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Deficit Irrigation and Crop Size Adjustment Strategies for Improving the Concentration of Aromatic Compounds in White Grapes in British Columbia Climates

In white wines, the wine aroma plays a major role in determining wine quality and economic value. In many grape varieties cultivated in BC, the aroma makeup is built in the vineyard where key aromatics accumulate in the grapes. Irrigation and crop size adjustments are two main strategies that growers have adopted to manage fruit ripening and composition. Both strategies have been largely used as a tool to improve the composition of red grapes but very limited information is available on the impact of these strategies on the accumulation of terpenes in white grapes.
This project aims to evaluate the effect of deficit irrigation and crop size adjustment strategies on the concentration of aromatics in white grapes and wines. The goal is to develop an irrigation and crop size adjustment strategy that maximizes the level of aromatics produced in white grapes cultivated in BC while minimizing water demands.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Simone Castellarin;Simone Diego Castellarin

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

BC Wine Grape Council

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Agriculture

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Conception d’une approche dynamique de gestion adapté au produit decycle de vie (Target-Date Funds)

Les fonds cycle de vie (Target-Date Funds – TDF) sont des fonds dans lesquels les participants épargnent pour leur retraite et dont la proportion d’actifs investie en actifs risqués (équité) diminue à l’approche de la date cible de retraite. Dans certains cas, le processus d’ajustement se poursuit au-delà de la date de retraite. Le but de cette diminution est de réduire graduellement le risque du portefeuille du participant jusqu’à la retraite afin de réduire l’ampleur d’un évènement de marché défavorable qui compromettrait l’atteinte et le maintien des objectifs de revenu durant la période de décumulation du retraité. Ces produits ont été largement critiqués suite à la crise financière de 2008 alors que de nombreux participants qui s’approchaient de leur date de retraite ont subi des pertes considérables qui ont considérablement impacté à la baisse les perspectives de qualité de vie de ces retraités. La GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) a même tenu des audiences sur cet aspect et a questionné l’industrie sur les approches de gestion de ces produits qui représentent plus de 700 milliards d’encours (GAO).

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Bruno Rémillard

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

IPSOL Capital Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Finance and Insurance

Université :

HEC Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Long-term effects of forest harvesting on habitat use by foraging bats in Southern British Columbia

Forest harvesting is a practice that, by its nature, may have effects on a variety of animal species. With the recent listing under SARA of three bat species and the well-known ecological importance of bats in forests, attention needs to focus on identifying potential long-term effects of forest harvesting on insectivorous bats, a subject that has been little studied. To do so, we will repeat Grindal and Brigham’s 1995 study, which was conducted in the West Arm Demonstration Forest (BC) to test whether and how forest management has affected the long-term activity patterns of foraging bats. This project will allow development of enhanced forest management by forestry companies to improve bat conservation in Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mark Brigham

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

National Council for Air and Stream Improvement Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Regina

Programme :

Accelerate

Habitat selection by Common Nighthawks in Canada’s boreal forest

The boreal forest is an essential breeding ground for hundreds of North America’s bird species, yet it is poorly studied. Many of these birds are rapidly declining, including a group of birds called the aerial insectivores. These birds are not necessarily related to each other, but instead they share a behaviour: they all catch insects in the air. No one knows just why they are declining, but they are disappearing faster than any other bird group in North America. Their shared feeding behaviour suggests that it is related to changes in insect populations. Unfortunately, it is difficult to test this theory because little is known about many of these birds, including how they respond to changes in their habitat. One of these aerial insectivores is called the Common Nighthawk. It eats insects in evening and early in the morning, and then sits on the ground during the day, hidden by its exceptional camouflage. These birds are so hard to find that little is known about them, except that there are fewer now than there have been historically. They are found all over North America, including boreal forest in northern Canada, but there has been no research in the boreal forest.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mark Brigham

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

GoldCorp (Mussel White Mines)

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Mining

Université :

University of Regina

Programme :

Accelerate

The effect of biofuel waste application on Pinus banksiana

Biofuels are rising in importance as an alternative to fossil fuels. The waste from biofuels has the potential to beused as a soil fertilizer. However, increasing soil fertility can hinder the growth of tree seedlings. Increased soil
fertility can lead to increased competition with grasses and shrubs and make tree seedling more attractive to grazing animals. The objective of this study is to provide an alternative use for Manitoba’s wood crop as a biofuel-based industry, where the waste materials are used to increase the yield of the biofuel stock, thus benefitting the economy and environment. Biofuel waste will be applied with and without nitrogen fertilizer to a jack pine plantation. Selected areas will have vegetation clipped back and other areas will have the seedlings protected from grazing. Tree seedling growth will be monitored and compared among the treatments and soil nutrients measured to determine their effect on plant growth.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

John Markham

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Pineland Forest Nursery

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Agriculture

Université :

University of Manitoba

Programme :

Accelerate

Legado Development: Net Zero Energy Capable Design Strategy

The following proposal is to research and develop Net Zero Energy (NZE) capable sustainable design strategies for Legado, a large building development planned for Griffintown, Montreal. Two interns will work with 7983859 CANADA INC. under the supervision of professors from the School of Architecture at McGill University and the Centre for Zero Energy Building Studies at Concordia University in conducting this research over 12 months. This will involve precedent study; identification of best practices and challenges to sustainable design in this context; research of systems, materials, and products to achieve NZE capable design; building design iterations; modelling, testing, and evaluating options in the production of a feasibility study and business case report. This will influence the development of Legado and will advance knowledge in the research area through elaboration of the practical realities of NZE capable design in the context of large scale hybrid buildings in Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Michael Jemtrud;Bruno Lee

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

7983859 CANADA INC

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Construction and infrastructure

Université :

Concordia University; McGill University

Programme :

Accelerate

Structural design of aerospace composites with Hybrid Fibre Architectures

Continuous fibre (CF) aerospace preforms exhibiting excellent mechanical performance possess low formability characteristics and are confined to simple shell-like geometries with minimal curvatures. On the other hand, short fibre preforms such as randomly oriented strands (ROS) offer high formability but exhibit low mechanical performance. The manufacturing of composites involves time and huge costs. The overall research objective is to explore a tradeoff solution that integrates the formability of ROS and performance of CF by hybridizing fibre architectures while using a low cost manufacturing technique. Compression molding (CM) is a low cost manufacturing method and thermoplastics are ideal matrix systems that complement CM. Specific research objectives include determining the rules of hybridization to produce synergistic relations, experimental evaluation and numerical prediction of stiffness and strength of hybrids fabricated with CM. Expected results include a better understanding of the effects of hybridization on design performance through experiments and numerical models, and design and processing guidelines for the use of hybrids. The research would allow the manufacturing of complex shapes with composites while meeting the design performance. Further, the use of thermoplastics with CM would reduce the manufacturing time/cost and allow for the recycling of composites.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Pascal Hubert

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Inactive)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Aerospace; Technology; Advanced Manufacturing

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Accelerate

Color management for ultra-bright conditions in OLED Displays

The objective of the proposed research project is to develop a realistic color appearance model based on the human visual system’s functioning that addresses the issue of reflections under high luminance levels. This will be incorporated into algorithms used in the color reproduction and retargeting algorithms of OLED displays. This model should give rise to reduced power consumption in OLED displays, while maintaining a high perceived quality of images. The project will also explore the effect of display reflections from OLED screens. The project will entail an evaluation and comparison of color gamuts on conventional LED and OLED displays, the development of solutions to use the OLED color gamut potential for power saving in ultra-bright conditions. The project will benefit Irystec in their development of color management solutions for mobile and tablet based computer displays.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

James Clark

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Irystec Software Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Accelerate

Multi-dimensional and long-term reactive transport analysis of the geochemical stability of sedimentary basins

Sedimentary rock formations are currently under consideration for the placement and long-term storage of used nuclear fuel originating from nuclear power generation. A thorough understanding of the long-term geochemical stability in these rock formations is important to prove that future interactions of the waste material with aquifers as well as flora and fauna at the land surface can be ruled out for time periods exceeding 10,000 years. Constrained by observational data, a series of process-based computer simulations will be conducted to reproduce past geochemical changes of sedimentary basins. This research will result in improved capabilities for prediction of sedimentary basin evolution under present-day conditions and affected by climate change including glaciation and subsequent deglaciation events.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ulrich Mayer

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Nuclear Waste Management Organization

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Utilities

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Application and investigation of new material in tandem solar cells with enhancing IR spectral absorption

Solar cells which convert solar energy directly into electricity are among one of the most viable solutions to the world’s foreseeable energy crisis and global environmental issues. One key strategy to improve the efficiency of solar cells is to enhance the overlap between their absorption spectra and the solar spectrum. When two or more subcells with distinct and complementary absorption spectra are stacked, the tandem solar cells are created and a broader range of the solar spectrum can be absorbed and more solar energy can be harvested. However, the utilising of IR solar photons with the wavelength from 800 to 1200 nm is poor for the third generation solar cells, which has the potentials of high power conversion efficiency and low cost. This project focuses on investigating the efficient harvest of IR solar photons in a tandem structure. We tend to achieve highly efficient tandem solar cells by efficiently utilising IR solar photons.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ricardo Izquierdo

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

1-Material Inc

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Université du Québec à Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Lisibilité des lois et des contrats

La présente demande concerne le chantier de recherche sur la « lisibilité des lois et des contrats ». En effet, 86 % des citoyens québécois reconnaissent que les lois sont difficiles sinon très difficiles à lire. Le Québec compte, chez les adultes, par ailleurs près de 50 % d’analphabètes fonctionnels. Pourtant des efforts importants ont permis, à une certaine époque, la production de législations ou de contrats types dont les termes pouvaient être facilement compris, dans un effort de démocratisation de la forme juridique : le Code de travail, la Loi sur la protection du consommateur, la Loi sur la protection de la jeunesse, etc.
Le chantier de recherche sur la « lisibilité des lois et des contrats » fait partie d’un grand projet de recherche sur l’Accès au droit et à la justice (ADAJ). En effet, ADAJ aborde l’accès au droit et à la justice en fonction de trois axes distincts : 1) la connaissance et la conscience du droit en tant que composantes de la citoyenneté ; 2) l’adaptation des pratiques professionnelles et des contraintes organisationnelles de justice à l’état des rapports sociaux; 3) la légitimité publique et politique des institutions juridiques et judiciaires contemporaines.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Pierre Issalys;Pierre Noreau;Pierre Noreau

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Chambre des notaires du Québec

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

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

Université :

Université de Montréal; Université Laval

Programme :

Accelerate

Regional Planning for School Travel in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA)

Green Communities Canada (GCC) has been contracted by Metrolinx, the Provincial Transportation Planning agency for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), to prepare a regional plan for Active and Sustainable School Travel (ASST) in the GTHA. The purpose of this project is to facilitate a coordinated effort to improve walking and cycling among schoolchildren, which is a key strategic goal that is outlined in the Big Move, the regional transportation plan for the GTHA. The plan will comprise six regional reports and one comprehensive GTHA report. The intern will conduct research to support GCC and its collaborators in completing this project. The detailed tasks include producing a best-practice report, identifying policy gaps in the GTHA region which will inform a stakeholder mapping, and contributing to the design and implementation of several stakeholder consultation sessions.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Raktim Mitra

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Green Communities Canada

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Transportation (excluding aerospace); Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment

Université :

Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme :

Accelerate

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