he on-demand economy now has an expanding global presence, with the growing and widespread use of ridesharing platforms such as Uber and Ola, food-delivery platforms such as Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Zomato and home-task platforms such as TaskRabbit and Housekeep. On-demand work has proliferated largely in urban spaces across the globe, with the growing recognition […]

This project is aimed at providing the sense of touch (haptics) in Robotics-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (RAMIS). In our previous work, we developed a 7-DOF haptics-enabled master-slave teleoperation setup at CSTAR (Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics) for RAMIS. This setup is a research platform for two important applications: endoscopic suturing and tumor localization in […]

Peatlands, a type of wetland containing a thick organic layer of partially decayed plant material, are the largest terrestrial carbon stocks. Climatic changes, including warming, could result in a lowering of the water table in peatlands, increasing oxygen availability to microbes and mesofauna allowing faster break down of the organic material and consequent release of […]

This project represents the initial step in a larger project, the development of a “Healthy Body Scorecard” which will allow for more comprehensive and holistic approach to measurement and classification of health in children. This particular project will involve an in depth review of current literature in order to identify the various forms of health […]

In Senator Kirby’s 2006 report, Out of the Shadows at Last, children’s mental health was labeled the “orphan’s orphan” of Canada’s health care system. For over two decades, the systems-of-care philosophy in children’s mental health has recognized the need to respond to a fragmented service system through greater integration and coordination. Continuity of care, which […]

Vent & Cover wants to develop in conjunction with UBC and UWO, an enclosure that can slip over electric baseboard heaters and create a safe-to-touch exterior while still allowing the heater to heat the room safely and effectively. The project will have 2 major components, the first of which is to develop an efficient thermal […]

The student intern will compile a report on the best practices available to developers for inclusion in a sustainable community development project. Additionally, the student intern will conduct a cost-benefit analysis as well as a feasibility analysis in order to determine the feasibility of the creation of a sustainable neighbourhood in London, Ontario. The best […]

The goal of the project is to develop relationships between academic and non-academic partners to gain insight and knowledge that can be used to inform the Athletes Embodied program. This initial partnership is the first step in establishing an effective and feasible program to reduce body image concerns in girls’ sport, enhance sport experiences, and […]

The project to be undertaken by the intern is multifaceted. The principal part of the project is the creation of an online interactive virtual exhibit to commemorate the 150th anniversary of “The Year of the Gusher.” This is the designation given to the year 1862, as there were 33 free flowing wells drilled in Lambton […]

The objective of this project is to develop numerical models for the simulation of the flow field in the novel compact mixed flow compressor, which is one of the main engine core components. Pratt and Whitney Canada have developed a wide range of new high performance aero engines. To further improve the performance of these […]

Advancement of green chemistry, the principles of which are more efficient, cost effective and environmental-friendly processes can be achieved through the use of improved catalysts. In this project, a novel, inherently green synthesis process will be used to produce multifunctional heterogeneous nanocomposite catalyst system that can be applied to facilitate tandem reactions. The synthesis method […]

This project will develop the protocols, standards and procedures to establish a digitized, virtual artifact repository, accessible online for research and public education, by establishing the processes for large scale digitization of the analyzable objects representing the full range of the compiled archaeological heritage from Ontario.