Where observations of air pollution are unavailable, e.g. from emissions of future facilities or in remote areas, air pollution is simulated with computer models. These models require input of emissions from nearby sources but also of background concentrations that are caused by sources outside of the modelling domain, because the domain is limited by computational […]

Universal NanoSensor Technologies (UNS-Tech) develops and commercializes microfabricated conductivity detectors. In this MITACS project, UNS-Tech will partner with Prof. Cynthia to explore new detector architectures based on nano-particle and nano-shell films. The results will be analyzed and the findings will be published in scientific journals. The intern participating in this cluster will benefit from this […]

Photon Control R&D LTD is a Burnaby, British Columbia company that designs and manufactures a wide range of optical sensors & instruments to measure temperature, pressure, position, and flow in the semiconductor, oil and gas, power, life science, and manufacturing industries. The operating principle of many of their products is based on the optical response […]

It is estimated that 1 in 2/3 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Cancer is a genetic disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth of cells. While treatments are available for many cancers, remission of the disease, side-effects of the medication, and the onset of resistance by the cancer to the drugs being […]

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Flooding causes significant impacts to economic activities, disrupts and displaces populations and creates substantial risk to human safety. Recovery efforts from major flood events can be lengthy and have huge economic impacts both in loss of revenue and cost of repair and restoration. Changes in physical characteristics, economic practices and/or human actions can impact the […]

High-energy astrophysics is a young, fast-growing field that has opened a new window to the “invisible” universe. X-ray spectroscopy is a particularly powerful tool to discover the nature of highenergy sources, since their physical properties are inferred by comparing physical models to observations. Therefore, methods for fitting models to data are of crucial importance. The […]

The physical properties of materials not only depend on the chemical composition but also their microstructure. The properties and their relationship with the composition and microstructure were mainly studied by experiments and try-and-error method before. With the combination of physical principles and computers, now people may study the properties of materials through computer simulation. First-principle […]

Les produits cosméceutiques contenant des ingrédients antioxydants sont utilisés pour ralentir le vieillissement de la peau. Récemment un ingrédient antioxydant a été mis au point à partir de feuilles de la plante aquatique brasénie. Pour compléter le développement de cet ingrédient, différentes formulations seront mises au point et l’efficacité de ces formulations seront évalués sur […]

La pyrolyse rapide est procédé thermochimique qui permet de transformer une biomasse en trois produits : une phase liquide (majoritaire) appelée biohuile, une phase solide appelée biochar et une phase gazeuse. Ce projet de recherche Mitacs consiste à étudier cette phase gazeuse produit par pyrolyse rapide de déchets agricoles et à en évaluer les valorisations […]

One of the most significant fastener alternatives in the market of timber construction is the emergence of self-tapping wood screws (STS). This fastener has primarily been developed to reinforce the weakest strength properties of wood. To extent the application possibility of STS in timber construction, future research needs to address the potential of such screws […]

Society uses thousands of chemicals and the potential risks to humans and the environment for the vast majority of these chemicals are largely unknown. It is not feasible to measure all of the chemicals and there are substantial data gaps; therefore, models are required to screen and evaluate chemicals for potential exposures and risks to […]