Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and for remediation of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life […]

Market completeness is a broad assumption used in economical finance. It is in which any portfolio payoff can be replicated by underlying assets, or “basic” assets. The completion of markets using options has been established by Ross (1976), using other methodologies, and the relationship of options and lattice spaces by Brown and Ross (1991). I […]

Poor work environment (WE) contributes to poor employee physical and mental health and reduced company productivity and performance. Reporting on the WE has little guidance, making WE in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports inconsistent and not comparable between companies. This project explores the need for a management system standard for WE reporting and the development […]

I began my research in May 2018 in the MJA lab at Ryerson University with the research topic of porphyrin silanes. The opportunity to work in Dr. Anderson’s research lab at the University of Oxford would allow me to expand my knowledge of porphyrins, as his research focuses on -conjugated porphyrin nanostructures. My project with […]

The aircraft flight deck has increased substantively in its complexity in recent years. The input systems are more complex, and the information feeds are much more detailed. In order for a pilot to interface effectively with the aircraft systems, the cockpit control functions must be laid out in an intuitive format. To do this, a […]

This Mitacs research project will help develop a data collection strategy by identifying key variables such as the kinds of data sets and frequency of collection required. In addition, this Mitacs project will help determine what types of databases are required for data storage and which analytical procedures should be used on the data sets. […]

To compare existing press council models In Canadian provinces and similar democracies abroad, analyze the effectiveness of and difficulties faced by councils with these varying models, and explore the prospects for and stakeholder views on alternative models. Including that of a national Canadian council.

The aim of the project is to investigate how organizational learning and periormance can be enhanced, diminished, or not affected at all th rough use of environmental and other management systems standards and related software. The survey research method (questionnaires) will be used for data collection followed by statistical analysis of the data in order […]

The objective of the project is to develop a framework that will bring police, community agencies and young people in Toronto?s 14 and 51 Divisions together to create, deliver and evaluate a progressive intervention matrix that includes existing and new initiatives designed to promote positive police-youth relations and thereby enhance impact on community health. Nonprofit […]

The central research question of this project is: how does the normalization of voice-controlled technology in domestic space change the meanings attached to home? The project will focus specifically on Amazon’s Alexa-enabled smart speakers by analyzing how online discourse surrounding the device and software impacts understandings about traditional domestic values, such as privacy and the […]

The proposed research project will explore how CSA can optimally engage NGOs in consensus-based standard development projects. It will culminate in a paper that will itemize ways to increase the effectiveness of NGO involvement by identifying the obstacles to effective participation in CSA standard development, providing practical recommendations on how these obstacles can be reduced […]

Plastics are the prime contributor to the global litter crisis. Every second, a quarter tonne of non-degradable plastics enter the world’s oceans. Despite this, petroleum-based plastic production continues to increase, with more than 300 billion kilograms of virgin plastic produced annually. Our team is slightly altering the metabolism of a strain of bacteria to efficiently […]