Goldcorp recently announced a new initiative referred to as H2zero with the goal of reducing water usage in their mining operations by 80 to 100%. Mineral processing and specifically comminution and mineral separation are the main consumers of water. This research focuses on dry comminution technologies and represents a first step towards advancing dry comminution […]

EquitySoft Investments is a private wealth management firm in Vancouver BC specialized in machine-learning trading algorithms. Our Mitacs internship’s objective is to determine which machine learning system works best under certain financial conditions using our proprietary trading algorithms. EquitySoft benefits from this research by being able to leverage expertise on applied machine learning to AI-based […]

Robots are increasingly seeing use in manufacturing. However, current robot technology is not sufficient to perform all tasks. Researchers have proposed using human-robot collaborations to exploit robots’ ability to do repetitive and boring jobs and the ability of human workers to perform fine-motor skills in unstructured environments. In the proposed research, we consider algorithms to […]

Nearshore marine ecosystems are undergoing change, with ecological, economical and cultural ramifications. Yet, we lack empirical understanding and observation of the nature of this change, over long periods of time and across continental coastlines. Additionally, the drivers of change in coastal systems are numerous: climatic forcing, predator recovery, and development of foreshore areas, amongst others. […]

UBC and Microsoft intend to collaborate on an applied research project where 3D models of the brain will be used to create an interactive Holographic lecture using Microsoft’s new augmented reality device, the HoloLens. The will form the basis for a lesson or “HoloLecture,” and will feature new interactions to take advantage of the HoloLens’s […]

Based on 7 years of R&D, Secodix has developed a processor, the XPU, that is faster by two orders of magnitudes compared to existing processors. To leverage the technology, we need to provide software programmers the ability to use existing programming languages (in particular, C++) while benefiting from XPU performance. To enable that, we need […]

Hydra Energy Corporation Commercial Demonstration Project will be based in Prince George, British Columbia 12.4 MT/day of waste hydrogen will be captured, purified and transported to an onsite hydrogen refueling station from which (at least) 53 Class 8 tractor-trailer trucks will refuel daily. Hydra’s demonstration project can provide a significant reduction in fleet greenhouse gas(GHG) […]

Natural gas is one of the cleanest fuels for heat and power generation. But in China, coal is still the dominant fuel but burning coal has caused severe and damaging air pollutions. The partner organization of this project, Seven Generations Energy Ltd., is a significant Canadian producer of natural gas. This project will comprehensively assess […]

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disease with unknown etiology that is characterized by uncontrolled intestinal inflammation and microbial dysbiosis. Qu Biologics’ Site Specific Immunomodulators (SSI) are a platform technology shown to improve the status of people living with IBD (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis), with most of those patients showing clinical improvement also going […]

In this proposed project, a collaboration between Tel-Array Diagnostics and the UBC research team will result in the development of a fully automated and portable point-of-care test for breast cancer proteins from a single drop of blood. In order to achieve this ambitious goal, we will develop, optimize and validate a fully integrated microfluidic sample […]

This project explores regional differences during the Shang dynasty (1600-1045BCE) in China by investigating cooking practices and cooking technology. Since cuisine is intimately connected to local culture, researching different approaches to cooking in the archaeological record can help us understand how different regions developed their own culinary traditions and identities even under the same political […]

Each knee contains two menisci, crescent-shaped pieces of cartilage that play a crucial role in absorbing shock and providing nutrition to the joint. The meniscus is one of the most commonly damaged areas of the knee, unfortunately the body cannot easily repair meniscal injuries, leaving patients with reduced mobility and severe pain. Surgical removal of […]