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BoneTape: A Novel Craniomaxillofacial Fixation Technology

Cohesys is developing a surgical tape indicated for stabilizing fractures to the face and cranium. In order for a tape to function inside the body, the adhesive must be non-toxic and be able to adhere and maintain strength overtime, in an environment which is wet, filled with proteins and other molecules and be able to withstand physiological temperature (~37C). As such, the Santerre lab at the University of Toronto has developed an adhesive platform designed to function in vivo. The adhesive is designed to mimic the way marine mussels adhere to substrates in nature (underwater). The proposed project is designed to take the adhesive technology, designed at the University of Toronto, and translate it into a medical device. We will assess mechanical performance overtime and optimize formulations of the adhesive in order to resist water or biological fluids, while maintaining strength. We will also assess the cell toxicity and biocompatibility in cell and small animal models, designed to show safety for use in humans. This work lays the ground work for the required experiments and documentation for an application for FDA clearance, which is the main objective of the supporting partner organization, Cohesys.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Paul Santerre

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Cohesys;University of Toronto

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Public Perceptions on Shared Micromobility

As shared micromobility services (e.g., e-bikes, public bike shares, e-scooters) expand, there are uncertainties in how these will integrate with our current transportation systems. This project aims to examine public perceptions of micromobility in Metro Vancouver to understand the potential for shared micromobility in the region. Using surveys, focus groups, and case studies we ask: Who are the potential users of shared micromobility? What are the barriers and facilitators for use of micromobility? What is the potential for integration with transit services? This project will provide locally-relevant insights to support a smoother transition toward shared micromobility.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Meghan Winters

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

HUB Cycling

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

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

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Géologie et genèse du gisement aurifère rhyacien de Dorlin dans le contexte du Bouclier Guianais, Guyane Française

Ce projet a pour objectif d’améliorer notre connaissance des processus qui ont mené à la formation d’un important gîte aurifère en Guyane Française. Ce site d’étude fait partie d’une région au socle géologique particulier et qui est exploré par diverses compagnies canadiennes, notamment Reunion Gold, le principal partenaire de ce projet de recherche. La géologie immédiate du site d’étude est représentée par des roches volcaniques et plutoniques (magmatiques) précambriennes peu connues et de composition semblable à celles qui constituent le socle rocheux de certaines régions nordiques du Québec et du Canada. Les connaissances acquises permettront à l’industrie minière canadienne d’améliorer ses stratégies d’exploration dans ce type d’environnement à l’international mais aussi dans des régions présentant une géologie semblable au Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Stéphane de Souza;Joshua Davies

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Reunion Gold Corporation

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining

Université :

Université du Québec à Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Meltwater Retention In the Greenland Percolation zone

I am a member of ArcTrain project, which is an international collaborative research and training experience program between Canadian and German scientists funded by NSERC CREATE. I am offered the opportunity to study for four to twelve months at a partner institution in Germany, to develop a better model for my research on Greenland Ice Sheet hydrology. My research aims to parameterize the vertical transport of meltwater in glacier snow and firn (a transitional material between snow to ice), in order to better understand glacier and ice sheet hydrology and mass balance. Specifically, I am studying the extent and depth of meltwater percolation and refreezing and the associated thermodynamics in the upper 20 m of the snow/firn layer on the Greenland Ice Sheet. This research will enhance our understanding and of firn hydrologic processes and feed into numerical models of Greenland Ice Sheet response to climate change. The models that we are developing for coupled firn thermal and hydrological processes complement observational studies of firn compaction and hydrology being done by U.S., German, and Danish colleagues in the FirnCover project.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Shawn Marshall

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Universität Bremen

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Environmental Science and Technology; Water; Natural Resources

Université :

University of Calgary

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Integrating data processing chains and performance evaluation of power line classification algorithms

This project aims to conduct a comprehensive review of existing power line (PL) data processing procedure used in practice and to design and develop the new automatic workflow by integrating start-of-the-art algorithms with current data processing chain. This leads to the establishment of an innovative framework on automatic PL feature detection and reconstruction from LiDAR data. It will also result in a functional software module that can be demonstrated in a GUI and can be pluggable to other existing software packages. The expected benefit to the partner can be summarized as: (a) Efficiency- time and cost effective maintenance of PLs are possible by introducing automatic methods in a PL scene classification and modeling, (b) Accuracy- the proposed technique ensures that more accurate clearance quantity which threaten PL systems is determined, (c) Productivity- the new technique is expected to enhance the updating process of a geospatial database related to maiin….TOBECONTINUED

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Gunho Sohn

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

GeoDigital International Inc

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

York University

Programme :

Accelerate

POLITICAL ADVOCACY BY FOR-PROFIT ENTERPRISES: ACTIONS AND GOVERNANCE IMPLICATIONS

For profit companies can exercise influence over public politics: Advertisers withdraw funds from media programs and media outlets, companies move service centres and offices, companies stop providing services to certain clients. This research will perform a series of comparative case studies, using publicly available commercial communication and interviews with industry professionals to understand how for-profit enterprise involve themselves in public politics. Using a theoretical perspective drawn from the political economy of communication and a methodological approach drawn from organisational and strategic communication research, this project hopes to examine the practical elements of how companies involve themselves in politics, as well as the impact of their involvement on normative concepts of representation and democracy. This project attempts to answer four research questions: 1) What are the representational strategies taken by companies severing economic relationships on political grounds? 2) What is the flow of information in these situations and to whom is communication directed? 3) Which issues are compatible with corporations’ public intervention and why? And 4) What potential do these behaviours have as a tool for governance?

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jeremy Shtern

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

London School of Economics

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Information and Communications Technology; New and Digital Media; Public Service, Policy, and Governance

Université :

Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

The ParticipACTION App: Evidence Development, Content Enhancement and Knowledge Translation

The objective of the proposed internship is to help support the launch of Phase 2 of an app created by ParticipACTION, Canada’s leading non-profit physical activity organization. The goal of the free app is to motivate inactive Canadians to sit less and move more. This will entail liaising with key experts and organizations in the field to solicit and collect contributing content for the app, conducting literature reviews to help create future evidence-informed content, and identifying appropriate strategies to deliver this information to target audiences and end-users through the app. The organization will benefit from the intern’s presence as she will help develop evidence-informed content for the app and enhance the public-facing provisions of scientific findings, compelling arguments, and innovative solutions to support ParticipACTION’s ultimate goal: helping Canadians sit less and move more.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Patricia Tucker

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

ParticipACTION

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Other services (except public administration)

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Accelerate

The morphodynamics of the early Arabidopsis thaliana gynoecium development

Angiospermas, or flowering plants are the most successful group of plants on the planet. The reproductive structure of angiosperms known as gynoecium is the responsible for the success of flowering plants. In this project, we want to understand how growth, patterning and tissue differentiation interact during the gynoecium initiation. Currently, there is only hypothesis of how the gynoecium begins its growth, but there is nothing proven. We hope to know how the development of the gynecium begins using confocal microscopy and MorphoGraphX software. Thus, this information will guide other investigations to better understand the development of the fruits in the plants. Also, this research will allow the establishment of a new collaboration between both de Folter’s lab and Kierzkowski’s lab.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Daniel Kierzkowski

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

The potential for ground mustard seed to improve the environment in the farrowing room for sows and piglets

Mustard is grown throughout Western Canada, primarily for use as a condiment. However, mustard growers are seeking other uses for this crop. Of interest is the potential of ground mustard as an anti-microbial. Mustard contains a compound called glucosinolate, which under the right conditions can be converted to isothiocyanate, a proven anti-microbial. This study will determine if rubbing a small amount of ground mustard on the skin of baby piglets, or placed in the sows’ environment, will reduce the environmental pathogen load those piglets are exposed to. This will be accomplished by adding the ground mustard to potato starch which is currently used to dry the piglets shortly after birth. Results may indicate new markets and uses for ground mustard while aiding pork producers with a new strategy to keep their piglets healthy.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Denise Beaulieu

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Mustard 21 Canada Inc;Prairie Swine Centre Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture

Université :

University of Saskatchewan

Programme :

Accelerate

Investments in social housing in Nunavut and Nunavik: impacts on the mental well-being of Inuit families

Mon projet de thèse s’intéresse aux impacts d’investissements dans le logement social sur la santé mentale de familles inuites. Il a été développé en partenariat avec plusieurs organisations inuites du Nunavut et du Nunavik qui ont identifié les conditions de logement comme étant un levier majeur pour l’amélioration des conditions de vie et de santé dans les communautés inuites. Les organisations partenaires utiliseront les résultats dans les négociations de politiques publiques touchant l’amélioration des conditions de logement dans leurs régions.
Pendant mon séjour en Nouvelle-Zélande, je désire rédiger mon 2e article de thèse avec l’équipe de la Pre Howden-Chapman. Cette dernière explore des questions de recherche semblables, en plus de collaborer avec plusieurs organisations autochtones (Maories). Son équipe offre également un soutien pour des analyses biostatistiques avancées.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Louise Potvin

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

University of Otago (Wellington)

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Aboriginal Affairs; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Public Service, Policy, and Governance

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Evaluation of biological-based source control methods for preventing constituent release from mine wastes

Mine waste rock drainage is one of the most challenging and lasting global environmental issues facing the entire mining industry, regulatory agencies and society as a whole. Mine drainage can be alkaline, neutral, moderately or extremely acidic and contains significant levels of sulfate, dissolved iron, and frequently a variety of heavy metals and metalloids. As opposed to water treatment, the preferable long-term option, even though challenging, is to prevent the release of these constituents from the mine waste, which is referred to as source control. Microorganisms are one of the causes and can also be the cure of the problem of mine water pollution. The proposed research aims at evaluating all available biological-based methods that have been developed for controlling constituent release at the source, based on which recommendations will be made to the partner company on suitable techniques to move forward with developing and testing. In this research, we will build a database that captures existing information on all biological-based source control methods developed by academia, mining companies, and governmental agencies. The information will be collected from journal articles, conference proceedings, government reports, etc.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Wenying Liu;Susan Baldwin

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Teck Resources Ltd

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Natural Resources; Mining; Water

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Elevate

The environmental and climatic conditions of the first Anatomically Modern Humans dispersals into Western Europe

In an atmosphere of dwindling research funding availability, making sure that the limited money is wisely invested is of critical importance. In our study, we propose to investigate how applied research has been funded in NB over the last decade, and how this funding has impacted economic growths. This study will attempt to make a link between applied research and creation of start-ups and spinouts, with the objective to determine what kind of research funding, at what stage in the research continuum, has the greatest economic impact. This will directly benefit the NBIF and other funding agencies by allowing them to target their funding programs and thus maximising the benefit for New Brunswick.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ariane Burke

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

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