Innovative Projects Realized

Practical recommendations for effective engagement of Canadian Standards Association with Non-governmental Organizations in the standard development process

Implementation of a prediction tool for the viscoelastic behavior of textile composites in the industry

Novel Phase Change Materials for Textiles

Enhancing Security and Quality of Service in NFC-based Smartphone Applications

Optimization of an Agricultural-based Approach for increasing Stearidonic Acid Accumulation

City of Victoria Regional Cost Sustainability Analysis

The Tabletop Makerspace: A Portable Low-Cost Personal Fabrication Toolkit

Enhancement of power system security using synchrophasor data

This research project investigates how to improve the security of operation of a power system using measurements taken at several locations of the power system. In the past, there was no technology available to synchronize these measured data, and thus the applications were limited. Now, the technology has advanced and the measured data can be synchronized using Global Positioning Satelittes (GPS). We investigate two different approaches for enhancing system stability and thus security. In one approach, the synchrophasor data is used along with traditional Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. The combined data set will then be used to determine the transient stability margin of the operating state of the power system. This will allow the system operator to operate the power system with the desired stability margin. The other approach is to use the synchrophasor data in a feedback system to enhance the transient stability and oscillatory stability of the power system. This improves the stability margin. Both these approaches are investigated under the research cluster described in this proposal.

Business Planning for Social Enterprises – Phase II

Methodology and Techniques for building Scalable Service Oriented Semantic Matching Engine

Applications Development of Plasma-Derived Nanostructured Carbons

NanoNB Corp (NNB) is a small business concern established in 2005 in New Brunswick, Canada. The company manufactures fullerenes/nanotubes and performs application development. The Intern Cluster (4 students) will focus on proces is improvements of the company’s plasma reactor to improve yields and efficiency of fullerene recovery. As well, two interns will work on conversion of fullerene product to a form used for plastic solar cells. NNB has established a direct market link for these materials and is heavily market-oriented. Improvement of yields and conversion will support their fastest growing customer base, lowering manufacturing costs and increasing production volume to meet the expected demand of 6 tonnes per gigawatt solar cell capacity.

Management, host pathogenicity, and rapid identification of Magnaporthe poae, causal agent of summer patch on annual bluegrass and Kentucky bluegrass turf