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Shiga-toxigenic E. coli persistence mechanisms and surface biofilm detection using near-infrared spectroscopy on beef processing facilities

Contamination of beef by Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) is a major problem affecting the North American Beef Industry. Environmental cross-contamination, among other contamination sources, has been shown to play an essential role in meat adulteration. Therefore, this proposal is aiming: a) to determine the capacity of the top-seven STEC to survive and transfer from single and multispecies biofilms onto fresh beef surfaces; b) to test the effectiveness of chemical sanitizers to eliminate wet and dry biofilms (single/multispecies); and c) to test the ability of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to detect biofilms. Multispecies biofilms composed of STEC and bacteria commonly found in meat packing plants will be tested in-vitro, as well as on stainless steel and polyurethane. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Claudia Narvaez Bravo;Tim McAllister

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Canadian Cattle Association

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture

Université :

University of Manitoba

Programme :

Accelerate

Treated Drill Mud Residue Commercialization Research

As part of Envirosoil’s re-usable energy division in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, drilling fluid waste product will be re-purposed as a potentially viable fuel supplement and additive in other industrial processes. The proposed research would look into viable options for reusing this material in a way that is commercially beneficial to the current operations, while also diverting the waste from landfills. The general objective of the proposed research is to better characterize the nature of the waste and how it can be safely pushed into the commercial market. This will be done through market research combined with a scientific laboratory-scale testing process for the treated waste product.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jacob Hanley

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Dillon Consulting Ltd (Halifax, NS)

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Saint Mary's University

Programme :

Accelerate

The role of certifications and traceability in supporting the Inuit seal harvest to deliver Inuit rights to food, culture, and economic opportunities

Inuit have the right to food, culture, and economic opportunities, and the seal harvest can help to support these rights. However, resultant international bans from anti-sealing campaigns have undermined the Inuit economy and imposed hardships on Inuit communities. In an effort to improve market access for Inuit seal products, the Canadian Government established the Certification and Market Access Program for Seals (CMAPS), which is creating certification and tracking systems for Inuit seal products in EU markets. CMAPS will improve existing tracking systems for Inuit seal products and explore the role of certifications, namely the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Fair Trade, in improving market access for Inuit seal products and subsequently supporting Inuit rights to food, culture, and economic opportunities. This research project will collaborate with Nexus Coastal Resource Management to better inform CMAPS and the Government of Nunavut on best measures for creating certification and tracking systems for Inuit seal products in EU markets.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Megan Bailey

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

NEXUS Coastal Resource Management Ltd.

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Aboriginal Affairs; Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment

Université :

Dalhousie University

Programme :

Accelerate

Calibration and modeling for an individual tree LiDAR forest resource inventory in boreal Ontario

Ontario has recently acquired a new forest inventory, based on aerial photos, and for the first time, a technology called single photon Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). This technology allows users to not only see the forest, but precisely calculate tree heights, drainage, and other things by collecting dozens of measurements per m2. A first step to utilizing this technology is being able to identify and map individual tree crowns. This research will focus on identifying individual tree crowns as a first step to developing highly accurate, affordable forest inventory. It is now possible to map forest resources more accurately than ever before, but questions about how to calibrate the data to ensure accuracy and how much we can detect remain. Forest vertical structure is one area that LiDAR may be able to quantify and classify. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ulf Runesson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Resolute Forest Products

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Agriculture

Université :

Lakehead University

Programme :

Accelerate

An Evaluation of the energy system in an off-grid northern community: A case study at Brochet Manitoba, Canada.

Barren Lands First Nation is a remote community located in Northern Manitoba, approximately 250 km North West of Thompson, Manitoba at latitude of 57 degrees. It is an off-grid community i.e. it is not connected to the provincial electricity supply grid. The community relies on ice roads built over winter to haul in supplies and fuel for their energy needs. The high transportation cost significantly increases the cost of energy brought in to the community. Due to the changing climate, the winter roads are less reliable and getting shorter. The failure of road infrastructure in a given season would be catastrophic to the whole community. This project aims to develop an energy model for the community based on the current extent of energy usage. The exact determination of current quantity of energy supply and type of energy supply (wood, gasoline, diesel, electricity) and consumption rate (monthly or annual usage) …………………….TBC

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Shirley Thompson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Winds and Voices Environmental Services Inc

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Manitoba

Programme :

Accelerate

Innovative Business Strategies: Business development and marketing of drone technology in international development contexts and specialized professional development programs in domestic postsecondary environments

The internship will focus on two case studies in the area of business and marketing research, aiming to integrate academic level rigour with practical relevance. First, the intern will consider how drone-based research tools can be managed and marketed in an international development context that engages local networks of drone users whilst maintaining technological standards and respecting local regulatory frameworks. Second, drawing on the case of the Certified Professional Impact Analysis Program at Queen’s, the intern will assess the applicability of available research on the optimal marketing and course delivery models to the program, drawing conclusions about research applicability and defining questions for future investigation.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Gregory Libitz

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Limestone Analytics Inc

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

St. Lawrence College

Programme :

Accelerate

Deep learning-based Image Style Transfer with Generative Adversarial Network

The project aims to develop the deep learning-based algorithm that translate the image style of specific object to the reference style. Firstly, the proposed research focuses on identifying the accurate region in image for style transfer, and then translating the image style in that region. Current techniques about image style transfer are struggling to focus on translating the desired objects while keeping the rest of regions in the image unchanged. The competitive advantage gained by the new technologies developed through this project will help Crater Labs to further grow and expand its business in the computer vision, thus creating new employment opportunities in Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jun Chen

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Crater Labs

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

McMaster University

Programme :

Accelerate

Intégration d’enjeux de gestion durable des milieux riverains en aménagement forestier

La forêt canadienne est réputée pour sa diversité biologique, pour la qualité des bois qu’on en extrait, et de plus en plus pour la multitude de services écologiques qu’elle fournit aux humains, comme par exemple la villégiature, la chasse ou la cueillette de petits fruits, Malgré qu’elle soit très vaste, cette forêt n’est pas résistante à toutes les activités humaines et ses ressources ne sont pas illimitées. Pour assurer la meilleure conciliation des usages de la forêt, pour aujourd’hui comme pour le futur, il faut identifier les enjeux environnementaux, sociaux et économiques de chaque territoire forestier et planifier en conséquence. Rayonier Advanced Materials, une entreprise forestière opérant au Québec et en Ontario, s’associe à des chercheurs pour mieux intégrer l’information sur les multiples enjeux de ses territoires d’opérations et utiliser des outils de planification de pointe dans ses processus de gestion des milieux riverains forestiers.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Marcel Darveau;Louis Imbeau

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Rayonier A.M. Canada S.E.N.C.

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Accelerate

Sustainable Funding Models for Watershed Co-Governance

This research project will analyze different funding options for watershed co-governance in the Nicola River watershed in British Columbia. There are ongoing efforts in the Nicola River watershed to develop and implement a co-governance structure involving the Province of BC and five Nicola First Nations. These efforts are made possible by short-term funding that is intended to last over the course of a two-year pilot project. Upon completion of the pilot in 2020, new sources of permanent, long-term funding will be required. Through background research and interviewees with those involved in the Nicola co-governance initiative, this project will analyze the trade-offs associated with different funding options. Rather than being prescriptive, the project is intended to provide information that will aid decision-makers in choosing a funding model that works in the context of the Nicola River watershed. This project will employ Structured Decision Making (SDM), a framework that allows for systematic analysis of complex, multi-stakeholder decisions.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Evelyn Pinkerton

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Compass Resource Management

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Aboriginal Affairs; Water

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Diversity Measures and Equal Opportunity Practices in the North American Corporate Labour Force and Global Diversity Management Practices

Visier Solutions Inc hopes to create a new standard for the measurement of employee diversity in organizations based on scientific research and measured baselines. With the help of the interns, this study will set a standard for the practical measurement of diversity in organizations as well as best practices in the analysis of metric results. The findings of this study will enrich our understanding of diversity and equal opportunity treatment of diverse groups in the corporate environment. Further, the study will expand Canadian knowledge on diversity management practices through engaging with the literature on global legal diversity definitions and management practices. The study will utilize quantitative and qualitative techniques through a statistical analysis of corporate employee data and a literature review on international practices leading to a sustained increase in the diversity of global enterprises.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Victoria Esses

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Visier Solutions Inc

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Accelerate

Centrifuge modeling of liquefaction in layered silty sand deposits

Soil liquefaction or excess pore water pressure buildup reduces a soil’s stiffness and strength and can result in significant damages during earthquake shaking. The current state of practice on liquefaction evaluation techniques relies mainly on simplified empirical procedures based on case observations and free-field laboratory testing which have been widely limited to clean sands (zero fines). In this study, an investigation of the seismic response of layered saturated silty sand deposits is conducted by performing a series of dynamic geotechnical centrifuge experiments. The influence of fine-grained particles and layering on the material’s behavior are evaluated in both free-field and soil-structure interaction (SSI) model conditions. To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first application of centrifuge modeling on these liquefiable deposits. This project provides an important opportunity to study this material’s complex dynamic behavior by using an advanced testing program that will address the existing gaps in the literature.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Samuel Yniesta

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

University of Colorado Boulder

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Environmental Science and Technology

Université :

Polytechnique Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Experimental investigation of controlled-rocking systems

The proposed project will investigate the behavior of high-performance reinforced concrete (RC) core walls, which are designed to rock about their base in two horizontal directions. For this purpose, a 1/6.5 scaled specimen of the 24-story reinforced concrete wall will be built and tested at the Multi-Array Shaking Table (MAST) facility at Tongji University, Shanghai, China. The experimental program includes a large array of unidirectional and bidirectional shaking tests of the specimen, which will investigate the performance of the system at different shaking intensities and different directions. The applicant research will focus on unidirectional and bi-directional rocking behavior of the walls. This experimental program will be performed at four phases of shaking table tests. In phase A, a cantilever-rocking-wall, equipped with supplemental dampers, will be tested unidirectionally. In phase B, the specimen will be tested in coupled-rocking-wall direction. In phase C, the cantilever-rocking-wall and the coupled-rocking-wall systems will be tested under bi-directional shaking. Finally, in phase D, all dampers will be removed and the cantilever-rocking-wall will be tested unidirectionally. The results of the experimental program will be used to calibrate advanced 2-D and 3-D numerical models to perfectly simulate the controlled rocking systems.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Tony Yang

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Tongji University

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Other; Construction

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

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