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Investigation of Rock Penetration and Fragmentation Problems

Anaconda Mining Inc. is experiencing three rock penetration and fragmentation problems that impact costs, recovery and overall feasibility. Through collaboration between Anaconda Mining and the Drilling Technology Laboratory (DTL) at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) and the MITACS graduate internships described in this proposal, these problems will be investigated and appropriate solutions developed. The investigation of these research questions is applicable in the mining as well as oil & gas fields.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Stephen Butt

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Signal Gold;Petroleum Research Newfoundland & Labrador

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Mining; Other; Natural Gas

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Accelerate

Treaties and Boundaries Project

The role of this internship is to assist in reaching the SSHRC goal for the Dreamcatcher system of capturing cultural data, traditional ecological knowledge, and traditional land use, creating as full a historical, cultural, and economic record as possible, as well as strong land use management/consultation, water and asset management, and public health systems. This information will inform cultural research, treaty negotiations, and community development. This goal will be reached by the intern: (i) contribute to the Dreamcatcher database and GIS system by assessing concerns, utility, and potential applications from the legal perspective, (ii) research issues of admissibility and reliability of information as they related to the Dreamcatcher system and future legal claims, (iii) make recommendations in relation to information, GIS and the Dreamcatcher system as it relates to Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation land and water claims.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Elizabeth Judge

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

8392692 Canada Inc

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Management of companies and enterprises

Université :

University of Ottawa

Programme :

Accelerate

Impact of a cognitive intervention program for adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Cognitive impairments are the most common long-term challenges after traumatic brain injury (TBI). There is very little research on interventions to improve cognitive function after brain injury. The goal of this project is to evaluate whether and how an intensive cognitive intervention program (Arrowsmith program) may stimulate positive changes in the brain. We have already started this program and showed that after 3 months of intervention, there were small changes in both brain and behaviour. We will now increase the number of participants in this program and include a group of participants with TBI who will not receive the Arrowsmith intervention. We expect to see significant changes in brain and behaviour with a larger number of people. In addition, by including a group of TBI participants who do not receive the intervention, we will be able to evaluate whether the changes we see may be due to the effects of the Arrowsmith intervention.. The intern working on this project will be involved in sophistical analyses of MRI data and will evaluate the relationship between these data and cognitive function. The Arrowsmith program will receive important information about if and how the program impacts positive changes in the brain.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Naznin Virji-Babul

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Arrowsmith Program Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Education; Information and cultural industries

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Chemically Modified Graphene-Like Carbon for Water Purification and Charge Storage Applications

This internship will focus on the chemical modification of a graphene-like material developed by 3M Canada towards membranes for the removal of divalent cations from water and charge-storage materials (supercapacitors). The need for improved purification technologies, specifically those that target the removal of divalent cations, such as calcium and magnesium, which are found in hard water, has never been greater due to the growth of our population and the related industrial and agricultural sectors of the Canadian economy. Furthermore, the use of low-cost carbonaceous materials as replacements for relatively expensive and toxic heavy metals in charge-storage devices is extremely important as our nation continues to develop strategies for the sustainable production and efficient use of our energy resources. The research conducted during this Mitacs-funded project will explore the transformation of 3M Canada’s graphene-like material into graphene and graphene-oxide derived hybrid materials through a variety of chemical modification approaches. The proposed research will occur at Western University and within the laboratories of 3M Canada in London, Ontario and will help 3M Canada produce a range of filtration membranes and charge-storage devices for distribution to the Canadian and global markets.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Joe Gilroy

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

3M Canada (London, ON)

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Accelerate

Strategic BC Salmon Health Initiative: Inventory and Assessment of Health Risk of Microbes in BC’s Pacific Salmon

The role of infectious disease in declining productivity of wild salmon in BC is poorly understood. We will combine novel genomic technologies with traditional fish health methodologies and more broadly identify the microbe exposure of BC salmon. By doing so, we can examine their evolutionary relationships and their epidemiological distribution patterns over time and space as well as assess the pathogenic potential through histopathology, functional genomics, proteomics, and other clinical measures of condition. Ultimately, we will identify the most critical microbes for BC salmon and follow-up with disease challenge studies. Inclusion of wild, hatchery, and aquaculture fish will provide the opportunity to explore potential pathways of exchange. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will contribute epidemiological studies and next generation sequence analysis for phylogenetics, transmission studies, and novel microbe discovery and will receive valuable training in conservation management from the Pacific Salmon Foundation and in genomics, physiology, veterinary epidemiology, and bioinformatics by collaborating laboratories at University of BC, University of Prince Edward Island, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. These project interns will assist the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) in obtaining data that can better inform salmon management for developing conservation policies for the species that PSF helps to protect and conserve.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Larry Hammell;Scott Hinch

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

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

Université :

The University of British Columbia; University of Prince Edward Island

Programme :

Accelerate

Développement d’un biofiltre passif activé pour l’enlèvement du phosphore

Dans l’optique de lutter contre la problématique de prolifération des cyanobactéries dans les plans d’eau, le phosphore contenu dans les rejets d’eaux usées est ciblé par un resserrement des exigences de rejet. Dans la continuité d’une collaboration entre le CRIQ et l’Université Laval dans le développement de technologies d’épuration passives, les plus récents travaux ont permis d’étudier en laboratoire une approche innovante pour capter le phosphore au sein d’un matériau organique (Thibault, 2013; Roy-Dumesnil, 2015). Des copeaux de bois servant de matière filtrante ont été imprégnés avec de l’hydroxyde de fer. Dans le présent projet, il est proposé de poursuivre le développement en travaillant en laboratoire avec des eaux usées réelles ainsi que des colonnes de plus grande dimension. Les bénéfices pour le CRIQ concernent principalement la poursuite des avancements technologiques et ainsi envisager une utilisation pré-commerciale du procédé à court/moyen terme.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Paul Lessard

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (Montreal, QC)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Accelerate

Marine mammal behavioural responses to tidal turbine sound

The coastal marine regions of Canada are an excellent source of renewable energy. Tides and currents are predictable in space and time so ideal for tidal energy. Coastal areas with strong currents are also popular with marine mammals often providing good feeding opportunities. However little is known about how marine mammals will be affected by the presence of tidal energy developments in their habitats and because marine mammals are dependent of sound to feed and navigate the impacts of introduced sound are of particular concern. This project proposes to investigate how marine mammals behave in the presence of an operating tidal turbine and will allow SMRU Canada to provide much needed data and advice on how to develop good environmental management programs for managers in Canada and elsewhere that will allow successful tidal energy project to develop.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Isabelle Cote

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

SMRU Canada Ltd

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Hydrate process for CO2 capture from fuel gas

Increased emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the combustion of fossil fuels has created the global challenge of climate change. Reduction and/or elimination of CO2 emission is a mitigation strategy in the absence of a global non-carbon energy system. The capture of carbon prior to combustion and its subsequent safe storage or utilization is an opportunity to be exploited for the implementation of a successful emissions reduction/elimination strategy. The formation of gas hydrate crystals has been demonstrated in the lab to be able to capture and separate of CO2 in a simple and robust manner. When gas hydrate crystals are formed from a CO2/H2 gas mixture at suitable pressure and temperature conditions the gas hydrate crystal phase is enriched with CO2 and the remaining gas (“unreacted” gas) is enriched in H2. For example Figure 1 shows relevant data obtained in our lab. It is also noted that 42.5 and 36.1 % of the CO2 in the feed gas mixture was recovered as hydrate. Suitable additives may be included in the formation system and improve the separation. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Peter Englezos

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

CMC Research Institutes Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Improving Food Recognition and Data Analytics in GlucoGuide

Diabetes is a chronic disease with many complications including heart attack, stroke, amputations and blindness. Self-management of blood glucose and improving lifestyle are very important to prevent complications, but it is a very difficult task. We have been researching and developing GlucoGuide – an app that data-mines inputted diet and exercise data to give individual feedback on lifestyle (not on medications) to help manage diabetes. In this Mitacs R&D Project, we will develop further analytic algorithms (including deep learning) to recognize food, multiple food combination, food nutrition label, barcode
scanning and exercise equipment using the smartphone’s camera. This will not only train and improve interns’ R&D abilities, but also significantly improve the usability of GlucoGuide, which will benefit patients with diabetes, and ultimately, help to reduce the burden and cost on the healthcare systems in Canada and world.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Kaizhong Zhang

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

GlucoGuide Corp

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Emotional Intelligence Training in Mobile Applications

This project aims to use literature evidences and data analysis techniques to develop new mobile games that train people’s “emotional intelligence”. The company will build the product prototypes based on current literature evidences and theoretical models. Then the data generated from the games will be evaluated to inform product performance, efficacy, and future developments. This internship will enable the company to integrate research in the heart of the product development and implementation from the begging to the end. The intern will use critical literature review skills to inform prototype development, previous data analysis experience to design post-product launch analysis strategies, and software programming languages and statistical methods to analyze data generated by the first emotion training application developed by Fit Brains, Rosetta Stone Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Catharine Rankin

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Rosetta Stone Canada Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Education; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Using goals, tips, and feedback to reduce energy consumption in business environments

The goal of the project is to reduce energy consumption in business environments using simple behavioural strategies. These strategies involve the use of stickers that clearly show how much energy the organization is aiming to reduce, the relevant actions that people can take to reduce energy consumption, and the progress the organization has made so far. These stickers will be placed in public spaces in the business setting, where the employees can easily perceive the stickers and thus engage in desired actions. By testing these behavioural strategies, the project can help inform EnerNOC about how best to motivate businesses to save energy, and how to engage employees within the organization to reduce energy consumption.
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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jiaying Zhao

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

EnerNOC inc

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Enhanced profiled wood decking with superior weather resistance

Decking is a flooring material used outdoors in both residential and non-residential sectors. The decking market is important for Canadian companies who manufacture 300 million lineal feet of decking each year. However, this important market is declining because of the emergence of products made from plastic. These plastic products maintain their appearance better than wood decking when used outdoors and require less maintenance. But wooden decking still resembles commodity lumber and little is done to engineer the surface of deck boards so that they can resist the effects of the weather and maintain their appearance when used outdoors. This situation is quite different to the market for interior flooring which is dominated by engineered products that are visually appealing, hard wearing and easy to install and maintain. Taking our cue from the latter sector and working with our MITACS partner we will optimize a promising micro-grooving technology for reducing surface checking and cupping of selected Canadian wood species that have potential to be used for treated decking. The major deliverable for this project is wood decking made from Canadian species that can compete more effectively in the market place with decking made from plastic.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Phil Evans

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Brisco Wood Preservers Ltd

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

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