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13270 Completed Projects

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Engineering - chemical / biological

Multiple impacts of anthropogenic obstructions on the migrations of fishes

Ducks Unlimited Canada operates multiple fishways slated for replacement throughout Nova Scotia. Recent fishway passage studies on alewife indicate that identifying problem areas for fish passage, and altering fishway design accordingly, greatly increases fish passage. To assess fish passage at fishways, movements of fish will be monitored using passive integrated transponder tags and antenna systems. Predator exploitation of fishes during migration delays will be determined by acoustically tracking predators and prey. Fish passage at new ‘fish-friendlier’ tide gates will also be compared to that at traditional top-hinged gates. Abundance and diversity of fishes upstream of obstacles will be quantified and this will be correlated to number, type, and passage efficiency of obstructions. In this study, problem areas for fish passage will be identified where stakeholders need to improve bypass design to mitigate negative impacts on fish passage and population viability

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Stokesbury

Student:

Aaron Drew Spares

Partner:

Irving Oil Ltd.

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Acadia University

Program:

Accelerate

High-efficiency DC-DC converter for TFT touch sensors

This project aims at designing a high-efficiency DC-DC converter for TFT touch sensors. The main task of the converter is to step-up the low and variable input voltage to a higher and more stable voltage that is able to power the touch sensor. The most challenging part of the design is the regulation of the converter, especially since the touch sensor can be powered by different sources such as rechargeable batteries and USB interconnections. The design will be modelled, simulated, and optimized until it is able to achieve the required efficiency. The design will be fabricated and integrated as part of a complete sensor system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stefano Gregori

Student:

Ahmed Shaltout

Partner:

Kapik Integration

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Innovative Use of Compost at Brady Road Resource Management Facility

The proposed research aims to develop general design parameters needed to optimize a large-scale landfill biocover for countering landfill methane emissions at Brady Road Resource Management Facility (BRRMF). The intern will conduct column studies aimed at determining the optimum combination of yard waste and leaf compost and biosolids compost for facilitating the growth of methane oxidizing bacteria known as “methanotrophs” in the landfill cover. Test condition variables will include full and non-enrichment, and the effects of temperature, moisture, freeze/thaw, and methane loads with removal examined both horizontally and vertically within the columns. The partner company KGS Group of Winnipeg has established itself within the landfill management areas for the City of Winnipeg Landfills. The proposed column experiments will prove the concept of an engineered biological cover at BRRMF and allow KGS Group to properly implement a full-scale biocover application to a section of landfill cell at the site.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Qiuyan Yuan

Student:

Monika Niemczyk

Partner:

KGS Group

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Development of sustainable coating to prevent concrete corrosion

In North America, more than 75 percent of the population is served by wastewater collection systems and treatment plants for which concrete is a key construction material. Unfortunately, thousands km of lines must be removed each year for replacement suffering from corrosion which caused by prolonged exposure of concrete surface to highly aggressive environments. Concrete corrosion in these environments is mainly caused by the diffusion of aggressive solutions and in situ production of sulfuric acid by microorganisms which affect the properties of concrete resulting in aesthetic, functional and structural problems. Over the past several decades many approaches were attempted to prevent concrete corrosion with varying degree of success. Therefore, developing innovative and sustainable coating material for construction and repair could be a long term solution for enhancing concrete pipe’s durability as well as decreasing the risks associated with contamination of surrounding environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nemkumar (Nemy) Banthia

Student:

Negar Roghanian

Partner:

Kryton International Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Characterization, antibacterial mechanism and improvement of Kisolite Clay Year Two

Kisolite Clay, a unique BC clay, has been found to have healing properties for skin irritation and internal ailments. However, this clay is not well understood in terms of its chemical and physical properties and the mechanism underlying its antibacterial properties. During preliminary tests it was found that the pH and oxidation state of the Kisolite clay changed over time. The impact of these changes on antibacterial properties will be investigated. The proposed project will also investigate the relevance of different chemical/physical parameters on the antibacterial activity, and determine the antibacterial mechanism(s) of this clay. This will assist the company to understand the key properties of the clay and to discover whether there are measures which could enhance and maintain the antibacterial activity. Based on the results, the company should be in a better position to market and preserve the desired antibacterial activities in the future.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Loretta Li

Student:

Wanjing Xu

Partner:

Kisameet Glacial Clay Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Optimization of haskap Juice manufacturing process

Haskap, an emerging new berry crop in Canada, has tremendous potential for use in functional foods. The crop can be easily propagated and grown in a wide range of soils providing economic benefit, in that it will allow for better use of abundant farm lands present in Atlantic Canada. Research conducted at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus indicates that antioxidant properties and total polyphenols of haskap are greater than that of wild blueberry. The polyphenol extracts of haskap exhibit remarkable anti-inflammatory properties in isolated human macrophages when compared with prescribed drugs. The proposed research is aligned with the business plan of LaHave Forests Inc. plan to market a premium quality haskap juice for health conscious consumers. Primarily, the project outcomes include identification of optimum juice recovery technologies, pasteurization methods, packaging and storage methods, as well as characterization of nutritional, antioxidant and cardioprotective properties of haskap juice.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vasantha Rupasinghe

Student:

Laura Wiser

Partner:

LaHave Forests Inc.

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Designing an Autonomous Manipulator Controller for Zero-G Repair Tasks Year Two

Currently, when man-made objects in orbit around the Earth need to be disassembled or repaired, a humancontrolled robotic manipulator is used. The object in question is often not designed to be modified in this manner, and only 1 in 4 human operators at MDA (the partner organization) are able to successfully complete these notoriously challenging tasks. The goal of the proposed project is to design a computer program to learn from the successful human operators with the end result being a novel artificial intelligence that can perform these repairs autonomously, i.e. without human input or oversight. This is a project that MDA has been considering for several years, and if successful, will reduce the costs associated with such operations while increasing success rates and throughput, thus providing a distinct competitive edge.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gabriele D'Eleuterio

Student:

Paul Grouchy

Partner:

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

Discipline:

Aerospace studies

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Elevate

Conversion of Petroleum Coke to More Valuable Products with Zero CO2 Emissions

The production rate of petcoke is growing rapidly because of continuous increase in the volume of heavy crudes. This poses a long-term challenge to the upgrading and refining plants to find an economical petcoke utilization approach and reduce their waste products and also environmental impacts. In addition to its profitability feature, this technology should ideally have minimum environmental impacts. Thus, the aim of this project is development and techno-economic optimization of a commercial scale petcoke-based plant that employs novel technologies to produce fuels, chemicals and electricity with zero CO2 emissions. After investigation of different scenarios, the best strategies (based on profitability, thermal efficiency, capital cost, CO2 emissions, etc.) will be introduced to the industrial partner for further research and possibly experimental tests.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ali Elkamel

Student:

Yaser Khojasteh Salkuyeh

Partner:

Lakes Environmental Software

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Supraspinal vs spinal contribution to the production of arm cycling at different relative intensities.

The proposed research will allow us to determine how the human central nervous system (i.e. brain and spinal cord) functions to produce different patterns of muscle contractions during cyclical arm movements. We will use a variety of stimulation technics to determine how active the brain and spinal cord are during the arm movements. We do not currently have a detailed understanding of how the brain and spinal work together during human movement execution. Before we try to determine how the functional connections between brain and spinal cord are altered in persons with spinal cord injuries, however, we need to determine how they work in non-injured persons. The industry partner included in this proposal employs a chiropractor that is interested in understanding basic nervous system function in humans. An enhanced understanding of how the nervous system works during cyclical movements may lead to new developments in their treatment of patients with upper body injuries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Duane Button

Student:

Alyssa Joy Spence

Partner:

Manning Chiropractic

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Sports and recreation

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Developing a Novel Physiologically Driven Life Optimization Engine

Recent studies show that chronic stress levels have increased by 30% in the last 3 decades[1]. The objective of this project is to place humans at the center of a new mobile-based platform called the Life Optimization Engine (LION). The goal is to optimize human performance via self-modulation through physiological feedback programs. LION will use machine learning to identify and analyze signatures in key biometrics captured by MagniWare’s novel bio-sensor (e.g. heart rate, heart rate variability, breathing rate, temperature, movement). We expect to identify a number of classification systems and discover a number of latent correlations between human behaviour and physiology (e.g. stress, focus, cardiovascular health, etc…). Benjamin and Chris will apply their skills in order to develop LION and refine the MagniWare bio-sensing capabilities respectively. This research project is of relevance to MagniWare as it is core to the development of its technologies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Yoo

Student:

Chris Elder

Partner:

MagniWare Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering - biomedical

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Online price estimation and appointment booking services for laboratory analysis

In this project, the intern will develop a website for medical clinics. This website provides patients with an online price estimation service which automatically caculates the price for conducting a set of lab analysises precribed by a doctor. The website will intuitively guide patients through the price estimation process and intelligently help patients match non-standardized test abbreviations and codes in their requisition forms with the laboratory’s standard ontology. To achieve this objective, the intern will first develop a laboratory analysis ontology and, then, develop an intelligent user interface to give patients usuful suggestions at right time and place. The superb user experience and time-saving benefits provided by the online price estimation system will attract more patients to obtain their laboratory analysis quotations through the online service. By providing such a service to their customers, Medialpha materializes its vision of making everyone win in healthcare by providing great customer experience to the patients, clinics and other partners.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chun Wang

Student:

Zhijie Xie

Partner:

Medialpha

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Transdermal delivery of peptide hormones to treat tibial bone stress fractures using DiffusiMax liposomal cream base

The goal of this Mitacs research proposal study is to develop and apply experimental methodology for transdermal delivery of bone-targeting peptide hormone drugs. We aim to deliver these compounds using an appropriate hydrophilic-hydrophobic Diffusimax liposomal drug delivery cream base to anatomically superficial bone, at the sites of stress fractures (also known as “shin-splints”) in order to trigger bone repair, reduce pain burden, and to minimize possible side effects if those drugs were used systemically. In order to achieve those endpoints, the trainees will initially measure the permeability of the peptide hormones Calcitonin or PTH (and bone-targeting variants) in the lab using artificial membranes and animal skin tissue, with acetate (pH 5) and phosphate (pH 7.4) buffers as receiving medium when applied as liposomal cream preparations. We will then conduct in vivo studies using an animal model of tibial stress fracture, and evaluate plasma and bone concentrations of Calcitonin or PTH, and use histology to gauge the success of bone repair. The general hypothesis is that: the transdermal delivery of Calcitonin, PTH or bone-targeting variants will improve local bone availability of the peptide hormone, especially when applied to treat tibial shin-splints.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mike Doschak

Student:

Kathy TANG

Partner:

MAXIMA Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Discipline:

Pharmacy / Pharmacology

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

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