The objective of this project is to explore the uses of Augmented Reality (AR), a technology that superimposes computer-generated animations, on a mobile user’s view of the real world, in the context of children’s gaming applications. These applications will allow children to experience a game as being directly tied to reality. Specifically, using for example […]

Conventional molecular discovery relies on high-throughput screening strategies (HTS) to identify molecules that match a specific set of user-defined properties. Unfortunately, due to the enormous size of chemical spaces (10^60 molecules in the case of the drug-like chemical space), HTS is usually performed over pre-built chemical libraries of moderate size, often by employing computational/AI methods […]

The Alacrity Ottawa – Startup Builder is a program between L-SPARK and University of Ottawa to work with selected students from the MEED program to assist them in creating and launching a new company.

This project aims to develop an aptamer?based technology to enhance the in?vivo survival of oncolytic viruses and thus the efficiency of virotherapy. Oncolytic viruses (OVs) can selectively replicate in tumor cells, leading to lysis of the tumor. OVs are particularly effective against metastatic cancers, which are especially difficult to treat conventionally. However, OVs can be […]

Engineering graphene-based devices with exceptional nonlinear optical properties in the terahertz (THz) region play a crucial role in the advancement of THz technologies. We investigate how a metamaterial system consisting of a plasmonic structure enhances THz light-graphene interaction, thus leading to a higher nonlinearity in graphene. A variety of the plasmonic structures will be used […]

Four leagues, the NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB, dominate professional sport in North America. One of the disparities between all four leagues is the number of regular season games played, or for the purpose of this study competition time. There are also large differences between league revenues and thus the study will examine if there […]

Algebraic geometry is generally concerned with understanding the properties of geometric objects defined by polynomial equations. These geometric objects, called “varieties”, are points, curves, surfaces and higher dimensional objects. To each variety there is an associated abstract object called a “commutative ring”. It is interesting to try to determine whether a variety contains a certain […]

This project is to understand the chemical modifications induced by laser irradiation leading to the formation of periodic nanostructures on the surface of metals. Such a study is very significant since it will allow to tune metallic surface properties to control for instance wettability, i.e. whether surfaces are hydrophillic (attract water) or hydrophobic (repel water). […]

Public health restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic have caused a decrease in access to sexual and reproductive health services including abortion care. In April 2020, the Indian government declared abortion care an essential service. Even though abortion is legal in India, the access to abortion care has been far from equitable owing to […]

This project focuses on developing a mixed wettability surface to improve the freshwater yield of a solar thermal desalination system. The solar desalination system that will be used for this project is the solar still system. The objective is to find the optimized ratio of high wettability to low wettability area on a polymeric surface […]

The objective of this international collaboration between P.M. Mayer and J. Giorgi at the University of Ottawa and Maxi Burgos Paci at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba is to understand the fate of reactive organic carbon in the atmosphere. Reactive Organic Carbon (ROC) includes a wide diversity of chemicals that react with atmospheric gases, free […]

Migratory insects surpass migratory terrestrial vertebrates in biomass and play essential roles in global ecosystems and agroecosystems serving as pollinators, biological control, or food and nutrient sources. They can also have detrimental effects as vectors of plant and animal diseases or as ecological pests. It is therefore essential for food, ecological, and human security to […]