Projets novateurs réalisés

Explorez des milliers de projets réussis issus de la collaboration entre organisations et talents postsecondaires.

30156 projets achevés

2861
AB
5059
C.-B.
812
MB
673
NL
842
SK
8957
ON
9368
QC
96
PE
579
NB
1120
NS

Projets par catégorie

Florasol Extraction Process Development of Essential Oil

This project will be with ANPI Canada Inc., a Canadian company focused on essential oil extract from softwood in Bolton, Ontario. Presently, ANPI uses various extraction techniques for isolation of essential oils particularly cedar oil from cedar leaves, branches, and mulch. These essential oils have applications in the food, flavor, fragrances, and pharmaceutical industries. ANPI have found that their current extraction methods do not provide a suitable yield of cedar oil. This project will investigate the continuous florasol extraction process of cedar essential oil using green solvents within different range of
temperatures and pressures. Effect of extraction time, flow rate, moisture content, and particle size of the starting material will be investigated for development and optimization of the extraction process. The form (seed, leave, fresh flowers, roots, etc.), state (whole material dried or fresh), and treatment (ground, chopped, sliced, etc.) of starting material will also be examined which will have an effect on the extraction yield. This project will provide tremendous advantage to ANPI providing new opportunities to extract the maximum value from our low valued Canadian based softwood products.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Paul Charpentier

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

ANPI Canada Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Accelerate

Optimized Extraction of Onion and Garlic Oils Using Green Solvents

This project will be with All Natural Products Inc. (ANPI), who is a Canadian company focused on essential oil extract from natural herbal resources in Bolton, Ontario. These essential oils have applications in the food, flavor, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. ANPI have found that their current extraction methods do not provide a suitable yield of essential oils. This project will investigate the batch florasol extraction process of onion and garlic essential oil using green solvents within different range of temperatures and pressures.
Effect of extraction time, temperature, pressure, modifiers, flow rate, moisture content, shelf time, and particle size of the starting material will be investigated for development and optimization of the extraction process in batch and continues systems. The type, state (whole material dried or fresh), and treatment (ground, chopped, sliced, etc.) of starting material will also be examined which will have an effect on the extraction yield. This project will provide tremendous advantage to ANPI providing new opportunities to extract the maximum value from our low valued Canadian based natural herbal products.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Paul Charpentier

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

ANPI Canada Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Accelerate

Ultra high throughput selection of enzymes by Terahertz Chemical Microscope

Enzymes are becoming important industrial catalysts, especially for “green” manufacturing. As a consequence, much interest currently exists in identifying ways to optimize the catalytic properties of enzymes to make the manufacturing process more efficient. One way to do this is to create many variants of the original enzyme, each differing slightly in structure, and then screening the efficiency with which they catalyze the desired reaction. This, however, is a very labor intensive approach that limits the number of individual variants that can be tested, ultimately lowering the chances of identifying very reactive enzymes. This project will evaluate a recent Japanese invention, the THz Chemical Microscope (TCM), as a means of simultaneously measuring the activity of many individual enzymes. Should the proof-of-concept sought out in this project be obtained, the TCM could dramatically increase the number of enzyme variants that can be analyzed in a day. This would pave the way for creating new high performance enzymes for future “green” manufacturing processes.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Marc André Gauthier

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Okayama University

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Université :

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

INTEGRATED POWER-MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR CLASS D AUDIO AMPLIFIERS

This proposal targets a fully-integrated power management circuit for a high efficiency class D audio amplifier in a standard CMOS process. The project will focus on optimizing efficiency, reducing cost, and enabling wide input voltage and load current handling well-suited for battery driven applications. The converter will operate directly from a battery to provide the optimum voltage level for the audio amplifier and the proposed solutions will be able to exceed the voltage rating of the technology.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Stefano Gregori

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Guelph

Programme :

Accelerate

Identification of CAGE Transcriptome Signatures that Influence Chromosome Structure

The three-dimensional (3D) structure of the genome is known to play an important role in the regulatory activities of a cell. The genome itself may be vast (~3.2 billion nucleotides), but only a small fraction (approximately 1.5%) encodes for proteins. In the last decade, non-coding regions of the genome have been shown to produce molecules (expression of “transcripts”) that impact the regulation of proteins. In this project, we explore the effect that these molecules have on regulatory events within the cell by identifying patterns (“signatures”) of expression linked to changes in genomic structure. This study is made possible by integrating two powerful techniques for studying both the expression and conformation of the genome. We believe this
work represents the most advanced approach to understanding how changes in chromatin structure are influence by gene regulation.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mathieu Blanchette

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

RIKEN (Center for Life Science Technologies)

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Oil and lipid improvements in field pea to develop a non-traditional oilseedcrop

It has been noted in recent studies that provided an increase in the lipid content of the field pea (Pisum Sativum L.) through genetic manipulation, it can be used as a viable commercial alternative to conventional oilseed crops, which include canola and soybean. Genetic transformants with high lipid content can be created in the McGill University laboratories but its commercial viability needs to be tested with an industry partner. For this purpose, this research proposal aims to accelerate the commercial deployment of an oilseed pea through industrial field-testing with Agrocentre Belcan to identify natural variations created by genetic modifications and creating a business model that will lead to a profitable commercial venture for the company, if it were to act as a commercial vendor for the oilseed pea.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mark Lefsrud

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Agrocentre Belcan

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Agriculture

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Accelerate

Impact des fongicides foliaires du soya sur les ennemis naturels du puceron du soya

L’utilisation à large échelle de produits phytosanitaires de façon préventive, tels que les fongicides foliaires, peut causer des impacts sur l’environnement et sur la santé humaine. Les conditions d’utilisation, les bénéfices anticipés mais aussi les impacts indirects liés à l’utilisation de ces produits doivent être examinés au Québec. Par exemple, les fongicides foliaires utilisés dans le maïs ou le soya peuvent réduire les populations de champignons entomopathogènes qui contrôlent le puceron du soya ou affecter les populations des autres ennemis naturels. Les effets de traitements fongicides foliaires sur le puceron du soya et leurs ennemis naturels et sur les maladies foliaires seront évalués en parcelles expérimentales 9 sites à l’étude. Par ailleurs, des bioessais de fongicides sur une espèce d’ennemi naturel ciblée permettront de quantifier plus précisément l’impact de ces pesticides sur l’organisme. Les données de ce projet permettront de mieux cibler les recommandations faites au MAPAQ quant à l’utilisation des fongicides dans la culture du soya.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jacques Brodeur

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

CÉROM

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture and Food; Environmental Science and Technology

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluation of a School Active Travel initiative

The number of children being driven to school has substantially increased over the past few decades—fewer children are walking or bicycling to school. There is good evidence to suggest that programs promoting walking or cycling to school may increase physical activity in children’s lives. With limited funds available, it is important to document the effectiveness of these programs across schools and settings.
In this project we focus on evaluating a behaviour change program meant to encourage more cycling to school, delivered by partner organization HUB Cycling to students in Vancouver elementary schools. Part of the evaluation seeks to understand how well the program succeeded in encouraging students and families to change their school travel. This internship will provide the partner organization with resources to justify to potential funders and partners the importance of supporting and participating in a cycling education program.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Meghan Winters

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

HUB Cycling

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

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

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Structuration et analyse de bases de données d’essais de fertilisation

Le projet comprend trois étapes. Dans un premier temps il y aura acquisition d’un maximum de bases de données sur différentes récoltes où il y a eu application d’azote. Pour ce faire, nous contacterons par courriel les différents laboratoires de recherche ou chercher dans la littérature. Ensuite, nous ferons la restructuration de toutes ces bases de données dans un format prédéfini, contenant plusieurs paramètres (Année, ville, coordonnées GPS, texture du sol, quantité d’azote appliquée, date de l’application de l’azote, etc…). Enfin, nous analyserons ces données pour comprendre les liens entre les propriétés du sol, les conditions météorologiques, les pratiques de gestion et les besoins en fertilisation.
Le but de ce projet est de construire une base de données unique, facilement exploitable, pour observer l’influence des différents paramètres (texture du sol, antécédent culturel, etc…) sur la quantité optimale d’azote. Cette base de données servira à l’entreprise partenaire au développement des applications commerciales à la base des connaissances extraites de la base de données, et servira également à des futures recherches sur l’impact de la fertilisation en azote.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Francois Cavayas

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Effigis Géo-solutions Inc

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Cognitive Impairment Secondary to Depressive Symptomology and its Relationship with Functional Impairment

Depression is a disabling condition affecting millions of people. Some of the symptoms of depression make it impossible for people to function in their daily lives. People experience significant levels of memory, thinking, planning and other cognitive symptoms that impair their abilities to go to work, school and take care of themselves and family. What is unclear is how and to what extent does this type of impairment lead to real world disability, and whether or not these levels of impairment exist in a broad range of people with varying levels of depressive symptomology. The benefits of determining the extent of cognitive impairment resulting in disability for those suffering from depressive disorders is that treatments can be modified and developed to directly target these cognitive symptoms.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Konstantine Zakzanis

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Lundbeck Canada Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Achieving Climate ‘Justice:’ Indian climate justice narratives, and who’s being ‘left out in the cold’

My collaborative research project with Tyrone Hall will examine the concept of “justice” in India’s climate change policy, discourse and action. Embedding the notion of “climate justice” at the core of climate change discourse results in a political frame around risk (Indian) and responsibility (Global North’s). The study examines how the needs and risks of marginalized and vulnerable communities (women, farmers, rural and coastal areas) are accounted for in the climate discourse (policy, media, and activism). It also considers the implications of India’s new climate plan and how environmental organizations focused on climate change are influencing public opinion and narratives. The study will yield significant insights on how policy, media narratives, climate education and plans can be reoriented to meet the needs of the most vulnerable.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Daniel Drache

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Jamia Millia Islamia

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Université :

York University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Beyond Climate Justice: Competing Narratives and Ambitious Climate Action in India – implications for Canadian policy makers

My collaborative research project with Nicolette Little will examine the role of climate justice in India’s climate change policy, discourse and action. Embedding the notion of “climate justice” at the core of climate change discourse results in a political frame around risk (Indian) and responsibility (Global North’s). The project seeks to delineate how a focus on climate justice obscures the need for more ambitious national and global action on climate change. The study examines how the needs and risks of marginalized and vulnerable communities (women, farmers, rural and coastal areas) are accounted for in the climate discourse (policy, media, and activism). It also consider the implications of India’s new climate plan and how environmental organizations focused on climate change are influencing public opinion and narratives. The study will yield significant insights on how policy, media narratives, climate education and plans can be reoriented to meet the needs of the most vulnerable.

Voir la description complète du projet
Superviseur du corps professoral :

Daniel Drache

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Jamia Millia Islamia

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Université :

York University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Précédent
1...231232233234235236237...2,513
Suivant

Joignez-vous à un écosystème d’innovation florissant.

Abonnez-vous à notre infolettre dès maintenant!

S’inscrire