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Earth Data Store – A Networked Ecosystem for Earth Observation Data Analytics

The Earth Data Store project provides a cloud-based repository for information about our earth. This encompasses satellite information, environmental models, sensors, and many other types of data that allow users to ask questions of this data to help inform their understanding of the world. The outputs of the project will allow economic development to be balanced with environmental protection. Interns on this project will interact with organizations such as BC Parks Foundation and port authorities to understand what information they need to make the best decisions possible and keep interested parties involved in the vital work that they are doing. The needs of our coastal first nations and many businesses in maintaining highly private geographical data sources, while still being able to share the information that they decide to is an important element of the distributed data store that we are building.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yvonne Coady

Student:

Partner:

UrtheCast;EarthDaily Analytics

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Probabilistic based Ultra-low Supply Voltage Noise Tolerant Circuits and Systems Design

As very large scale integrated circuit (VLSI) technology progresses, power consumption and power density of VLSI circuits increase when design complexity and transistor density increase. Low-power design becomes a major design challenge. Lowering the supply voltage is one of the most efficient ways to save power because power consumption is proportional to the square of supply voltage. Electronic devices are expected to operate at much a lower supply voltage than traditional designs, which is very useful for portable electronics and biomedical implants. Unfortunately, when supply voltage decreases, soft faults (e.g., noise and cross talk) does not decrease proportionally. For instance, one of the major challenges in ultra low-power and deep-submicrometer circuit design is noise fluctuation. Ultra deep-submicrometer VLSI circuits are expected to operate at much smaller noise margins, and thus, VLSI circuits are more sensitive to soft faults. In this project, a probabilistic-based fault-tolerant circuit design methodology based on Markov Random Field (MRF) theory is proposed. This iPDF grant is to support the applicant to team up with the industrial partner in applying the MRF-based design methods to implement large-scale signal processing and communication systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jie Chen

Student:

Partner:

Hidaca Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Targeting SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) methyltransferases (nsp14 and nsp10-nsp16 complex) toward developing small molecule antiviral therapeutics – Part 2

COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to standstill with more than 55 million people infected to-date and more than 1.34 million mortality so far. It has literally brought the health care systems in many countries to the breaking point, if not beyond. The economic consequences have been devastating with millions of people out of work. We are taking a novel approach by focusing on two SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) methyltransferases that are essential for viral replication. Both enzymes (nsp14 and nsp16) are druggable. Therefore, identifying potent inhibitor of these two proteins could be used in providing new therapeutics for COVID-19. In addition, because these proteins are highly similar in other coronaviruses such as SARS (SARS-Cov) and MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), and many other coronaviruses currently infecting animals, the same drugs likely could be effective in treatment of other current coronavirus infections, and those possibly infecting humans in future.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Masoud Vedadi

Student:

Partner:

Structural Genomics Consortium

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarm Collaboration for Weed Control in Field Crops

Precision.ai is building solutions to minimize chemical consumption while maintaining weed control through Intelligent UAV based application. Precision.ai has working survey drones that can fly a field, capture images and use AI to map weeds to be sprayed later. Precision.ai also has “See & spray” drones that can fly a field, identify weeds and spray them. We now need to scale our capabilities through drone swarming. The required speed and coverage will require an autonomous and collaborative swarm of drones (or a combination of more capable drones and/or more efficient field coverage). This includes smart autonomous adaptive path planning for the multi-UAV swarm. This includes improved (optimized) field coverage. We need growers to be able to configure missions to optimize coverage, minimize chemical use, minimize mission time and optimize weed suppression based on their crop and field scenarios. We expect field size to mean that drones will need to autonomously reload and recharge at points in their missions. This will likely require other agents in the swarm to adapt their flight / spray paths for complete coverage.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Malek Mouhob

Student:

Partner:

Precision AI

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a process for furfural production in an Integrated Forest Biorefinery

An integrated biorefinery for furfural production is an opportunity for Kraft pulp mills to create value from hemicellulose, a class of wood component that is currently burnt for energy. Furfural is one of the top bio-products with the potential to replace many industrial organic compounds that are currently produced from crude oil revenue. The objective of this work is to develop an optimized biorefinery process that can be best integrated into a Kraft pul~” mill. “The approach taken consists of two stages: (I) conceptual design of a process using process simulation (II) the experimental validation of its process steps. The second stage is the objective of this internship. The experimentally validated process simulation will be used to develop and propose a biotefinery implementation strategy that will have a minimal effect on the energy and material balance of the host mill.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Oumarou Savadogo

Student:

Partner:

AV Nackawic Inc;FPInnovations (Pointe-Claire, QC);BioFuelNet;École Polytechnique de Montréal

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Rural Philanthropy: Mapping Patterns of Charitable Giving in Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada’s Atlantic Region

With ever-changing rural economies and landscapes, it is essential to identify alternative ways that charitable and non-profits organizations, as well as communities, can be adaptive and resilient to the changing circumstances they face.
In partnership with McConnell Foundation and IBEC, this project will examine the environmental philanthropic landscape in Newfoundland and Labrador and Atlantic Canada to better understand the challenges, barriers and potential of gaining charitable status to support environmentally focused charities and non-profits. Additionally, this project will seek to understand the potential for rural charitable organizations to increase community and environmental resiliency in the long-term.
It is expected that this research will benefit the partner organizations enabling them to meet their organization’s overall objectives. McConnell Foundation and IBEC’s goals will be achieved by gathering and mobilizing specific knowledge on the state of philanthropy in NL and Atlantic Canada, and the role that philanthropy can play in local environmental and social resilience.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Leith Deacon;Kelly Vodden;Jean-Marc Fontan

Student:

Partner:

Fondation McConnell;Indian Bay Ecosystem Corporation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a software module for integrity analysis of subsea pipelines facing ice-induced geohazards

The Arctic Region is considered an extreme environment for natural resources extraction. One potential threat to an Offshore Pipeline is the constant movement of ice based structures, such as icebergs and ice ridges. The project is focused on developing a numerical methodology to simulate the effects of ice gouging/ ice scouring on buried pipelines. The developed tool will incorporate all the latest advances in terms of soil properties and sophisticated interactions modeling between ice, soil and pipeline. The developed numerical tool will serve as a test platform for the numerous parameters that rule the phenomenon and as a paradigm for simplified models. The partner organization will be responsible for developing this research, under the supervision of the academic organization. The benefits will include research funding for the members of the partner organization and opportunity to work in the Offshore industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hodjat Shiri;Mehdi Esmaeilzadeh

Student:

Partner:

Atterix

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Intensifying Mass Transfer and Flotation Rates in Multiphase Contactors/Reactors

The proposed project mainly focuses on developing an innovative gas/liquid contacting technology that is of critical importance to a wide range of process industries and environmental-management operations. Successful development and implementation of this project are expected to:
• Reduce the environmental impact of a variety of operations that are needed to meet human needs and welfare (e.g. water/wastewater treatment, aquaculture, environmental protection),
• Strengthen BC Research Inc’s position in the areas such as process intensification, advanced wastewater treatment, mineral processing, biotechnology and green chemistry,
• Expand BC Research Inc’s sustainable business opportunities in new areas (e.g. selective flotation and stripping of volatiles from effluents) and enhance job creation for high-tech personnel.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Adel M. Al-Taweel

Student:

Partner:

BC Research Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Advanced Manufacturing; Clean Technology; Environmental Science and Technology

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Anaerobic biodegradation of complex aromatic pollutants by indigenous microbes from a contaminated site in Brazil

This four-month research project proposal aims to contribute to bioremediation projects carried out by the partner industry by evaluating the biodegradability of some halogenated aromatic compounds, such as dichloroaniline (DCA), and chloroaniline (CA), present in a contaminated site. Through some biodegradability tests, we will verify and better understand how native microbes from the mentioned site degrade those compounds in the absence of oxygen, as it occurs in deep soil layers. The microbial community will be evaluated and identified during the research period, in order to understand which microbes are responsible for the various degradation processes. These results will guide the remediation projects that are planned and implemented by the industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Elizabeth Edwards

Student:

Partner:

Geosyntec Consultants Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

A Framework for Assessing an Innovation Nexus on Social Inclusion

This research project is part of a broader initiative to establish an “Innovation Nexus on Social Inclusion”, a center for collaborative action-oriented learning to initiate and evaluate innovative strategies for social inclusion. It is being hosted by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ontario in partnership with the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) and Conrad Grebel University College. The Innovation Nexus will advance social inclusion by: 1) determining program effectiveness, 2) assessing collective impact, and 3) informing new action.
This proposal focuses on the initial design phase of the Innovation Nexus where research will be conducted to determine the conceptual and operational framework to assess the Innovation Nexus. The project would be carried out under the guidance of a design advisory committee of social inclusion experts/practitioners and carried out by an Action Research Team comprised of MCC/CCBR staff and students. The research project would use a community-based approach.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Heidebrecht

Student:

Partner:

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario;Centre for Community Based Research

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Electronic Data Capture in the Care of Chronic Pain: Identifying Barriers and Improving Usability

Chronic pain is a widespread disorder, leading to devastating personal and financial costs for patients and the Canadian healthcare system. As such, there is a need to identify factors associated with improved pain care. Previous research suggests that, although limited in practice, the use of technology to electronically collect patient data may allow for more effective and complete patient care. The purpose of this project is to evaluate a newly developed electronic platform (i.e., Thrive Health) for the assessment of chronic pain. Specifically, Study 1 will use a detailed survey to assess barriers perceived by physicians in the care of chronic pain, as well as their perceptions of electronic platforms used to collect patient-data. Study 2 will pilot the platform at a local pain clinic and evaluate patient feedback. Findings from these studies will be used to optimize the Thrive Health platform and improve chronic pain care.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Susan Holtzman

Student:

Partner:

Thrive Health

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Design of biodegradable bioplastics utilizing hemp

In last few year, due to bad impression, single used plastics has received huge attention from scientist, environmentalist and attentive people from different part of the world. Since only a fraction of these plastics are recycled or repurposed, due to numerous reasons, municipal and industrial waste contain a large portion as plastics. As Canada is planning to put a ban on single used plastics by the end of 2021, putting an effort to replace these plastics with bio-based, compostable, and biodegradable plastics could be a potential solution. Proposed work targets to develop a bio-derived, cost effective, and biodegradable packaging and containment material by incorporating waste hemp residues in a co-blend polymer derived from agriculture and microorganism. By this work, our industry partner CTK is aiming to extend its influence on the beauty industry by publishing papers in collaboration with universities, and to expand its business in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tiz Mekonnen

Student:

Partner:

CTK Bio Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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