Au Canada et au Québec, la contamination de l’eau par les hydrocarbures pétroliers représente un problème environnemental actuel et sérieux. Un autre problème est l’accumulation des matières résiduelles des textiles rendus à la fin de leur vie utile, un des éléments importants des déchets urbains au Québec. Cette étude évalue la faisabilité de l’utilisation de […]

This project examines the business case for implementing secure bike parking at park-andride lots in Metro Vancouver, and identifies a set of generalizable criteria for assessing the viability of secure bike parking at park-and-ride lots and other transit interchanges. There is growing evidence that combining cycling and transit can increase access to and use of […]

Our proposed research seeks to examine the contemporary role of museums, their agency, and international agendas within a cultural diplomacy framework that recognizes the role of non-state actors in international relations. The purpose of this project is to asses how international cultural work is understood by, and at, cultural institutions in Canada. By documenting and […]

Structural steel plate products such as buried bridges, culverts, and pipes, are entering states of distress. Present day, little is known about the severity of the different deterioration mechanisms occurring in these structures and even less is known on how rehabilitate them accordingly. The following proposed research project will investigate the deterioration and rehabilitation of […]

Ce projet vise à développer des applications pour les filaments de celluloses (FC) de Kruger Biomatériaux (KBI) comme fibres de renforcement au sein de polymères thermoplastiques (PTP), thermodurcissables (PTD) et polyuréthane (PU. Leurs bonnes propriétés mécaniques, faible densité, faible abrasivité et biodégradabilité en font une alternative verte de choix pour remplacer les fibres synthétiques comme, […]

The proposed research project aims to optimize novel antibiotics for difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, particularly those involving Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli. Toward that end, three post-doctoral fellows will be recruited, two working on the synthesis of analogues of two classes of molecules in the lab of Pr E Marsault (Université de Sherbrooke), the third on […]

We will create new software technology for generating intelligent-looking movement behavior of virtual characters in video games. When characters move around in game worlds, they typically plan their path around fixed obstacles and use some simple rules to avoid dynamic obstacles, such as other characters. Recently a family of methods based on the concept of […]

This proposal deals with the pricing and risk management considerations of a property and casualty (P&C) insurance company. These considerations are within the context of a new accounting standard called IFRS 17, in which liabilities in insurance contracts will be measured prior to and during the exposure periods. We propose an implementable and accurate methodology, […]

Private pension plan sponsors wishing to manage their longevity risk transfer it to insurers through annuity contracts or bespoke longevity swap arrangements. They increasingly rely on such contracts to reduce their risk exposure. For example, annuity purchase activity from Canadian private pension plans expanded from $1 billion in 2012 to almost $2.7 billion in 2016 […]

The needs for protective equipment are many, and range from use at home to many industrial sectors, such as: construction, mechanics, forestry, oil and gas, health, and manufacturing. There are many reasons to wear protective equipment: to provide improved grip and resistance to chemical exposure, pathogens, heat, cold, abrasion, punctures, cuts, crushing, and impact. In […]

La médiatisation de la formation des élèves ne cesse d’évoluer, les initiatives de formation en ligne sont rapidement devenues incontournables dans les systèmes éducatifs et le numérique offre de nouvelles opportunités d’apprentissage. Depuis près d’une vingtaine d’années, de nombreux chercheurs ont été amenés à étudier diverses formes d’outils associés à l’environnement numérique, qui rendent possible […]

Plants, like humans, sometimes get sick because of the activities of pathogens. When crops are diseased, their growth vigor will be severely damaged, leading to tremendous yield loss. To cure plant disease, farmers have been relying on synthetic pesticides for centuries; but the over-use of synthetic pesticides has caused pest resistance and serious environmental issues. […]