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Le potentiel des techniques d’écriture de la chanson pour les méthodes de communication des consultants en management

Le succès d’un consultant en gestion peut dépendre de sa capacité à communiquer son expertise, notamment par la production d’un wording (e.g. choisir la formulation spécifique du contenu textuel apparaissant dans un document donné) de qualité. Le wording est un élément fondamental dans la chanson, un mode d’expression synthétique, imagé et intégrant le point de vue du narrateur, qui mobilise aussi la poésie et le storytelling. Ce projet vise donc à explorer empiriquement comment les techniques propres à l’écriture de la chanson peuvent contribuer au wording des consultants, afin d’aider les individus à enrichir leurs méthodes de communication en contexte d’entreprise.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Djahanchah Philip Ghadiri

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Boostalab

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Université :

HEC Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Improvement of pyrolytic oil quality by physical and chemical technologies for replacing fossil fuel in heating system

The depletion of fossil fuels and the negative impacts of their extraction and combustion on the environment have encouraged scientists and industrial stakeholders to explore the development of alternative, and renewable energy resources such as bio-oil, which can be produced from biomass by pyrolysis and bio-oil upgrading. The main disadvantages of crude bio-oils derived from fast pyrolysis are their poor quality caused by the presence of water and oxygen compounds, high viscosity, instability during storage, low heating value, and high acidity to be used as a fuel in heating systems. In this research project, we propose an innovative integrated upgrading process (optimized sequential physical and chemical upgrading system) to produce high quality bio-fuel applicable in modified burner. INRS and IRDA will combine their respective expertise in energy and environmental processes to offer industrialists a technological approach based on the green energy. The aim of this project is to study on bio-oil upgrading in a laboratory scale in terms of the various influencing factors on condensing system and catalytic process, such as temperature and catalyst type in order to establish a strategy for scaling up the biofuel production process using domestic (Canadian) biomass like switchgrass.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Patrick Drogui

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Institut de Recherche et de Développement en Agroenvironnement

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Agriculture; Education; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Programme :

Elevate

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) Pre-Detailed Design System (PDDS) for Turbines

The aero-engine design process is highly iterative, multidisciplinary and complex in nature. The success of an engine depends on a carefully balanced design that best exploits the interactions between numerous traditional engineering disciplines such as aerodynamics and structures as well as lifecycle analysis of cost, manufacturability, serviceability and supportability. Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is the world leader in the design and manufacturing of small aero-engines. The proposed Chair program aims to deploy a fully automated and integrated P&WC Pre-Detailed Design System “PDDS” that is capable of finding the optimal balance between aerodynamic performance, cooling flows, durability, cost and weight in order to achieve better-integrated results, a step reduction in engine design elapsed time and the best product performance . The proposed program addresses only the “Turbine” part of the engine, being a critical component due to its high temperatures and stresses, cooling, material and coating requirements. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Hany Moustapha;Patrice Seers;François Garnier;Marlène Sanjosé;Ghizlane El Boussaidi

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Pratt & Whitney

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Aerospace; Technology; Information and Communications Technology

Université :

École de technologie supérieure

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluating Collaborative GIS for Marine Conservation Planning

The advent of interfacing with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on multi-user touch tables presents an opportunity for greater involvement and collaboration in marine conservation planning. However, there is limited research on the effectiveness of collaborative GIS in small groups for Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) for conservation. The research focuses on two case studies in British Columbia and will involve actual government, non-government organizations and local communities engaged in MSP for conservation using multi-user touch tables and GIS. The primary benefits to Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society include rigorous and defensible spatial analysis for marine conservation planning and an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of using multi-user touch tables to engage partners and community.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Rosaline Canessa

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Other services (except public administration)

Université :

University of Victoria

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluation of light emitting diode arrays for shipping container plant factories

Controlled plant factories are closed and insulated environments that can be automated and artificially illuminated. They may be built in recycled shipping containers that are mobile, carrying enormous potential for food crop production and addressing food security in remote areas. However, lighting technologies and light positioning in these factories has not been optimized for different plant species. Our objective is to improve lighting and plant production practices in small plant factories. This research will explore how lighting systems and light positioning (overhead or side illumination), can affect plant growth. LEDs will be compared with high-pressure sodium and fluorescent lighting. This research will add to our knowledge of how plant growth is affected by specific light wavelengths and orientation. It will also contribute to system designs that improve biomass production and that will be completely automated in the future.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mark Lefsrud

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

La Boîte Maraîchère;Growex

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Agriculture

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Accelerate

Structural evolution of the triple junction boundaries in the Lau and North Fiji backarc basins

Plate tectonics is a major driver of ore formation in the Earth’s crust. The metals contained in those deposits are critical to our global economy but are increasingly difficult to find. Many deposits were formed at microplate boundaries that provided the melt and fluid pathways for metals; however, the processes leading to microplate formation in ancient mineral belts are poorly understood. This study will investigate microplate formation at two modern analogs, in the NE Lau and North Fiji backarc basins of the southwest Pacific Ocean. These are type localities for tectonic triple junctions, which are a fundamental stage in microplate formation. We aim to understand the structural evolution of triple junctions in this modern context in order to gain a perspective on how microplates and associated crustal-scale fluid pathways formed in ancient submarine volcanic terranes that host ore deposits. Through detailed geological and structural mapping, using integrated ship- and satellite-based geophysical data, including bathymetry, gravity, and magnetics, the tectonic evolution of the Mangatolu triple junction (Lau Basin) and the central North Fiji Basin triple junction will be studied. To be cont’d.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mark Hannington

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Education

Université :

University of Ottawa

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Translation of recent evidence on the effect of sugars on cardiometabolic health – Year two

The proposed project includes 2 objectives: (1) provision of high quality evidence on the effect of specific food sources of sugars on cardiometabolic risk factors by conducting multiple systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMAs), to address the effect of replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with either diet pop or water in a randomized controlled clinical trial, and to analyze and report national data from StatsCan on current sugars consumption, and (2) efforts to translate the evidence from these studies both directly to the public and indirectly through communications to clinicians and public policy makers, in addition to developing training programs on how to conduct high quality SRMAs in nutrition research. The partnership will focus on the development of better translation strategies which are greatly needed to convey important messages directly from the scientific literature and not to allow misinterpreted results from the media to be a central avenue of information for the public. A main goal of the Canadian Sugar Institute (CSI) is to provide science-based Nutrition Information. Through this partnership, CSI will benefit from the tremendous expertise of the intern in conducting SRMAs, allowing CSI to provide more accurate and clear information on the role of sugars in the diet to health.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

John L Sievenpiper

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Canadian Sugar Institute;University of Toronto

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Elevate

Translation of recent evidence on the effect of sugars on cardiometabolic health

The proposed project includes 2 objectives: (1) provision of high quality evidence on the effect of specific food sources of sugars on cardiometabolic risk factors by conducting multiple systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMAs), to address the effect of replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with either diet pop or water in a randomized controlled clinical trial, and to analyze and report national data from StatsCan on current sugars consumption, and (2) efforts to translate the evidence from these studies both directly to the public and indirectly through communications to clinicians and public policy makers, in addition to developing training programs on how to conduct high quality SRMAs in nutrition research. The partnership will focus on the development of better translation strategies which are greatly needed to convey important messages directly from the scientific literature and not to allow misinterpreted results from the media to be a central avenue of information for the public. A main goal of the Canadian Sugar Institute (CSI) is to provide science-based Nutrition Information. Through this partnership, CSI will benefit from the tremendous expertise of the intern in conducting SRMAs, allowing CSI to provide more accurate and clear information on the role of sugars in the diet to health.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

John L Sievenpiper

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Canadian Sugar Institute;University of Toronto

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Elevate

Exploring phosphonate biosynthetic capacity in anaerobic microorganisms

Molecules possessing a carbon-phosphorus bond (C-P) have traditionally been considered rare in Nature. For example, there are only ~50 phosphonate natural products known, although several have achieved commercial success (e.g. the antibiotic fosfomycin). In addition, several phosphonate cell surface modifications have been found over the last half century, but nothing is known regarding their biosynthesis or biological role. Interestingly, phosphonates possess a reduced (less oxidized) form of phosphorus relative to most biological phosphates, and it has long been suspected that phosphonates predominated in the low oxygen atmosphere of early Earth. We therefore hypothesize that modern day anaerobic environments represent a potentially rich source of phosphonates. To access this metabolic diversity, we propose to collaborate with Dr. Yihua Chen (IM-CAS Beijing), who recently developed a system to capture large fragments of DNA from anaerobic microorganisms and express their chemical output in a related anaerobic ‘host’ bacterium.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Geoff Horsman

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Institute of Microbiology)

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Biotechnology; Life Sciences (not health); Pharmaceuticals

Université :

Wilfrid Laurier University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Development of Input and Evaluation Criteria for a Video-Based Occupational Risk Assessment Tool

Workplace injury prevalence and cost have created an immediate need for ergonomics risk assessment tools that require minimal ergonomics training, rooted in a foundation of experimental research, and provide comprehensive outputs that give some indication of risk and required action. Observation-based tools have been widely implemented in practice due to their simplicity, accessibility, and cost- and time-efficiency, but they typically require specialized training, present inconsistent risk categories, and depend on user interpretation of a specific set of static posture and load parameters. MyAbilities Technologies Inc. has developed a video-based risk assessment tool (PDAi: Physical Demands Artificial Intelligence) that addresses these issues by using a task video recorded on a mobile phone and overlaying a set of digital joint locations to estimate physical demands and injury risk. The effect of video recording angle needs to be evaluated to guide users to record video that can maximize the accuracy of assessments results. Further, despite reaching being a prominent aspect of most occupational tasks, the effects of key task parameters – such as sitting vs. standing and one- vs two-handed reaching – are unknown, and need to be evaluated to provide accurate risk estimates related to reaching tasks for both practitioners and researchers.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Peter Keir

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

My Abilities Technologies;McMaster University

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology

Université :

McMaster University

Programme :

Elevate

Ultra-High Control Bandwidth Flying-Capacitor Converter – Design and Commissioning

For the realization of amplifiers with ultra-high control bandwidth, typically the series connection of high-frequency PWM H-bridges is considered in order to simultaneously achieve multi-level voltages and high effective switching frequency, which enables the required high cut-off frequency of the output filter and, thus, facilitates high control bandwidth. However, the approach is of high complexity, requires multiple isolated and bidirectional DC power supplies, which increase the overall size of the system, and, in addition, leads to elevated electromagnetic common-mode emissions that increase the filtering effort. Therefore, a realization based on the Flying-Capacitor Converter (FCC) topology is a promising candidate with regard to ultra-high control bandwidth. In order to clarify the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches, i.e., cascaded H-bridges and FCC, a research project in the context is proposed which should conceptualize, analyze and experimentally verify of an ultra-high bandwidth FC power converter.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Luiz Antonio Correa Lopes

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich - dup

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Energy and Utilities; Technology; Automotive

Université :

Concordia University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Nutrition, Genetics and Athletic Performance – Year two

This project will result in the expansion of an athlete-focused genetic test to include additional genetic markers and algorithms for the purpose of personalized caffeine advice for endurance and other forms of exercise (strength, power, anaerobic-power) through continued analysis of 23 caffeine-associated genes that affect an athlete’s response to caffeine (positive, negative or no effect). The intern has already collected all necessary data, from over 100 athletes, from her previous doctoral research. She has already published some of her caffeine-associated findings. Other genes associated to body composition, dietary intakes and muscle physiology will also be investigated. Additional research in this area will directly benefit the partnering company, Nutrigenomix Inc., as developer of genetic tests for personalized sports nutrition available in 35 countries. The mission of Nutrigenomix is to maintain its position as one of the world’s leading providers and most trusted source of DNA-based nutrition information in a competitive marketplace. To achieve this goal, it is imperative that the company continues novel high-quality research to strength the quality of breadth of its products and services. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

John L Sievenpiper

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Nutrigenomix Inc;University of Toronto

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Elevate

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