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Optical and Electrochemical Corrosion Detection and Protection

During the proposed internships, adaptive corrosion protection system (ACPS) will be developed as a stand-alone unit to provide optimum corrosion protection by changing the protection power according to the changes in environment or the material properties. This will allow the dynamic adjustments by implementing the feedback loop for the protected system. The proposed ACPS will also use efficiently stored energy from harvesting or charging. The proposed ACPS will significantly reduce and/or eliminate human interaction for an efficient and a cost-effective. Besides, the ACPS will optimize the power supplied to the protection system to optimally use the available power. Because of these technological benefits the wider adoption of the ACPS is anticipated in a wide range of practical applications. Finally, this collaborative project is intended to provide protection solution for the transmission towers as well as the corrosion-prone underground structure for the partner organization.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Bozena Kaminska

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

BC Hydro (Vancouver, BC)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Utilities

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Assessing the impact of community-based biodiversity conservation on bird communities: acoustic monitoring in protected and non-protected areas in Mexico.

La biodiversité des oiseaux dans deux différents milieux de la région de Oaxaca au Mexique sera examinée par un suivi des espèces présentent et de leur distribution dans les habitats. Les chants seront enregistrés, leur emplacement noté et les espèces auditivement identifiées. L’étude nous informera 1) sur l’état des habitats à l’intérieur d’un milieu protégé et d’un milieu non protégé, 2) permettra d’établir des stratégies de conservation et 3) une base de données des espèces d’oiseaux et de leur distribution à l’intérieur de ces deux milieux sera créée. On s’attend à un milieu plus en santé dans la
réserve protégée et aussi d’y trouver une plus grande biodiversité d’espèces d’oiseaux.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Stéphan Reebs

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Université :

Université de Moncton

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Ubiquitous and Secure D2D Communications for 5G Networks: New Challenges and Physical Layer Solutions

The next generation cellular standard—called the fifth generation radio networks—is expected to include D2D (device-to-device) communications that allow two or more devices in proximity of each other to bypass the base-stations and establish direct local links. In consultation with our supporting organization, InterDigital, we have identified two key use-cases of D2D communications in 5G networks: ultra-dense M2M communications that arise in infrastructure monitoring; and low latency and high reliability V2V communications to provide traffic-safety warnings. These use-cases give rise to new research challenges: how to manage physical layer resources in a hybrid of centralized and decentralized approaches; how to ensure fast and accurate synchronization and efficient tracking; and how to use physical layer approaches to reduce the ability of malicious attackers to intercept private communications. In this project, we propose to develop new theories, algorithms and design guidelines that address these research challenges and will enable the practical implementation of D2D communications.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ioannis Psaromiligkos;Benoit Champagne;Aditya Mahajan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Interdigital Canada Ltée

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Accelerate

Optimized Approach for Minimizing Oil and Gas Asset Remediation and Reclamation Liability Cost

This proposed research and development project is intended to create an Integrated Approach to Recovery of Mature Oil and Gas Asset Production and to achieve Strategic Lifecycle Liability Discharges in the oil & gas industries. Tansley Associates Environmental Sciences (TAES) and Athabasca University (AU) each have excellent talent pools and facilities with specific strengths in environmental analysis as well as computational technologies to apply to this project. Together, with an upcoming appointment of a postdoctoral fellow, this combined team will provide a unique perspective toward minimizing the ecological footprint and end-life liabilities caused by oil and gas production. This project will seek to discover, test and recommend best practices for the highest environmental standards in petroleum production to restore “equivalent land capacity” without leaving a legacy of environmental contamination for Albertans.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Junye Wang

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Tansley Associates Environmental Sciences Inc;CEPro Foundations Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Athabasca University

Programme :

Accelerate

Improving Electrical Demand Baseline Forecasting Techniques

Loads on the electricity grid are increasingly being viewed as potential controllable assets, rather than just a traditional load that generators must supply. This evolving view of loads in this manner has spurred the development of demand response methods for controlling the loads in real time in response to market price and regulation signals. In order to properly compensate the participants in demand response, as well as to better control the loads in aggregate, methods are required to estimate what the electrical load would have been in absence of being called on to temporarily curtail their load had no demand response been called on. This project will apply advanced statistical modeling methods to the problem of computing baseline estimates of load. These methods can provide better predictions that include estimates of uncertainty and can be updated in real time as more data becomes available. Enbala Power Networks will be able to implement these methods in the commercial demand response platform to improve their operations in various demand response applications.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Curran Crawford

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Enbala Power Networks Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

Université :

University of Victoria

Programme :

Accelerate

Examining the Mechanism of Interaction Between Solanum tuberosum Plant Specific Insert with Lipid Membranes Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

The proposed research area of my master’s project is on the structure and function relationships of food-related proteins, at a fundamental and molecular level. My focus is on the plant specific insert (PSI), a saposin-like-protein in Solanum tuberosum, which has the potential to impact on both food safety and agricultural practices. Plants rely on their innate immunity as a first line of host defense against external pathogens. Like saposins and various other members in the saposin like protein family, PSI was discovered to have antimicrobial, antifungal, protein folding, vacuolar targeting/sorting, membrane disruption and vesicle leakage activities. These self-defense mechanisms are essential for the natural health of the plant. The proposed study will elucidate the interaction between the recombinantly expressed 15N and 13C labeled Solanum tuberosum plant specific insert with phospholipids through nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Due to sequence homology of PSI and saposin C, a mature saposin; it is hypothesized that PSI will interact with phospholipid membranes in a similar fashion to saposin C and that the additional segment in PSI may play a role for interaction. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Rickey Yada

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Peking University

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Education

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Development of a novel ultrasonic dental system for alveolar bone mapping

Important information in determining dental implant success is the anchorage provided by the width of the alveolar bone ridge at the location of the implant site calculated during the presurgical assessment. Currently used methods are invasive (x-rays radiation, needle based mapping or direct exposure) and to date, there is no real-time ultrasonic dental tool dedicated to measure the alveolar ridge. The objective of the project is to design and develop an ultrasoundbased diagnostic system for bone width evaluation at the initial stage of dental implantology treatment planning. This solution is intended to help dental practitioners to determine the necessity of bone augmentation and estimating the proper implant size prior to implant placing.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Roman Maev

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Dr George Grayson Dentistry Professional Corporation

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

University of Windsor

Programme :

Accelerate

The effect of fire cycle and fire severity on the presence of black spruce, jack pine, and trembling aspen in the boreal forest of Canada in the context of climate change

Projected climate change is expected to alter fire regimes across the boreal forest, which in turn will affect forest community structure, composition and diversity. The intern will examine the effects of changes in climate, and by extension, fire cycle, on the presence of three most common tree species in the boreal forest of Canada. Specifically, he will be tasked with developing a model capable of simulating the presence of black spruce, jack pine, and trembling aspen under varying fire cycles. Since these three tree species are so widespread, and the main targets of forest industry, it is essential that we increase our understanding of how a changing climate might affect their abundance and presence. This project fits very well into the two main research themes of the partner organization: Climate Science and Vulnerabilities, and Impacts & Adaptation. Expected results, and potential publications arising from this work will further bolster the company’s already extensive academic record.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Yves Bergeron

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Ouranos Inc;Université du Québec à Montréal

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Accommodation and food services; Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

Université :

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Programme :

Accelerate

Comparative assessment of NH3 production and utilization in agriculture, energy and utilities, and transportation systems for Ontario

Alternative fuels and energy resources play a key role in both the short and long term sustainable development of transportation. Ammonia (NH3) is the only carbon-free chemical energy carrier (other than hydrogen) suitable for use as a transportation fuel. NH3 can be produced using either fossil fuels,
or any renewable energy source, using heat and/or electricity. Comparative thermodynamic and life cycle analysis related to ammonia production and ammonia based applications such as transportation options will be undertaken. A scenario analysis using Life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology will
be conducted to investigate environmental performance of the selected ammonia production methods such as oil sand and hydropower based systems. Experimental investigation of selected ammonia production opportunities will be studied.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ibrahim Dincer

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Hydrofuel Inc.

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Green/Alternative Energy; Sustainability & the Environment; Transportation (excluding aerospace)

Université :

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Programme :

Accelerate

Design Improvement for a Novel One-Shot Self-Cooling Beverage Can Prototype

Temperature control is very important to a modern day society. Certain beverages, such as soda pop, alcoholic beverages, and even water are refrigerated so that they are more refreshing to drink. This project objective is to design novel environmentally benign and emission-free-self-cooling beverage cans. Two different systems with different cooling approached are considered. The first system is built on chemical reaction that does not evolve any harm output that the user will be exposed to, and the other system uses the physical principle of cooling with expansion and absorption. It is desired to design, manufacture and test the proposed systems the commercialization potential in the canning industry.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ibrahim Dincer

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Envirochill Cryogen Development Corp;Hydrofuel Inc.

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Programme :

Accelerate

Cracking in Hot-dip Galvanized Welded Joints of SteelPlatform Structures – Mechanism of Failure and Prevention

A zinc coating is commonly used on structural steels to prevent corrosion. The structure is dipped in a hot bath of liquid zinc, which when cooled, provides to protective layer. However, after the coating process, cracking has been found in the welded joints of the structural steel. The proposed research aims to determine the cause of the cracking by investigating the construction process, the chemical make-up of the steel and the impact of the coating process. The partner organization will benefit from this study because it will be able to prevent any future failures and improve the quality of their structures. The partner organization will be able to protect their structures from corrosion without the impending threat of unpredictable cracking.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Robert Driver

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Waiward Steel LP

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

Building a geospatial database for assessing effects of multiple stressors on inland lakes

Phosphorous is the key nutrient limiting fish productivity and algal growth in Ontario lakes: more phosphorous can mean more fish, but it can also mean more algal growth, and potentially even toxic blue-green algal blooms. Multiple stressors like climate change, human land-use practices, and shoreline development, all affect lake phosphorous levels beyond natural geo-climatic factors. Thus, lake water quality is carefully monitored by government and volunteer-based water-quality monitoring programs such as the Lake Partner Program (LPP). Data collected through the LPP are currently provided to partner organizations (e.g., FOCA) in tabular form or via maps of point-based lake samples, but FOCA and MOECC do not currently have a way to visualize these data in context (e.g., by providing monthly maps of expected lake phosphorous levels across Southern Ontario to their members); nor do they have a method to characterize monitored lake catchments for land-based attributes and multiple stressors. The intern will undertake research to visualize phosphorous, calcium and water clarity data with continuous maps. S/he will also characterize local and upstream lake catchment characteristics using publicly available geo-spatial data (land-use, geology, climate, human impacts, etc.).

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Stephanie Melles

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Other services (except public administration)

Université :

Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme :

Accelerate

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