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The Utilization of Bark to Make Rigid Polyurethane Foams

Polyurethane foams are so commonly used, from rigid dashboards in cars, to insulation in buildings, and the comfy mattresses we sleep upon. Replacing the petrochemical resources used to make them with renewable resources like bark would be a great stride towards sustainability. In order for this to be done the conversion process of bark into a liquid must be better understood. This project will try to elucidate how alcohols interact with the bark to digest it during the conversion process. Also, natural products tend to have a range of structures and so it is crucial to characterize the number of reactive groups per molecule extracted from the bark. This information is essential to understand mechanical properties like the compression strength of the polyurethanes. This research will be beneficial to the Huntsman Corporation because as a manufacturer of isocyanates and polyols (the reactants used to make a polyurethane) they will be able to entice their customers w

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ning Yan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Huntsman Corporation

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

The effect of Ultrasound on orthodontic tooth movement

For over 100 years, malocclusion is being treated by using metal arch-wires, braces and bands. But these appliances are unaesthetic for the patients so these days patients are more inclined towards clear aligners. However the treatment duration is long which is of a great concern to the orthodontist as it might effects the general oral health of the patient. The research proposal will study the effect of Aevo System (low intensity pulsed ultrasound device) on the tooth movement during clear aligner treatment. For this purpose, 10 subjects between 12 -40 years will be recruited and studied for over 3 months for the change in the tooth position and effect of ultrasound on the root length. The outcomes of the study help in determining the effects of ultrasound in tooth position and thus determining the treatment duration. This information will provide critical information to SmileSonica Inc to develop its market strategies to reach the wider population.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Tarek El-Bialy

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

SmileSonica Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

Dental Resin Composites based on Bile Acid Monomers

Current commercially available dental resin composites use the monomer BisGMA that uses a toxic bisphenol A (BPA) as the starting material, causing potential environmental and health problems. We aim at replacing BPA with bile acids, natural compounds in the new synthesis of new dental monomers. We are also making new inorganic fillers that provide the strength of the material. The latter is the area of expertise of our collaborators at Donghua University. In order to obtain a commercially viable composite, we will collaborate with the group of Prof Meifang Zhu to exchange knowledge to the mutual benefit of both groups. We will acquire some of their insight and expertise into the intricacies of dental filler synthesis and preparation. At the end of this project, we will have a commercialization-ready dental resin composite that is better than currently available commercial products, showing improved biocompatibility.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Julian Zhu

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Donghua University

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Écologie de la fission-fusion chez le singe araignée

Some social mammals present a group dynamic related to spatially and temporally variable environments described as fission-fusion dynamics. This dynamics is defined as the temporal division of a group into sub-groups varying in size and composition, and is thought to occur through social regulation to improve foraging efficiency. Nevertheless, the influential factors in that dynamics are not well understood. Particularly, the ecological causes and the social relationships in the fission-fusion remain unclear. In this study I expect to see changes in the fission-fusion dynamics of spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) groups inhabiting two different tropical forests, and under different contexts of food availability, subgroup size and subgroup composition. The main purpose of my project is to disentangle the relative influence of environmental and social variables on the fission-fusion dynamics in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi). nderstanding the functioning of fission-fusion dynamics under different environmental and social conditions could allow us to understand the evolution and flexibility of group strategies. Given the high rates of current environmental changes, identifying a threshold in social behaviour could provide us useful indicators of environmental degradation for social animals

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Sophie Calmé

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Université :

Université de Sherbrooke

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Mineralogical characterization of ore samples from the Cameco Resources Smith Ranch-Highlands Uranium Mine, Unit B

ln Situ Recovery (ISR) mining is used for about 47% of uranium mining globally. Regulations on restoration of mined aquifers require a return to pre-mining baseline water quality conditions, or conditions where the risk of human exposure is as low as reasonably achievable. Determining the attenuating capacity of down-gradient aquifer solids is key to quantifying this risk. Organic carbon phases and sulfides are expected to be important controls on transport of elements of concern through these materials. In this study, the intern will be examining core samples taken from the ore body in an unmined area of an active ISR uranium mine in Wyoming, USA owned by the industry partner Cameco. The intern will study the bulk mineralogy, characterize amorphous carbon phases, and map the mineralogy and elemental distributions in the core samples using a combination of synchrotron and traditional mineralogical approaches. Based on their findings, they will prepare a report of the results for the industry partner and provide recommendations for use of this data. As part of this project, the intern will work with the Cameco at their Saskatoon, SK office and will also gain field experience at their Northern Saskatchewan mine and mill sites.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Joyce McBeth

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Cameco Corporation (Saskatoon, SK);Cameco Corporation (Glenrock, US)

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining

Université :

University of Saskatchewan

Programme :

Accelerate

Hydraulic simulation models of water pipe networks with geographic nformation system (GIS) and global positioning system (GPS)

Water distribution systems are important civil infrastructures that must be adequately managed nd maintained in order to provide expected levels of service to consumers. As such, they have need for on-line support systems based on continuous monitoring of hydraulic and water uality parameters within the system. The purpose of this project is to modify and test a ydraulic simulation model with support of Global Positioning System (GPS), which will allow onitoring and optimizing water utilization and detecting leaks and pipe bursts in each ousehold. Accurate and continuously updated view of the state of the water network system i.e., pipes within the system) will allow water utility organizations to monitor water onsumption/distribution and improve control of the system operation in many countries ncluding Canada and Brazil.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Darko Joksimovic

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Université :

Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Quel modèle d’affaires et positionnement permettra à NÉOMED de créer de la valeur pour ses partenaires?

Au cours des dix dernières années, les entreprises pharmaceutiques mondiales ont été confrontées à plusieurs problèmes dont celui de la baisse significative de la productivité de la recherche et développement (R&D). En effet, au cours de cette période, les dépenses de R&D de l’industrie ont augmenté dramatiquement tandis que le nombre de nouveaux médicaments approuvés par les agences règlementaires par année a diminué.
Dans ce contexte, les nouvelles modalités stratégiques de la R&D des pharmaceutiques passent par l’innovation en collaborant à l’externe avec un nouveau type d’entreprises comme NÉOMED, CDRD, TI Pharma à titre d’exemple. Ces organisations ont vu le jour très récemment et leur approche vise à aider à transformer les innovations scientifiques précoces des universités, des entreprises biotechnologiques et même celles des entreprises pharmaceutiques en opportunités pour le développement de médicaments pour ces dernières. L’objectif de ce nouveau modèle d’affaires est motivé par le désir de partager les risques, diminuer les coûts de la recherche et d’améliorer la productivité. Ce projet de thèse a pour objectif de revoir le modèle d’affaires de ce nouveau type d’entreprises en identifier les lacunes avant que celles-ci ne soient trop importantes.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Johanne Queenton

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Neomed;Amplia PharmaTek;IntelliSyn R&D

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université de Sherbrooke

Programme :

Accelerate

Empreinte eau et impact des réservoirs hydroélectriques du nord boréal québécois sur le climat régional

Au Canada, on dénombre plus de deux millions de lacs répartis sur près de 8% de la superficie du pays. En plus d’affecter le climat régional, les lacs et réservoirs de toutes tailles évaporent des quantités substantielles d’eau qui dès lors ne sont plus disponibles pour les gestionnaires de la ressource comme Hydro-Québec. À partir de simulations du Modèle régional canadien du climat, il est proposé d’évaluer l’impact des réservoirs hydroélectriques du nord québécois sur le climat régional et de quantifier l’empreinte eau de ces plans d’eau, soit la quantité d’eau consommée par évaporation. Les retombées attendues sont multiples: meilleure compréhension de l’origine des apports aux réservoirs, portrait plus global de l’empreinte écologique de l’hydroélectricité et meilleure gestion du niveau d’eau dans les réservoirs.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Daniel Nadeau

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Hydro-Quebec (Varennes, QC)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Utilities

Université :

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Multi-device adaptive multimedia communications

PPLCONNECT believes that users should be able to continue their conversations cross-device. Today the user is forced to have multiple identities for the various types of calling services, like VoIP, their Landline and their mobile number. Using the cloud to build a virtual Smartphone PPLCONNECT helps centralize for the user, one place to access and use their real-time communications information. In addition, with the research complete by this project PPLCONNECT will not only let the user be able to centralize these various communications channels for calling in one place PPLCONNECT will also be able to help decide for the users what is the best way to communicate based on Cost, Quality and available network.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jean-Charles Grégoire

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

PPLConnect

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Programme :

Accelerate

An application for patient decision aid for musculoskeletal injuries in Mild Hemophilia

Hemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder in which the blood flow is impaired from clotting. If you have hemophilia, you may bleed for a longer time than others after an injury. The primary goal of our work is to enable patients with the condition to make effective decisions when injuries occur. For instance, our proposed application will aid the patient to seek either immediate attention from a healthcare provider if the injury is a major one. Moreover, if the injury is not severe, then the patient will be guided to perform some activities that will lead to other decisions as to whether the patient is well or needs some self-assessment. This research puts the partner organization in a strategic position to broaden out their campaigns and services to persons with the condition of mild hemophilia

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ralph Deters

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

University of Saskatchewan (Royal University Hospital) - Duplicate 1;SAKINA Information Sciences;Bayer Healthcare

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Saskatchewan

Programme :

Accelerate

Modeling and Simulation of an aircraft environmental control system (part of the Integrated Cabin Comfort Analytical Tool)

Among the different sub-systems in an aircraft, the environmental control system is the one responsible for the control of temperature, pressure and humidity in the cabin and is crucial to passenger comfort. This system has around 40 components including heat exchangers, compressors, and turbines. Recirculation at different levels complexifies the modeling and simulation of such a system. The importance of modeling this system lies in the fact that one has to verify that the cabin comfort is assured under various operating conditions. Since it is not possible to have test flights under all these flight conditions, it is better is ensure feasibility by doing extensive simulations. Also, once predictive capability of the model is established, one should be able to predict outcome of certain changes in the system, like changing one valve by another or increasing the capacity of the compressor. Then, this model could become a part of the design process – eventually a design tool – helping the engineering design group to perform its core task of designing the aircraft control system.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Srinivasan Balasubrahmanyan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Bombardier Aerospace Inc (Québec, QC)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Fouling of polymer membranes used in cross-flow energy exchanger cores by aerosol nanoparticles

Fresh air ventilation is necessary to create a healthy indoor living environment. It involves removing stale, moist indoor air and replacing it with fresh outside air. However, energy required for cooling and dehumidifying fresh air accounts for a significant portion (20–40%) of the total energy use in air conditioning. Thus, ‘recycling’ the energy (i.e. heat and moisture recovery) used to condition the indoor air is necessary. Among various technologies for recovering heat and moisture, membranebased Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) is a promising alternative. Recent work has been conducted on developing high efficiency membranes and novel configurations to improve the performance of these systems. However, there is no report demonstrating long-term performance of these systems under real field working conditions, more specifically, the effect of depositing aerosol nanoparticles on the water vapor transport membranes of interest for HVAC applications. This research will provide experimental data that will be used to properly design and specify energy exchanger systems filtration and cleaning for particular applications. dPoint can gain a competitive advantage by providing clients with more fouling-resistant membrane materials and ERV core design data for fouled conditions

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Steven Rogak

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

dPoint Technologies Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

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