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Developing a Context-Sensitive Strategy for Assessing the Need for Skateboarding Spaces

The intern in this study will review relevant literature and interview employees of a skateboard architecture and design company to better understand how the company can improve their data collection process. To date, skateboard architecture and design companies have mainly used number-driven methods to explore potential skateboard locations, these methods include statistical surveys, reports and other number-driven methods, while little attention has been drawn to qualitative methods (i.e., interviews, observations). The intern/researcher will aim to develop a strategy and toolbox (of qualitative methods) for the skateboard architecture and design company to implement when exploring potential skateboard locations within a community. This project is significant as it will allow the company the ability to not only use and rely upon number-driven data but will also allow them the tools to explore how social, political, historical and environmental factors can be accounted for when exploring potential skateboard spaces.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Brian Wilson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

van der Zalm + Associates

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Other; Education; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

3D Printable conductive nanocomposite sensors for CRFID moisture, strain, and temperature sensing in composite pipes

Transportation of oil and gas through pipeline networks remain a crucial infrastructure for sustainable economic growth in Canada. Pipeline wear and damage will remain a major concern as it can lead to catastrophic failures causing environmental and economic damage if undetected. For easier detection of damage on a large network of pipelines, an array of wireless radio frequency identification tags was developed for steel pipes. However, the material used for the tags were not suitable for pipes made with polymer composites as the stiffness of the copper could damage it. The main objective of this project is to create a conductive polymer material which is softer than copper but will achieve similar results as the wireless tags. Furthermore, the material needs to be 3D printable, which would facilitate in large scale implementation of the tags during the manufacturing of the pipes. The project will benefit the company as the wireless detection system can be used for Shawcor’s composite pipes.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Hani Naguib

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Shawcor Ltd (ON)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Comprendre l’influence de la variable genre sur l’adoption d’une innovation technologique agricole: une approche par méta-analyse

Pour booster la productivité agricole dans les pays développées comme en développement, nombreuses innovations technologiques agricoles (variétés améliorée des semences et leurs itinéraires techniques, pratiques agro-environnementales, matériels agricoles post-récolte, complémentation alimentaires pour le cheptel, entre autres) sont diffusées et adoptées. La littérature scientifique s’est intéressée à leur adoption. Parmi les déterminants d’adoption de ces innovations, il a été constaté un contraste en ce qui concerne l’influence de la variable genre. Si certaines recherches concluent que les femmes adoptent moins les innovations technologiques agricoles, d’autres indiquent que c’est le fait d’être un homme qui augmente la probabilité d’adoption tandis que qu’une autre partie affiche une influence neutre.
Cette recherche a pour objectif de vérifier et expliquer l’influence réelle de la variable genre sur l’adoption d’une technologie agricole et les facteurs qui expliquent le signe de cette variable en faisant recours à une nouvelle méthode de revue systématique notamment, la méta-analyse.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Lota Dabio Tamini

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Université Toulouse 1 Jean Jaurès

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Application des mathématiques aux phénomènes naturels chez Leibniz

Dans le cadre de mon mémoire de maîtrise, j’entreprends d’étudier la contribution capitale apportée par le philosophe, mathématicien et physicien allemand, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, au problème métaphysique de l’application des mathématiques aux phénomènes réels. L’intérêt de ce projet est à la fois historique : donner une image fidèle de la pensée du philosophe d’Hanovre sous cet aspect, et philosophique : mettre au jour une conception originale du problème de l’application, informée par le génie d’invention propre à Leibniz. Mon séjour de recherche auprès des chercheurs du Laboratoire SPHERE, affilié à l’Université Paris Diderot, est une opportunité unique de profiter des résultats d’une équipe ayant un accès privilégié aux manuscrits leibniziens et une expertise reconnue de la philosophie des mathématiques et de l’histoire des mathématiques.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Christian Leduc

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Université de Paris

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Other; Environmental Science and Technology

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

The Role of Perspective-Taking in Witnessing Incivility at Work

Incivility is prevalent across various organizations and occupations and has harmful effects on both employees and their organization. Incivility has been found to have negative consequences not only for the victims and perpetrators of incivility, but also for the observers of incivility. This project aims to investigate whether taking the perspective of the instigator rather than the target mitigates the impact of gender on negative reactions to witnessing incivility. Using video vignettes, this research will assess reactions to rudeness in the workplace in a sample of working professionals in the United Kingdom. Organizations entail substantial costs from workplace incivility, and the proposed research may uncover that perspective-taking mitigates the consequences of workplace incivility. Previous research suggests that the gender of the instigator and target of incivility impact observer reactions to incivility. Specifically, observers of incivility tend to rely on gendered stereotypes when witnessing uncivil behaviour at work. Perspective-taking may reduce stereotyping in reactions to witnessing incivility due to increased understanding and sympathy. Further, the proposed research may provide key insights to the current climate of civility in British organizations during the major political changes of Brexit.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Joan Finegan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

University of Surrey (UK)

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Education; Other

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Stable synthetic equivalents of the monophosphorus anion (P-): a clean substitute for PCl3

Phosphorus is vital not only for food production but also for other agricultural commodities such as ethanol, biofuels, and any biorenewable chemicals. The annual worldwide production of elemental phosphorus reaches 850,000 tons, from which 18% is transformed by addition of chlorine gas into 700,000 tons/year of PCl3, the industrial precursor to most phosphorus derivatives. Significant environmental risks are involved in the preparation and transport of PCl3; it is highly reactive to atmospheric moisture, and has to be transported in lead-lined, glass-lined or nickel vessels. Lastly, its transformation into the desired chemicals produces an enormous amount of waste and is energy-inefficient. Proposed project involves the development of stable “P-” building block which can be converted into stable phosphinidene. This phosphinidene then can be transformed into a broad range of phosphorus compounds potentially reducing the use of PCl3.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Brian Sterenberg

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

University of California, San Diego

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Education

Université :

University of Regina

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

“I have spoken. Let my words be heard”: Writing as Relational Practice in Early Cree Life Writings

In this project, I will undertake research in the Church Missionary Society Archives to study the writings of Charles Pratt (c. 1816-1888) and James Settee (c. 1809-1902), two Cree men who worked as missionaries for the Anglican Church in Canada. My research will take me to Birmingham where Pratt’s and Settee’s writings are housed. I will analyse the texts themselves as well as the practice of archiving Indigenous writing in England in the late-nineteenth century. Part of my work involves compiling notes and copies of archival materials for further research. Through this project I expect to develop a better understanding of how Indigenous intellectuals negotiated relationships with church, government, and Cree communities through their writing. Finally, I will produce a paper on my findings and the archival research process for presentation to the Indigenous Literary Studies Association in Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Daniel Coleman

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

University of Kent

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

McMaster University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Investigating mental well-being as a predictor of language learning in refugee students

The RefugeesWellSchool Program is an initiative undertaken by the European Union to investigate preventive school-based interventions with the aim of promoting mental well-being of refugee and migrant adolescents. Five interventions are being implemented and studied across six European countries, with data collected on refugee students’ mental health problems, resilience, academic achievements, school drop-out and social support. The proposed research project will utilize mental health and academic achievement data from this program to investigate (1) whether trauma and mental health problems are negatively associated with language learning, and (2) whether mental well-being predicts success in language learning for recently arrived refugee students. The relation between the implemented preventative interventions and rates of language learning will also be explored qualitatively. Implications for Canadian refugee students and recommendations for the mobilization of acquired knowledge to a Canadian context will be discussed.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Heather Henderson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Uppsala Universitet

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

University of Waterloo

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Simulation of Fluid-Bed Spray Granulation using rCFD-DEM

Fluid-bed granulation is the process of growing small particles into granules by spraying solids-containing liquids. It is an important process step in the production of various consumer-facing products like fertilizer, laundry detergent and food products that have to be of consistent quality. Industrial-scale granulators are notoriously difficult to build and prone to design flaws such as overwetting due to cold spots, leading to segregation and formation of clumps. The granulation process can be simulated by treating each particle as an individual element and solving the Newtonian equations of motion, as well as mass and energy balances over small time steps. However, when simulating large-scale granulators, the process becomes extremely computationally intensive due to the small time steps required to resolve individual particle collisions that occur on the order of milliseconds while the time scale of the process is on the order of hours. Recurrence Computational Fluid Dynamics (rCFD) is a novel technique that takes previously computed, highly resolved patterns and extrapolates the results, resolving mass and energy balances that do not require these small time steps. This technique can reduce the required computation time by approximately three orders of magnitude. TBC

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jan Kopyscinski

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Technische Universität Hamburg

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Education

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

The Impact of the Global Compact on Migration on the Legal Framework on Immigration in the UK

This project will investigate how the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (the Compact), the first inter-governmentally negotiated agreement to cover all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner, is impacting how the United Kingdom specifically, and EU Member States in general, are drafting new laws, rules or practice guidance which relate to migration. As an international agreement that makes explicit the human rights obligations of States as they relate to migrants, the Compact can and should fill gaps within legislation to ensure that a comprehensive legal framework on immigration law is developed in the UK. The research will involve analyzing themes in government adoption speeches of new legislation, as summarized in Hansard entries, to help determine to what degree legislators are drawing on the Compact in shaping new legislation. Challenges and barriers will be identified.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

François Crépeau

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Queen Mary, University of London

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Other

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Surrey Skookum Lab: An Indigenous Driven Social Innovation Project

Skookum is a word used in many cultures. In British Columbia, some Indigenous communities understand “Skookum” to mean strong or brave. The Skookum Lab was created to honour the strength and wisdom of Indigenous communities and to make innovative changes within the city of Surrey. We are inviting First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people in Surrey to embark on a journey of understanding: what are the systemic causes of urban Indigenous child poverty in Surrey? The Skookum Lab will create spaces with, and for, the Indigenous community. These spaces will be places of creative dialogue and action in order to address the systemic causes of Indigenous child and youth poverty. From there, the Indigenous community will design and then test initiatives to make their dreams become a Skookum reality.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Meg Holden

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

The Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Ahmed Bluff Body Wake Dynamics and Tailpipe Exhaust Flow

Air quality is a major issue worldwide and has both health and cost implications. Major concerns deal with health issues due to noxious effects of nanoparticles and gaseous pollutant emitted by road traffic (including cardiovascular diseases, enhancement of allergies, pulmonary diseases etc.).It is well-know that transportation systems are a major contributor to pollutant emissions, being either solid (nanoparticles of carbon) or gaseous (Nitrogen Oxides). Regulations exist that limit the pollutant release into the atmosphere, but little is known about the dynamics of these particles when emitted from the exhaust pipe of a car. More information is needed regarding their interaction with the surrounding flow with respect to different incoming parameters (ground clearance, turbulence, interaction between cars, wind strength and direction, yaw angle). TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ram Balachandar

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Aéronautiques et de Construction Automobile

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Automotive; Environmental Science and Technology; Transportation (excluding aerospace)

Université :

University of Windsor

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

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