadians to share their observations, perceptions, and actions regarding their changing ocean relationships through a form of community science journalism. These stories will be integrated into a virtual storymap – an interactive collection of resources (e.g., video, images, audio) that are woven into a digital map. This map allows users (the public at large), to meaningfully explore and interact with the content serving as an educational tool to assess themes (e.g., regional) and community solutions.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Kate Moran

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

JASCO Applied Sciences (NS)

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Victoria

Programme :

Accelerate

Appraising Medical School Admissions Tools for Implicit Bias

This research considers the diversity profile of applicants to medical schools across Canada and with specific respect to the Undergraduate MD Program at McMaster University and contemplates the degree of potential implicit bias inherent to medical school admissions systems. In particular, this work will seek to understand the degree of statistical association between applicant social identity characteristics and performance on merit-based admissions tools operationalized by medical school admissions committees. Significant effects will be scrutinized with the goal of identifying the sources of unwarranted bias and will provide recommendations for more equitable admissions processes that will support medical school social accountability missions designed to create more diverse and inclusive learning environments.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Lawrence Grierson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Altus Assessments

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

McMaster University

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of Biodiversity Assessment Techniques for Mine Closure Planning

The goal of the project is to assess the biodiversity of a unique set of glacially derived kettle lakes on the
Glencore property in Sudbury and to return to a remote set of lakes in Killarney Wilderness Park that were
once impacted from smelter air emissions. Now 25 years later and following 98% reduction in air pollution
the new biodiversity survey will reveal the benefits of clean air technology.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

John Gunn

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Glencore Canada Corporation

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Mining

Université :

Laurentian University

Programme :

Accelerate

Developing Accessible Tests for Online Cognitive Assessments in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

The goal of this industry partnered project is to develop accessible online cognitive tests for children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Presently, Cambridge Brain Sciences is a leader in offering on-demand cognitive testing for typically-developing children and adults. An intern who is a graduate student in school psychology, will work with Cambridge Brain Sciences staff to develop audio/visual instructions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. This work will allow cognitive testing in these children either at home, in the clinic or in schools so that children can access early therapies to promote cognition and academic achievement.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Emma Duerden

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Cambridge Brain Sciences Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of Western Ontario

Programme :

Accelerate

Continuous production of high quality carbon nanopearls

Carbon nanopearls are an exciting novel class of materials that present unique characteristics, and they turn out to be an excellent alternative to carbon nanotubes for different applications. Presently they are experimented with success as material for cold cathodes for electron-beam based instrumentation applications and they can be used for the development of polymer nanocomposites with specific properties. We plan to develop a new chemical vapor deposition reactor with a mechanism for allowing a prolongation of the nanocatalyst lifetime that can favour the material growth process. A new fabrication process based on optimization of factors such as temperature, gas fluxes and substrate rotation speed will be determined in order to obtain the highest throughput for a continuous production.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Truong Vo-Van

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Nanomed

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Concordia University

Programme :

Accelerate

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