Mercator AI – Project Fit Innovation

Scope of work: Develop and implement data science models to identify construction projects relevant to our clients, before they go up for bid. Apply machine learning algorithms to public and proprietary datasets to recommend contract opportunities at as early stage as possible in the building process. Develop and implement logic to be applied to this […]

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Developing a Database of Canadian Climate Policy and Programs

This project fills a data gap by creating key research inputs in the climate policy space: an online climate policy database and stringency index. We organize and classify government actions related to climate change in Canada by key criteria of interest including economic sector, target outcome, type of initiative (pricing system, performance regulations, incentives, innovation […]

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Development of Advanced Lithium Rechargeable Batteries and Scalable Manufacturing Processes

Increasing demands for electric vehicles and more portable electronics have also increased the demand for rechargeable batteries with higher energy capacity. This project aims to develop novel manufacturing methods to produce advanced rechargeable batteries in a time and cost-efficient way. In this project, the interns perform hands-on experiments to investigate the application of the novel […]

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Indigenous Approaches to Wellness: A Response to the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis in Indigenous Communities

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a dramatic increase in mental health issues, overdose, suicide, and violence in Indigenous communities. Numerous studies and reports call for community-driven approaches to wellness that support Indigenous communities in culturally relevant ways. Yet, many communities do not have the resources to support such approaches. In response to the literature and […]

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Braiding Sweetgrass: Supporting Indigenous Staff in Non-Indigenous Organizations

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Calls to Action stipulates a call for all levels of government to increase the number and retention of Indigenous people working in health care (TRC, 2015). Many organizations grapple with the retention of and encounter challenges with the retention of Indigenous staff. Indigenous staff face high rates […]

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All-solid-state batteries: Interface modification/engineering of solid electrolytes for enhanced lithium transport properties

Developing high safety Li-ion battery technology is essential for high energy, and long-range applications. However, the current state-of-the-art Li-ion battery technology cannot fulfill the industry requirements due to its theoretical limitations. All solid-state Li-ion batteries (ASSLiB) using inorganic solid-state Li-ion conductors, holds promising features of high energy density, and enhanced safety over conventional Li-ion batteries. […]

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Targeting Peritoneal Adhesions

In about 4% of patients that have had an abdominal surgery ranging from a C-section, to appendectomy, to removal of the gall bladder, they will develop bands of scar tissue that can cause extreme pain and/or life-threatening complications such as bowel obstruction which requires emergency operation. The only temporary cure is a second operation which […]

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Momentum Materials Solutions – Cameron Armstrong

This project aims at developing an innovative and efficient marketing strategy for acquiring customers and building a good customer relationship which would help Momentum Materials Solutions to overcome the market-entry barrier and achieve its sales goal.

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Identifying neural dynamics using fluid dynamics methods

Brain activity can be recorded by an electroencephalogram (EEG). When investigating the data, it is notoriously difficult to extract neural dynamics related directly to e.g., a visual stimulus in an experiment, from the ‘background’ brain activity. A similar problem arises in fluid dynamics, when ordered dynamics, so-called coherent structures, are extracted from measurement data. There, […]

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Environmental assessment of MgO innovative cinder block product with sustainable additives

The proposed research will involve studying the carbon footprint (i.e. the carbon emissions) involved in the preparation of magnesium oxychloride (MOC) cement materials. MOC cement has been proposed as a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditionally used Portland cement (PC), however many discrepancies arise as there is no work directly comparing their carbon footprints. In […]

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FascinASIAN Film Festival – Marketing Project

The role, reporting directly to Board members will play a key role in marketing the film festival. This will involve input into the creation of an innovative marketing and media strategy, research into other festivals, idea generation and general administrative support. It will be an excellent opportunity to work directly with a small team and […]

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