Recent studies demonstrated that biochar produced from the thermochemical decomposition of biomass at high temperatures without oxygen (pyrolysis) can be used as a soil amendment to improve soil properties, sequester carbon and reduce soil greenhouse gas emissions. However, uniform and safe application of biochar in field is a drawback, due to the low density and […]

Electrification of transit vehicles is a part of Ontario’s long-term strategy to reduce transportation-related GHG emissions. However, transit agencies and utility/local distribution companies face significant technological and operational hurdles in integrating “off the shelf” electric bus technologies. This project aims to overcome the social and technical challenges associated with a lack of international standardization for […]

Icebergs off the East Coast of Canada continue to pose a risk to shipping and offshore activities including offshore oil and gas platforms, with 2017 shaping up to be an active year. All Canadians have an interest in understanding these risks and improving safety for individuals while safeguarding wildlife and the natural environment. Recently very […]

The Kearl Treatment Wetland (KTW) is a 1 ha constructed wetland designed to treat runoff wastewater on the Kearl Oil Sands site in northern Alberta. This research studies the reclamation capacity of the KTW, and attempts to evaluate an environmental model that estimates chemical partitioning and removal efficiency. To evaluate the levels of contaminants entering […]

Ce projet permettra de préparer des revêtements extérieurs pour le bois possédant plusieurs caractéristiques nécessaires (résistance aux UV, résistance à l’eau, résistance au feu, etc.) à une utilisation plus accrue du bois, que ce soit pour des applications résidentielles, commerciales, industrielles, etc. Ce projet vise le développement de revêtement appliqués en une seule couche mais […]

Les changements climatiques entraînent une évolution de la répartition des cas de maladies transmises aux humains par les moustiques. Par exemple, le virus du Nil occidental, qui fait partie des préoccupations de santé publique au Québec. En étudiant le cycle de vie des moustiques, leurs habitats et les conditions météorologiques qui leurs sont favorables, il […]

Nanomaterials are the fundamental building blocks of nanotechnology. Despite the advances in nanomaterial synthesis, no reliable technique exists to characterize their physical properties. The key challenge lies with the lack of accurate force and displacement feedback. To tackle the problem, leading researchers from University of Toronto and from Toronto Nano Instrumentation (TNI) Inc. are working […]

Water quality concerns, such as algae blooms, are common in many aquatic systems across the country. Increasing development along waterfront properties and climate change are leading stressors causing poor water quality. In this project, an intern will apply a three-dimensional computer model to help understand how these stressors are contributing to poor water in Mississippi […]

This project will involve an evaluation of a program to house people who have serious mental illness, and who have had experiences of homelessness. There will be two parts to this study. First, the study will examine how this program has been implemented. A study of the implementation of the program will provide information that […]

Maintenance Engineering (ME) at Bombardier Aerospace, Toronto is currently offering a 3-day-in-class Reliability and Maintenance Cost Training to airlines operating Bombardier products. The idea behind this training package is to increase the understanding of the breadth of data that needs to be collected to make logical inferences and analytical methods that can be applied to […]

This project is a statistical study to verify whether the average interval between each heavy maintenance inspection checks, also known as C-Checks, can be escalated from 6000 Flight Hours (FH) to 8000 FH for Q400 aircraft. The internship serves as a crucial part of this heavily analysis- and review-oriented process. Interns are responsible for three […]

With the rise in fuel prices, operators are constantly pushing aircraft manufacturers to find new ways to reduce their aircraft’s operating costs. One of the objectives of this project is to create a Bombardier toolkit for the C Series. This will allow the operators to input parameters such as the miss-rigging present on their control […]