In recent years, globalization and increasing international traffic have allowed tree infecting micro-organisms and pests to colonize new forests and plantations. These invasions are a threat to global trade and the delicate ecological balance of our forests. Good examples are the Sudden Oak Death (SOD) outbreak caused by Phytophthora ramorum in California and the emerald […]

Le Québec est un important producteur d’or. Cette situation enviable provient en grande partie de la fertilité des roches. Néanmoins l’expertise, tant au niveau de l’exploration aurifère que de la mise en valeur, est un facteur déterminant pour cette production. Un élément fondamental, qui guide l’exploration vers des découvertes et une production éventuelle, réside dans […]

In nature, plants have evolved sophisticated defense mechanisms against insects, fungi, and other pests. When isolated, many of these chemicals have tremendous potential as natural pesticides, as they pose little threat to the environment, are non-toxic to the user, and are readily biodegradable. Recent research has determined a correlation between a novel compound found at […]

Evaluating the medicinal use of cannabinoids represents an area of massive untapped potential, especially considering its upcoming legalization in Canada. Currently, a significant proportion of medical cannabis research is based on self-reported use and outcomes, rather than carefully-designed research studies. Here, we aim to better understand the impact of cannabis administration in adults with obesity […]

Dans le but d’offrir des expériences narratives toujours plus enrichissantes, Ubisoft Montréal en partenariat avec Nicolas Galipeau de l’Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue développeront un prototype de jeu poussant les limites de la narration en jeu vidéo. En développant un nouveau système d’intelligence artificielle répondant aux actions du joueur, ils créeront conjointement un prototype de […]

The City of Surrey has about 500 vehicles in its municipal fleet, ranging from light-duty passenger vehicles to heavy-duty commercial vehicles or trucks. Because of increasing political and public pressure to reduce carbon footprint from municipal fleets, the City is interested in finding viable low-carbon alternative fuel vehicles to their conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles. […]

The goal of this research project is to establish a working robotic “hand”, or gripper, that will be able to perform surgical instrument handoff to operating room staff members during surgery. This project will involve a both McGill University and Kinova, the partner organization. Kinova will benefit from this project through increased collaboration with academia, […]

With this collaborative project we plan to proof that non-stick, self-emptying containers can be produced through molding the polymer with a laser-micromachined steel mold. Imparting a Nature-inspired functional microstructure through laser-machining onto metals is a well understood method developed in Prof. Kietzig’s lab. By using a laser-structured metal mold to form plastics, we will imprint […]

Le projet envisagé, a pour cadre l’industrie manufacturière, plus précisément, les activités liées à l’assemblage des composants d’aéronefs et de véhicules de transport. De façon régulière dans ces secteurs, l’assemblage est effectué grâce à des gabarits dédiés à effectuer une seule tâche. Lorsque celle-ci doit être changée ou modifiée, le gabarit doit subir des modifications […]

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) and the South of the Divide Conservation Action Program Inc (SODCAP Inc.) received funding from Environment Canada’s Species at Risk Partnerships on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) initiative. They developed programs to deliver the SARPAL initiative to farmers and ranchers in the Milk River Watershed in southwestern Saskatchewan. I will interview […]

The objective of this project is to employ computer technologies to describe and detect trends in enteric diseases and antimicrobial resistance. A data extraction program has been developed and installed on the computers at twelve sentinel companion animal practices in and around Calgary. The program automatically extracts, transforms and exports the desired fields to an […]

The proposed research aims to develop methods for efficiently computing visually realistic turbulent flows around solid objects for graphical applications in the film and video game industries. These methods would extend traditional techniques employed in aerodynamics to compute flows around airfoils. The extended method would address general solid objects in cases where the traditional techniques […]