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Development of Standardized Laboratory and Semi-Field Methods for Assessing the Risk of Pesticide Exposure to Megachile rotundata F. – Year Two

Non-Apis bees are now recognized as significant pollinators. For most crops visited by bees, pesticides are used for pest management, and there is concern about the potential negative effects of pesticides on wild and managed bees. Most toxicity studies involving bees have focused on honey bees (Apis mellifera), partially because honey bee data are required for pesticide registration. Yet because of physiological and behavioural differences, honey bees and non-Apis bees may not be equally susceptible to a given pesticide. As such, there is interest from regulatory agencies in incorporating non-Apis bees into pesticide risk assessments. However, methods for assessing the hazards of pesticides to non-Apis bees have not yet been established. We aim to generate data that will contribute to the development of standardized methods for assessing the risk of pesticides to alfalfa leafcutter bees (Megachile rotundata), one of the most intensively managed non-Apis bees for agricultural pollination in Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Cynthia Scott-Dupree

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Syngenta Canada Inc.

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Agriculture and Food; Sustainability & the Environment; Life Sciences (not health)

Université :

University of Guelph

Programme :

Elevate

Development of Standardized Laboratory and Semi-Field Methods for Assessing the Risk of Pesticide Exposure to Megachile rotundata F.

Non-Apis bees are now recognized as significant pollinators. For most crops visited by bees, pesticides are used for pest management, and there is concern about the potential negative effects of pesticides on wild and managed bees. Most toxicity studies involving bees have focused on honey bees (Apis mellifera), partially because honey bee data are required for pesticide registration. Yet because of physiological and behavioural differences, honey bees and non-Apis bees may not be equally susceptible to a given pesticide. As such, there is interest from regulatory agencies in incorporating non-Apis bees into pesticide risk assessments. However, methods for assessing the hazards of pesticides to non-Apis bees have not yet been established. We aim to generate data that will contribute to the development of standardized methods for assessing the risk of pesticides to alfalfa leafcutter bees (Megachile rotundata), one of the most intensively managed non-Apis bees for agricultural pollination in Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Cynthia Scott-Dupree

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Syngenta Canada Inc.

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Sustainability & the Environment; Agriculture and Food; Life Sciences (not health)

Université :

University of Guelph

Programme :

Elevate

Contribution à l’optimisation des opérations de maintenance basée sur la fiabilité en fatigue des turbines hydrauliques

Ce projet a pour but de proposer aux gestionnaires des centrales hydro-électriques d’Hydro-Québec des solutions d’organisation de la maintenance de turbine hydro-électrique à partir d’un indice prédisant l’état futur de la turbine. Cette organisation prendra en compte plusieurs aspects tels que la problématique liée à la demande en énergie (certaines périodes sont plus propices que d’autres aux maintenances), la disponibilité de l’équipement, le surcoût d’un report de l’intervention, le coût de l’inspection, l’impact de l’intervention sur l’indice, etc. Une telle organisation permettra une réduction des coûts (considérés comme la perte de bénéfice), par la compréhension et l’anticipation des conséquences des décisions.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Souheil-Antoine Tahan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Institut de Recherche Hydro-Québec

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

Université :

École de technologie supérieure

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of Monoclonal Antibodies and Rapid Lateral Flow Test Kit for the Specific Detection of Streptococcus agalactiae

Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) is a worldwide-distributed bacterium. It is a major infectious agent to humans, cattle and aquatic animals. The outbreak and prevalence of S. agalactiae in aquaculture has been reported in different countries as one of the major causes of mortality leading to serious economic losses and threatening the sound development of aquaculture. The current methods for detection of S. agalactiae are time-consuming and require specific equipment and technical training. Therefore we will develop a diagnostic test for the simple, rapid and early detection of the disease caused by S. agalactiae in aquaculture. The antibody-based test will provide an answer within seconds. This test will facilitate the breaking of Artron Bioresearch into the fish-industry market and will position Artron as a successful and reliable company for the development of diagnostic tests for aquaculture. The growth of Artron will in turn create more employment opportunities in the biotechnology sector.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Horacio Bach

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Artron Bioresearch Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Elevate

Harnessing imaging spectroscopy for multivariate rock sorting in the mine environment – Year Two

The proposed research focuses on imaging spectroscopy of geological materials encountered at mineral deposits. Imaging spectroscopy (also known as hyperspectral imaging) in the geosciences traditionally utilizes airborne or spaceborne platforms but ground-based studies at outcrop and smaller scales are becoming more common. This technique collects reflectance data as images, and allows quick analysis of specific mineralogical properties that are visually undetectable (e.g., phyllosilicate mineralogy). We will investigate mineralogical and geochemical variability and spectral characteristics of various ore and non-ore lithologies from three mineral deposits. Results will improve the understanding of spectroscopy from these ore deposits and will also provide information exploitable by the mining industry. In particular, this research will directly guide how to integrate imaging spectroscopy into multivariate rock sorting methodologies developed by MineSense Technologies. Mineralogical information available through imaging spectroscopy complements the company’s existing sensor suite, and can potentially improve decision making for ore acceptance or waste rejection.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Lee Groat

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

MineSense Technologies Inc.

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining; Natural Resources; Environmental Science and Technology

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Elevate

Harnessing imaging spectroscopy for multivariate rock sorting in the mine environment

The proposed research focuses on imaging spectroscopy of geological materials encountered at mineral deposits. Imaging spectroscopy (also known as hyperspectral imaging) in the geosciences traditionally utilizes airborne or spaceborne platforms but ground-based studies at outcrop and smaller scales are becoming more common. This technique collects reflectance data as images, and allows quick analysis of specific mineralogical properties that are visually undetectable (e.g., phyllosilicate mineralogy). We will investigate mineralogical and geochemical variability and spectral characteristics of various ore and non-ore lithologies from three mineral deposits. Results will improve the understanding of spectroscopy from these ore deposits and will also provide information exploitable by the mining industry. In particular, this research will directly guide how to integrate imaging spectroscopy into multivariate rock sorting methodologies developed by MineSense Technologies. Mineralogical information available through imaging spectroscopy complements the company’s existing sensor suite, and can potentially improve decision making for ore acceptance or waste rejection.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Lee Groat

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

MineSense Technologies Inc.

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining; Natural Resources; Environmental Science and Technology

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Elevate

The development of single-cell RNA-sequencing methods for identification of biomarkers and therapeutic targets in leukemic stem cells

Targeted cancer therapies have significantly improved the treatment of leukemias, but emergence of treatment resistance and subsequent cancer relapse significantly reduces patient survival. This relapse is primarily caused by the inability of current therapies to eradicate leukemic stem cells. It is currently extremely challenging to study these stem cells, due to its rarity in patient blood samples. This project aims to develop new methods, in collaboration with Applied Biological Materials (ABM) Inc, to isolate leukemic stem cells from drug-resistant patients and to identify signature genes at the single cell level. The development of novel and marketable advanced next-generation sequencing methodologies will greatly benefit ABM, who themselves have recently established these sequencing platforms. In addition, this study will hopefully discover new predictive biomarkers and therapeutic targets for the development of improved therapies for patients with drug-resistant leukemias.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Xiaoyan Jiang

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Applied Biological Materials Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Elevate

Integrated Circuits for Modulated Optical Communication Links

High-performance computing and communication infrastructure has reached an industrial scale, with equipment racks 100 meters long interconnected by cables carrying data at speeds exceeding 10Gb/s. This has led to growing interest in optical fiber communication for interconnect within infrastructure computing and communication installations, displacing conventional copper interconnect. Transitioning these relatively short-reach parallel links to optical will require decreased cost and power consumption in the transmitters and receivers at either end of the links. We will demonstrate circuits to modulate and demodulate light on the fiber to carry multiple bits of information in each optical pulse, thereby reducing the burden on optoelectronic components and permitting lower cost and power. This project will focus on circuits using standard CMOS manufacturing technology where the partner company, Semtech, is a world leader in the intellectual property for high-speed data communication. The research will extend the company’s market leadership in their Toronto office.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Tony Chan Carusone

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Semtech Canada Corporation

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Elevate

L’alignement du processus d’appel d’offre avec la stratégie d’entreprise

Sivem pharmaceuticals est une entreprise en pleine croissance qui a été créée il y a à peine quelques années. L’introduction de nouveaux produits dans le portfolio est un défi sur lequel l’entreprise doit se pencher très sérieusement et c’est dans cette optique que le processus d’appels d’offre joue un rôle crucial. En effet, à chaque fois que l’entreprise souhaite lancer un nouveau produit, celle-ci passe automatiquement par un processus d’appel d’offre. L’entreprise ne possède pas encore de stratégie d’approvisionnement écrite et n’a pas aligné son processus d’appels d’offre avec la stratégie d’entreprise. Le processus d’appels d’offre n’apparait pas comme étant optimal et le non-alignement de ce dernier avec la stratégie d’entreprise constitue fort probablement une des principales causes. Ce projet de recherche aura donc pour objectif de montrer l’importance d’aligner le processus d’appels d’offre avec la stratégie d’entreprise. D’après la littérature, un non-alignement des stratégies peut s’avérer contre-productif. La littérature n’apporte qu’un aperçu très théorique sur le sujet et il serait très intéressant d’y apporter une approche qui s’appuie sur la pratique en illustrant les théories existantes avec le cas de Sivem pharmaceuticals.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Claudia Rebolledo

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Sivem Pharmaceuticals Inc

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Wholesale trade

Université :

HEC Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Diversity of coastal eelgrass communities and their importance for maintaining juvenile Pacific salmon – Year Two

On the coast of British Columbia, both eelgrass meadows and Pacific salmon species are declining, yet eelgrass community dynamics and reliance of juvenile salmon on these communities are poorly understood. We will assemble the first large-scale dataset from monitoring efforts of coastal BC organizations in order to assess eelgrass community diversity and structure across environmental and human disturbance gradients (including boating, fishing, and non-native species). The final outcome of this research will be an index of eelgrass ecosystem health for all monitored meadows based on their ability to provide ecosystem services including provision of habitat for juveniles of salmon and other commercially-important fishes. In addition, the assembled dataset will enable an assessment of monitoring gaps. This project supports the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s (PSF) mission to guide management of Pacific salmon and their ecosystems, and contributes to research sanctioned by PSF’s ongoing Salish Sea Marine Survival Project.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Julia Baum

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

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

Université :

University of Victoria

Programme :

Elevate

Effects of natural gas development on density and reproductive success of grassland birds in south-western Saskatchewan

Native grasslands in Saskatchewan provide important breeding habitat for many grassland birds, including species at risk. However, conservation agencies are concerned that the quantity and quality of remaining grasslands in south-western Saskatchewan may currently be threatened by expansion of natural gas development. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada manages large grassland parcels and seeks to maintain a functioning prairie ecosystem while meeting the needs of the gas industry. My objective is to determine the degree to which natural gas development influences density and reproduction of grassland birds. I will assess how bird density and reproductive success vary with the level of industrial disturbance and distance from wells, compressor stations, and roads. Nature Saskatchewan will benefit from the information collected from the study to inform landowners with grassland birds with the best management practices associated with energy development.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mark Brigham

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Université :

University of Regina

Programme :

Accelerate

Diversity and structure of coastal eelgrass communities and their importance for maintaining juvenile Pacific salmon

On the coast of British Columbia, both eelgrass meadows and Pacific salmon species are declining, yet eelgrass community dynamics and reliance of juvenile salmon on these communities are poorly understood. We will assemble the first large-scale dataset from monitoring efforts of coastal BC organizations in order to assess eelgrass community diversity and structure across environmental and human disturbance gradients (including boating, fishing, and non-native species). The final outcome of this research will be an index of eelgrass ecosystem health for all monitored meadows based on their ability to provide ecosystem services including provision of habitat for juveniles of salmon and other commercially-important fishes. In addition, the assembled dataset will enable an assessment of monitoring gaps. This project supports the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s (PSF) mission to guide management of Pacific salmon and their ecosystems, and contributes to research sanctioned by PSF’s ongoing Salish Sea Marine Survival Project.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Julia Baum

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

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

Université :

University of Victoria

Programme :

Elevate

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