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FortisBC-UBCO Collaborative Research Project: Smart Energy Chair

Exploring the best smart energy choices to meet the growing energy needs of British Columbia (BC) is important due to Canada’s new climate change mitigation targets as well as the rising economic burdens of energy use. A collaborative study has been proposed between UBCO and FortisBC identify smart solutions energy conservation, climate change mitigation, demand side management, and the development of net-zero communities, and to provide recommendations and define long-term implementation strategies for the above smart energy choices. This study will explore the state-of-the-art technologies in building energy use and hybrid energy systems, and will provide in depth guidance to decision makers and general public on complying with energy efficient standards and making the best energy choices form their buildings and communities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kasun Hewage

Student:

Hewa Godella Waththage Tharindu Prabatha

Partner:

FortisBC

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Regime Switch Analysis on Time-series Data for Financial Prediction

In recent years, the emergence of massive temporal data has become a reality in almost all aspects of social life, economic activity, security and defense, and poses a big challenge for existing methods. This project focuses on prediction from temporal data that arise ubiquitously in healthcare, social, industrial and financial fields. Events typically include changes in health status such as hospital readmission or death, evolution in social networks such that communities arise or vanish, modifications in energy consumption (e.g., wattage changes) and regime changes in stock markets. To address these, we need advanced survival analysis methods and algorithms.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shengrui Wang

Student:

Philippe Chatigny

Partner:

Dimensional Research Canada Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Functional MRI investigation of the neural processes underlying pain modulation in human participants

Cannabis has been known to treat ailments for thousands of years, including conditions such as pain, cancer, arthritis, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Despite an increase in research dedicated to molecular and behavioural effects of cannabinoids, there has been no direct evidence to elucidate the effect of cannabis on pain-related areas in the human central nervous system. Using functional MRI we will identify how neural processes involved in pain are altered by cannabis in the brain, brainstem and spinal cord in healthy participants, and also how these processes are altered by fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a prevalent chronic pain disorder. This project will be an essential first step toward future research into cannabis-based treatment of acute and chronic pain for a variety of conditions including FMS.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patrick Stroman

Student:

Jocelyn Powers

Partner:

Canopy Health Innovations

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Breeding for powdery mildew resistance in medical and recreational Cannabis sativa: strategies- to improve resistance

Powdery mildew is a foliar fungal disease that attacks all Cannabis sativa varieties. The majority of license producers (LP) producers have witnessed evidence of this problem firsthand. Plant yields and ultimate profitability can be severely undermined by pathogen infections. This pathogen is challenging to deal with, and early detection of fungus and pests eliminate these crop losses and boost overall yields. The proposed research will apply novel molecular breeding approaches to obtain durable and broad –spectrum resistance to Powdery mildew. The intern under the supervision of McGill Professor and Dr. M. Paris, CEO of EXKA will characterize the Susceptibility genes (S-genes) in cannabis sativa varieties and disable their functions through reverse genetics approaches leading to durable resistance. The development of Cannabis varieties with improved resistance to PM using biotechnological strategies is beneficial to EXKA as it aligns with their overarching objective of commercialization disease free varieties.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Suha Jabaji

Student:

Khondoker Mohammad Golam Dastogeer

Partner:

EXKA inc

Discipline:

Forestry

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Mining Version Histories To Automate Merge-Conflict Resolutions

In current collaborative software development environments, developers usually work in parallel. They often share changes with other developers or incorporate changes from them, with the help of version control systems (VCSs) such as Git and Subversion. The parallel collaboration process improves the development speed on the one hand, but on the other hand, leads to possible code inconsistencies.
When multiple developers make inconsistent changes, textual, syntactic, or semantic merge conflicts may occur during integration. Time needed to resolve these conflicts reduces developers’ productivity. The solutions developed in this project will assist the developers in identifying conflicts before they occur and explaining the reasons behind these conflicts. That will help simplify the software development process, improve software maintenance, shorten the time to market, and increase the quality of the produced software.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Julia Rubin

Student:

Yingying Wang

Partner:

Samsung Research Canada

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Mapping Slush and Sea Ice for Spring Travel Safety in Inuit Nunangat

The goal of this research is the development and operationalization of new hazardous ice mapping technology to mitigate impacts of warmer winters and springs on sea-ice travel in Arctic communities. In partnership with the northern social enterprise, SmartICE, we will develop the capability to detect and map slush and incorporate the technology into their mobile sea-ice thickness mapping system – the SmartQAMUTIK. Slush is a wet saline snow layer, that forms between the snow and ice when thick snow overlies thin ice and seawater floods the ice surface, causing snowmobiles to sink in and get stuck. Adapting proven concepts from case studies, we will aim to resolve sea ice, snow and slush thicknesses over seawater using the electromagnetic induction sounder Geophex GEM-2. The developed algorithms will be integrated into the SmartQAMUTIK system. Finally, operating protocols and training materials will be developed, tested and demonstrated with SmartICE operators in the Nunavut community of Qikiqtarjuaq.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Trevor Bell

Student:

Anne Irvin

Partner:

SmartICE Inc

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Recovery of nickel from awaruite: froth flotation and atmospheric acid leaching behavior of the natural nickel-iron alloy

The Decar Nickel District is located in British Columbia. With more than 2 million tonnes of Ni, the district represents a significant resource. The nickel occurs in an uncommon mineral awaruite which is an alloy of nickel and iron. Due to its strong ferro-magnetic properties and high density (SG 8.0) it should be easily recoverable using magnetic separation followed by gravity concentration. However, the presence of significant amounts of magnetite which as similar physical properties makes it difficult to separate the awaruite from the magnetite. After preliminary investigations it was found that awaruite can be floated and leached with sulfuric acid. The proposed investigation is to understand why flotation and leaching are working for awaruite and to evaluate which would be the best solution to concentrate and extract nickel from the Decar Nickel District.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bern Klein

Student:

Santiago Seiler

Partner:

FPX Nickel Corp

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

Program:

Accelerate

The Effects of a Sub-Natural Background Radiation Environment 2km Underground on Biological Systems

Life on the planet has evolved in constant presence of radiation, some of which comes from space, and some of which comes from natural sources in the Earth. This natural background radiation (NBR) is a normal component of biological life. One way we can study the role of NBR in life is to see what the effects are when we take it away. This is difficult to do at the surface of the planet and requires that we go deep underground to shield out some of these parts of NBR. In a deep underground biology laboratory environment, this project is exploring what happens to human cells when we take away the NBR we are normally exposed to on a daily basis. These studies are important both to science, as well as industries and people that work around radiation, as they help us better understand the effects of radiation exposure.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christopher Thome

Student:

Jake Pirkkanen

Partner:

Bruce Power

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Assessing the Effects of Low Impact Development on the Receiving Headwater Streams of the Northeast Pickering Land Development

The Northeast Pickering land holding was acquired with the intention of developing an innovative and environmentally conscious community. The proposed undertaking intends to implement low impact development features which manage rainwater where it falls. This rainwater management approach is an environmentally sustainable alternative to the common practice of routing rainwater through curbs and pipes to stormwater pond facilities. By changing the drainage characteristics of the land through the use of low impact development features, the health of receiving creeks and streams will also change. The proposed research will study the effects of low impact development features on the health and behaviour of receiving watercourses within the Northeast Pickering lands. The purpose of the research is to establish suitable natural channel design and construction practices. The partner organization will benefit from enhanced field studies that investigate the environmental benefits of low impact development features within a large-scale development project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bruce MacVicar

Student:

Matthew Iannetta

Partner:

Dorsay

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

Program:

Accelerate

An Investigation into Determining the Source of Elevated Metals in Seepage at Mount Polley Mine

After identifying elevated metal concentrations in two seepages from a waste rock pile at Mount Polley Mine, an investigation was launched to determine the potential source as well as the implications for potential treatment. Evidence points to a previously unidentified source of acid mobilizing metals from the waste rock pile and being neutralized along the way, before daylighting at the base of the pile. The most likely source that was identified was a sulphur pile, which was stockpiled on site as a source of acid for leach pad research. Acidic drainage from the sulphur pile has been confirmed and there was evidence that this acid had breached its containment. Rock samples from under the sulphur pile were collected and determined to have been altered by acid generated from the sulphur pile. A geochemical model will be built and possible treatment options will be recommended to Mount Polley Mining Corporation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Wenying Liu

Student:

Shauna Litke

Partner:

Mount Polley Mining Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development of probiotic formulation to alleviate gut dysbiosis related to antimicrobial activity of several classes of psychotropic chemicals

Several classes of psychotropic compounds have been increasingly shown to possess antimicrobial properties with possible implication in microbiota-gut-brain axis. For instance, sertraline and paroxetine are efflux inhibitors in bacteria cell walls and are effective on gram-positive bacteria such as Enterococcus and Staphylococcus. Therefore, a comprehensive assessment of the antimicrobial effect of these chemicals on gut commensal bacteria and consumed probiotics will provide critical insight for the design of robust new nutraceuticals. This project will provide essential data prerequisite to the potential application of probiotics for prevention of gut dysbiosis, specifically in response to psychotropic chemicals..

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Faculty Supervisor:

Riadh Hammami

Student:

Yasmina Aitchait

Partner:

Lallemand Health Solutions

Discipline:

Food science

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Integration of benchtop focused ultrasound device with a collaborative software platform for image-guided exploration and user-centred design guidelines

Focused Ultrasound (FUS) is a therapeutic modality that can concentrate non-invasively mechanical energy far from its source in just a few cubic millimeters. FUS is used, by example, to treat brain disorders such as essential tremor. At research level, very diverse approaches are being explored. From the treatment of Alzheimer Disease, brain stimulation with FUS for psychiatry disorders, to the enhancement of therapy response of chemoradiotherapy in tumors, the potential of FUS for non-invasive therapy is tremendous However, there is a critical need for pre-clinical FUS devices engineered to enhance the experience of researchers with a very diversified science background. The goal of this research is to develop and validate a systematic methodology to guide the design of FUS applications. We will work with the company FUS Instruments to integrate our image-guided software suite, which is called Proteus, with their benchtop FUS small animal system (RK50). We will apply user-centric design guidelines, with scientists with a non-ultrasound physics background in the center of the process, to improve the researcher interface of the RK50 system. To be continued.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Samuel Pichardo

Student:

Amanda Beserra

Partner:

FUS Instruments

Discipline:

Engineering - biomedical

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Accelerate

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