A majority of jobs in highly developed economies such as Canada and the United States are sedentary. The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) reports that sitting in poorly designed chairs can lead to neck pain, back pain, and pain and aches in several muscles. With the increase of work-from-home and hybrid work, […]

UNDRIP and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets have increased consideration of Indigenous Rights and Title and the role of Indigenous Governance in land protection and conservation. The Skagit Headwaters is an area of overlapping significance to many First Nations and Tribes in Canada and the United States. This region presents a unique opportunity to consider the […]

This project aims to make advancements in mobile robot navigation in crowded environments, which will alleviate one of the key bottlenecks to wider utilization of mobile robotic systems and bring these systems into sectors such as entertainment, travel, health care, and logistics. To achieve this aim, the project proposes to develop robust, interpretable AI for […]

Recreational waters provide numerous societal benefits and contribute to public health and well-being. Recreational waters can pose a risk to the public when microbial contamination is present. To improve quality of life and local water quality, developing new locations for recreation in Vancouver is a focus of community groups including partner organization Swim Drink Fish. […]

CityHive is a Metro Vancouver-based non-profit organization on a mission to transform the way that young people are engaged in shaping their cities: in city planning, decision-making processes and urban sustainability issues. This project will support CityHive to complete a comprehensive evaluation on CityHive’s programs and youth engagement impact, including their CityShapers in Schools, Urban […]

An emerging concept in urban transportation systems is utilization of small electric vehicles that meet the demands for enclosed personal mobility. These types of vehicles are generally small and lightweight but require much less space than more conventional vehicles such as the Smart Car. Furthermore, the vehicle is all battery electric. Recent developments have utilized […]

The Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment: Connecting Impact with Policy Intent project seeks to conduct a sustainability assessment of the UniverCity neighbourhood on Burnaby Mountain. The Community Capital NSA tool will be used to evaluate how well the UniverCity neighbourhood is meeting its vision of being a model sustainable complete community. Results will be subjected to a […]

In general, market research agencies use surveys and social media analytics as different ways to explain customer behaviour. Vision Critical, a Vancouver software and market research firm, is currently testing how the two can be combined to generate new findings. While the company intends to offer this approach as a service, various important questions to […]

In this project, we propose two diagnostic tools that can identify dynamical processes in various fuel cell operating regimes, using the difference in the time constant of these processes. For example, conductive transport of electrons is faster than diffusive transport of gasses. We oscillate current and pressure at different frequencies, and measure the cell voltage. […]

This study is a pilot project focuses on examining current issues concerning multilingualism and third language learning, as an initiative to rethink Foreign Language (FL) education in the 21st century. Its main goal is to understand the politics of multilingualism, language investment and identities of students in today’s dynamic classrooms. For a comparative purpose, the […]

Develop a business model and establish funding sources for Hiellen Long Houses that generates revenue year-round. Context: Hiellen Village Longhouses are owned by the Old Massett Village Council (OMVC) and managed by though development corporation. Revenue is almost exclusively generated during the tourist season June- September annually. Land based healing initiatives for First Nations are […]

The wider adoption of fuel cells has been hindered by durability and reliability issues. This research alliance (consisting of Ballard and SFU) has made significant recent advances on developing novel diagnostics techniques to detect the inception of hydrogen leak faults in fuel cells. We aim to continue to build on these advances through this grant. […]