Transition metal dichalcogenides, such as molybdenum disulfide, can be thinned down from bulk crystals into few or single atomic layers that exhibit unique optoelectronic properties due to quantum confinement. The proposed work aims to exfoliate these materials into single to few layers using a new electrochemical exfoliation technique and to study their optoelectronic properties when […]

Supercapacitors are energy storage devices that can be charged and discharged much faster than batteries while also being more reliable and exhibiting nearly indefinite cycle-life. Graphene-based materials which are a single layer of carbon atoms, exhibit the highest surface area of any material and have the potential to form the ideal supercapacitor electrodes, if we […]

Graphene and related materials remain the most promising electrode materials and additives for use in energy storage devices such as batteries and supercapacitors due to the potentially high surface area, high aspect ratio and electrical conductivity. Unfortunately, it remains challenging to achieve single layers of graphene using scalable methods of production. The proposed work aims […]

The energy demand of the residential sector in Canada represents 12% of the total energy use. About 64% of such demand is assigned to space heating requirements. Adoption of energy-efficient systems is usually driven by long-term savings. Many passive energy reduction measures haven’t been implemented due to the decreasing credibility of simulation software which lacks […]

This project aims to edit and publish a work authored by Elizabeth English entitled Arkhitektura and Mnimosti (the Imaginary) : The Origins of Soviet Avant-Garde Rationalist Architecture in the Russian Mystical-Philosophical and Mathematical Intellectual Tradition. . The project will study a series of architects and support understanding of the revolutionary physical, intellectual, and cultural Russian […]

The Hart Group, a privately-held enterprise headquartered in Smithville, Ontario, produces specialty chemicals for concrete and pavement applications. Our project aims to support the development of environmental product declarations (EPDs) for several of the Hart Group’s products. EPDs are a form of environmental disclosure, or “eco-labeling,” used for marketing purposes, that are becoming increasingly important […]

Li-ion batteries are currently comprised of materials which are fairly energy intensive to mine and process which reduces their degree of sustainability. One promising approach to overcome this obstacle is to develop high capacity anode and cathode materials that use sodium which is significantly more abundant and less energy intensive to process from either sea […]

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is proven beneficial for patients with cardiovascular diseases. Currently, most healthcare systems in China provides limited CR program toward patients after the cardiac intervention. This is particularly true among the rural areas. Home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) is used to alternative center (hospital) based in many developed countries. In this proposed research, a […]

This project will provide an estimate of the direct and indirect costs of ADHD in Canada. The peer-reviewed report will be used by the partner organization to appeal to the different levels of government to publicly fund ADHD treatment in Canada. An existing model, developed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals, will be adjusted to the Canadian context. […]

Canada’s infrastructure is falling apart quickly, and we can’t replace it fast enough. In 2020, Ontario’s municipal infrastructure needed around $52 billion in repairs, according to a recent study by the Financial Accountability Officer of Ontario. If we keep postponing repairs, there’s a big risk of services getting disrupted and maintenance costs skyrocketing. The problem […]

Despite being our best fundamental description of reality, quantum field theories (QFTs) are not properly understood mathematically. To remedy this, one must take advantage of physical phenomena that elucidate unexpected relationships between different algebraic and geometric structures appearing in QFT. One such phenomenon is known as “3d mirror symmetry” which among other things relates two […]

Despite the contribution to food security, employment, poverty eradication, and community well-being, small-scale fisheries are neglected and remain vulnerable to a range of direct challenges, for example, conflicts with large-scale industrial fisheries and lack of government attention. Small-scale fisheries? transition from vulnerability to viability is complex and non-linear as the processes related to transition involve […]