Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to limit the impacts of climate change requires implementation of CO2 reduction technologies across a wide variety of industries. This research project will develop carbon management and sequestration technologies for reducing CO2 emissions in the mining industry with a focus on diamond mines in Canada, South Africa and Botswana. The […]

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) play a critical role in the electrification of the transportation industry. Despite many recent advancements in lithium ion chemistry at the cell-level, prediction of battery system lifetime remains a challenge at the system-level. Corvus Energy is the world’s leading supplier of safe, innovative, and reliable energy storage solutions for all […]

This proposed project seeks to develop a bio-based alternative, made from Canadian wood pulp, to the current petroleum based non-woven filtration materials used in face masks. The waste issue associated with petroleum based disposable face masks is becoming a significant issue in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although the need for disposable masks is […]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a 3rd leading cause of death, which decreases lung function due to irreversible airway obstruction. Lung immune cells, such as macrophages, play an important role in the disease progression. However, researchers don’t fully understand their diversity and functions. Models of macrophages are useful to better understand patient macrophages. We […]

Currently, Tsb Communications is marketed strictly through word of mouth and very minimal marketing strategies have been implemented. This role will be responsible for various marketing strategies to help scale the business. This would include customer outreach, pay per click campaigns, search engine optimization, social media marketing and strategic partnerships.

Intelligent City promotes sustainable, timber-based, urban housing solutions. The sales and marketing co-op will work on sales and marketing strategy from beginning to end: problem identification, solution for sales and marketing strategy, strategy planning and strategy execution (CRM, social media and etc.). Activities will include SWOT analysis- competitive advantage and competitor research, CRM analysis, key […]

Patients receive heart transplants as a life-saving measure after heart failure; thus, ensuring the success of the transplant is of utmost importance. Rejection is a primary cause for heart transplant failure, and consequently, patients must take drugs that suppress the immune system to prevent rejection. However, these drugs are highly unspecific and cause serious side […]

Our organization remains a leader in the Vancouver real estate development business, however the Covid-19 pandemic required a slow down in our acquisition and development activities. The situation has now changed to allow us to pursue multiple opportunities in acquisition, but we require more hands to help us with the analysis. The intern will work […]

Zennea is a Medical Device company that is creating a breakthrough therapeutic device for treating upper airway resistance syndromes to improve health through sleep. Zennea needs assistance conducting interviews as we need them to iterate on the design, usability of the device, and build on the development cycle for medical devices, but need assistance getting […]

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a nascent field that recently gained a lot of media attention. DeFi refers to financial service applications that are operated on blockchain technologies such as Ethereum. Such financial service applications include lending and borrowing, leveraged trading, asset management, insurance, and many new products and services that come out every day. These […]

The main problem being addressed is the current lack of control and quality in the deposition of mixed mortar in the application of large-scale 3D printing. This is a significant issue because the properties of the mixes used depend heavily on the material ratios and mixing/pumping time. This means that slight variations can lead to […]

In order to improve the health of Canadians, ParticipACTION developed the ParticipACTION App (PAC app), an incentivized, physical activity (PA) promotion and tracking app. The PAC app aims to increase the amount of PA and decrease the amount of sedentary activities for all Canadian. The PAC app was launch in February of 2019, and currently […]