Currently, mine water treatment systems within the Sydney Coalfield extract and treat mine water from depth with the aim to gradually ‘flush’ the mine pools of its acid-generating products and achieve good water quality over the long-term. However, since the deep, lower quality mine water is always being treated, significant annual operational costs (>$1 million) […]

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. PD is caused by genetic predispositions leading to neuronal cell death. Dysfunction of damaged mitochondrial turnover by mitophagy (mitochondrial autophagy) and the ubiquitin-proteasome system has been found in most cases of genetic PD. The ubiquitin-proteasome system mediates protein degradation trough ubiquitination – a post-translational modification […]

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death around the world. Most of these deaths take place in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). In the event of a humanitarian emergency, people are often forced to flee their homes. These emergencies can last over a long-duration with people needing aid and assistance. When individuals with NCDs […]

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) images need correction for the loss of photons. This loss, or attenuation, is due to interactions with patient tissues. Corrections are currently done with X-ray Computed Tomography (CT), however we are proposing a method whereby Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) are used. This will be done by creating an attenuation map (?-map). […]

This project explores the way in which children learn language, focusing especially on those who come from international backgrounds, and whose families maintain the family language at home. In general, these kids tend to have a much better grasp of the local language (spoken in their school / city / country). We want to know […]

From infancy to old age, individuals experience massive changes in both behavior and brain function. The worldwide increase in human life expectancy along with population aging highlight the need to investigate and better understand the dynamic relationship between cognitive health and aging. In order to promote productivity, sustained sense of well-being and social engagement, and […]

Top-down control in ecosystems helps maintain ecosystem stability and resilience; however, anthropogenic stressors, such as commercial fishing, have led to the global decline of apex predators. There is a growing recognition that the indirect effects of predators on prey (eg. fear-mediated behavioural responses) could be just as important as direct consumption. For instance, apex predators […]

Human activity near lakes can have a profound impact on the state of the lake. When nutrient-rich pollution enters the lake it can cause toxic algal blooms, decreased oxygen levels, a loss of diversity, fish kills and degradation of water quality. Aquatic plants may limit nutrients in run-off from entering the main lake. Aquatic plants […]

This project involves the audio and visual recording of interviews with past and present athletes, coaches, and administrators of the varsity athletic program in London and the surrounding areas in Ontario. The over arching objective of the project is to create an ongoing database of stories to supplment the active archival research already taking place […]

Drawing from immigrants? and service providers? experiences, the current project will explore what type of programming for immigrants is best suited to be delivered through universal (non-targeted programming), targeted (programming specifically for immigrants), or mixed services, so that these programs are most effective and well-utilized. This project involves a partnership between the United Way of […]

sustainable institution using the STARS Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System as a benchmark. Analyze the baseline sustainability level of the college by the application of set-target questions to staff members and students. USing this information, the intern will indicate areas of strength and areas for development within the institution. Resources may be created as […]

As a part of the Million Tree Challenge, the MITACS intern will work with ReForest London staff and partners to conduct research to determine how many trees are planted in the City of London this year. As a part of this work, they will conduct of review of the best data collection practices of other […]