Projets novateurs réalisés

Comparison of “Maxwell” Plate Electromagnetic Modelling and General, Full-Physics Modelling for Thin, Conductive Mineral Exploration Targets

This proposal outlines research work that will compare the capabilities and accuracy of
a common, fast but approximate approach to computer modelling of geophysical electromagnetic (EM) data with an approach that considers a much more complete description of the modelling problem. The primary goal is to determine
for what situations the plate-based modelling is adequate and for which it is not, with the
secondary goals of improving our understanding of the physics involved in geophysical EM
surveys for mineral exploration targets, and to try to identify tell-tale signs that might
indicate when plate-based modelling is starting to fail. The research will be carried out
in partnership with Crone Geophysics & Exploration Ltd.

Marketing and Business Development Intern

Our software product has enabled homeowners and contractors to plan their renovation projects remotely, causing a spike in growth during the COVID-19 outbreak. To help us effectively communicate with our prospective customers and solidify our brand, we are looking for interns that can work with us to develop and implement a marketing strategy.

The primary role of an intern would be to work closely with our marketing director to create a strategy, develop campaigns for each channel, and implement the strategy using modern digital marketing tactics. Some key responsibilities may be:
– working with the director to plan and strategize for each campaign
– creating original social media content
– writing or procuring original blog content
– direct outreach to influencers in our industry to source interviews, guest blog posts, etc.
– working with the marketing director to create a sales funnel that leverages email marketing, and developing an effective email marketing campaign
– building relationships with industry leaders and publications to create and publish press releases
– Search engine optimization, including keyword research, article planning, backlink procurement, etc.

Accelerated and sensitive detection of (bio)chemical analytes through active capture on Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) chips

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is emerging as a promising technique for rapid, ultrasensitive and highly specific (bio)chemical detection. SERS has been successfully used for the detection of minute quantities of illicit drugs, food contaminants, environmental pollutants, even bacteria and viruses. Unfortunately, like most other surface-based detection methods, SERS also suffers from the same bottleneck, namely the slow transport of the target analyte from the bulk of the sample to the detection surface (also known as sampling). The purpose of this Mitacs internship is to develop a SERS-based methodology that overcomes the limitations imposed by a slow sampling process. Using our patent-pending technology for making “smart’ SERS substrates, and working closely with Spectra Plasmonics, the intern will develop experimental testing protocols for accelerated sampling and detection of target molecules from liquid samples. An ultrasensitive SERS substrate that can rapidly and selectively capture and identify a unknown molecules from a complex sample will be an enormous advancement to the state-of-the-art of analytical detection methods.

Summer Investment Analyst (MBSI)

The COVID-19 pandemic has (1) heavily impacted some our liquid investments, (2) put some of our advisory mandates on hold as capital markets dried up, (3) stalled the deployment of our senior housing strategy as those were consequently under severe pressure and (4) made it very difficult to find and recruit summer interns. An intern could definitely help us demystify and understand the new, post-COVID normal in the senior housing space by helping us understand its new complexities. Plus, with the help of UBC and Mitacs, our organization would be able to fill an intern role for the summer, allowing us (a) to keep up with our projects and (b) to better deal with the difficulties of the pandemic.

An intern would provide us with strategic analysis (through extensive research of the senior housing real estate sector, specifically in relation to new complexities brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic) that will help our organization adapt its strategy and operations in this space after it was deeply disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Market Analyst

This Market Analyst/ Business Analyst position will work with 4M BioTech’s staffs to identify research facilities in Canada and abroad that may be suitable for performing R&D, and gain an understanding of the potential collaboration or outsourcing protocols and strategies. The intern will be working on the business aspects of this strategy while our R&D will work on the lab related protocols. In addition, and as time permits, the intern will perform market analysis related to the research activities that will be performed through such relationships and collaborations.

Business Development Coordinator

Murl & Company is a small accounting, bookkeeping, and consulting firm focused on helping small businesses adopt the latest remote software and technology and best practices. This internship will focus on determining the best practices, software tools, marketing, and business development strategy to allow Murl & Company to build its client base and help more businesses succeed. The intern will have a significant impact on the organization by providing a clear path to growth. This will utilize the spare capacity of our current staff and allow our team to grow. By reaching more small business clients, and providing our services we will allow them to do what they do best, while we take care of the rest.

Calibration of the laser metrology system on theX-ray telescope Astro-H

The Canadian ASTRO-H Metrology System (CAMS) is a laser-based device that will be
designed and built in Canada and flown in space onboard the x-ray telescope, ASTRO-H. The
purpose of the CAMS is to accurately measure structural deformations of the telescope
structure during observations so the scientific images acquired can be enhanced by removing
the errors introduced by the motion. The proposed internship focuses on the implementation
of the CAMS device alongside the x-ray telescope. This requires data processing algorithms
that use CAMS measurements to precisely adjust the position of each photon recorded by the
telescope. On orbit calibration of the CAMS is also required so the development of a
comprehensive calibration strategy is part of the proposed research. The intern will have the
support of two partner organizations, the Canadian Space Agency and the Neptec Design
Group, as well as the prime investigator for the CAMS, Luigi Gallo

Marketing Manager

Visualping is a business that provides website change detection services. As the Marketing Manager Intern for Visualping, I will tasked with managing all marketing efforts that the company takes. This includes analyzing Visualping’s user database to curate and manage the SEO and digital marketing campaigns to correct target customers. Additionally, I will revamping and launching new critical marketing and customer support pages for the website and also developing a new promotional video. Lastly, I will also be leading the commercializing the following COVID19 related products:
1) A widget for government and schools to notify their constituencies when important information is posted in their COVID19 web-pages.
https://visualping.io/widgetcoronavirus.html
2) A service that allows users of supermarket delivery slots automate the search for available dates and times. Tesco UK has been our pilot partner:
https://visualping.io/tesco-grocery-slots

CDL-West Summer Intern

Given that CDL-Recovery exists to bring success to ventures committed to dealing with the impact of Covid-19 on Canada, I need to support ventures as requested. Daily job may include market analysis, customer development, financial analysis, and other core activities related to building early stage start-ups as designated by CDL-Recovery mentors and allocated by the CDL-Recovery team.

Data Engineer

Hourly employee performance is hard to measure. Most large retailers and restaurants have an internal employee ranking system, but these rankings are often manual (ranked by the manager) and as such can be biased, inaccurate and problematic. We are looking to develop a data-driven measure of employee performance that can effectively be used for multiple clients. The Data Engineer Intern will be responsible for building a flexible, data driven process or algorithm by which to ‘score’ employee performance. This includes using simulated and real world data to create, validate, and demonstrate the utility and objectivity of the result. Then comparing our ‘score’ with the human-generated score provided by our clients to determine whether the use of deepND’s performance score better relates to store or territory level key performance indicators and can be effectively used to guide managerial decisions.

Marketing Intern

As a marketing intern at Tandem Innovation Group, I will be teaming up with another marketing intern to revamp and manage Tandem Innovation Group’s marketing channels. As a network of business professionals and startup companies, it is essential that Tandem Innovation Group tells a compelling brand story and creates a strong digital network. Growing the network, increasing interaction on social media platforms, and engaging the network using these channels, is a central aim of the internship. Deliverables include blog posts, social media posts and interaction, working with the team and members of the network to create content, bringing marketing insights to new projects, and attending company meetings and events to embrace their culture.

Business Development Specialist Intern

The scope of the project is to assess business processes in similar environment and creating first-mover business models and market analyses to help COSMIC consider future opportunities. This project will help the COSMIC to become sustainable social enterprise that can help the medical devices industry with low cost and sustainable medical equipment design options.