This research project studies a specific component in the commercial aircraft engine called the squeezed film damper, or SFD. The SFD is applied to reduce the vibration of the engine rotor, which in turn reduces the noise and brings comfort to the passengers. The expected delivery from this project includes an advanced SFD model which […]

Electronic assemblies are used to control various systems in an aircraft. Under normal operating conditions, these assemblies undergo vibration, and therefore have an expected life span. Different designs are analyzed to reduce production cost, and these designs have to ensure that the electronic components contained within the hardware can tolerate the same operating conditions without […]

Structural and vibration analysis is performed on a proposed design change on electronic assembly to ensure that it meets customer requirements and is a more cost-effective design. Such design change should be cost efficient. The important aspect, in addition to the design, is interacting with different engineers at different positions in the company. Working with […]

We are making an active video game to give kids who have Cerebral Palsy a fun way to practice therapy movements. Cerebral Palsy (CP) affects 1 in 400 people from birth. It can make it difficult to use your hands to do things like buttoning up your shirt. In partnership with Paris-Saclay University in France, […]

As a result of climate change and human-mediated movement of plants and animals, the establishment of invasive species is increasingly prevalent, with global economic and environmental consequences. Establishment in a new habitat requires successful reproduction in novel environments in the short-term, and successful invasion requires local adaptation in the long-term. Thus, invasive populations may initially […]

Combining semi-structured interviews of plastic surgery doctors and individuals interested in plastic surgery as well as content analyses of magazine and newspaper articles on plastic surgery, this research aims to inductively examine the intersubjective production of meaning among South Korean individuals in the context of the nation’s massive plastic surgery trend. To this end, this […]

Intravertebral disc degeneration is a common debilitating condition for which there is no cure and leads to back pain and disability. In order to provide sustained pain relief, research is investigating the use of local cell transplantation into the disc. However, many current cell delivery strategies suffer from low cell retention and survival following injection […]

In my proposed PhD project I will interrogate privilege at the nexus of sport, tourism and issues surrounding race, class and gender. There is a new trend emerging in sporting tourism: martial art training camps abroad. Martial art training camps are now established in the places of origin of certain martial arts such as Brazilian […]

Nowadays, automotive companies are seeking to use prospective robust, light-weight, anti-corrosive and cost-effective composites such as fibre reinforced polymer (FRP), instead of traditional materials like steel or aluminum alloy, to make their products more competitive in the market. The sponsor company in this project, Litens Automotive Group, is investigating the feasibility of adopting FRP to […]

The Kleihauer-Betke (KB) test is the standard method for quantitating fetal-maternal hemorrhage in maternal care. The critical component of the KB test is the counting of fetal and maternal red blood cells (RBC). However, manual counting still the dominant clinical method for KB test. Manual RBC counting takes ~20 minutes. In a standard procedure, a […]

The proposed Mitacs program will provide internships for six graduate (thesis-based MSc and PhD) students, and two Post-Doctoral Fellows (PDFs) in a competitive R&D environment at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute (TBRHRI) – Canada’s newest health research institute. Interns will be involved in research projects which aim to develop and commercialize the next […]

The science and technology of Radiotherapy for treating cancerous tumor more accurately and precisely is improving constantly with the availability of cutting-edge imaging systems in Radiation Treatment room, and advancements in computer technologies. However, these improvements are associated with complexities and potential risks. To mitigate the risks, a new class of Quality Assurance (QA) systems […]