The following proposal is to research and develop Net Zero Energy (NZE) capable sustainable design strategies for Legado, a large building development planned for Griffintown, Montreal. Two interns will work with 7983859 CANADA INC. under the supervision of professors from the School of Architecture at McGill University and the Centre for Zero Energy Building Studies […]

Biofuels are rising in importance as an alternative to fossil fuels. The waste from biofuels has the potential to beused as a soil fertilizer. However, increasing soil fertility can hinder the growth of tree seedlings. Increased soil fertility can lead to increased competition with grasses and shrubs and make tree seedling more attractive to grazing […]

The boreal forest is an essential breeding ground for hundreds of North America’s bird species, yet it is poorly studied. Many of these birds are rapidly declining, including a group of birds called the aerial insectivores. These birds are not necessarily related to each other, but instead they share a behaviour: they all catch insects […]

Forest harvesting is a practice that, by its nature, may have effects on a variety of animal species. With the recent listing under SARA of three bat species and the well-known ecological importance of bats in forests, attention needs to focus on identifying potential long-term effects of forest harvesting on insectivorous bats, a subject that […]

La fabrication de batteries à flux d’oxydoréduction au vanadium nécessite la production d’un concentré de vanadium de haute pureté. La présence de contaminants dans le concentré pourrait limiter la durée de vie de ces batteries. Puisque ces contaminants proviennent des minéraux qui constituent le minerai de vanadium, le développement de modèles géométallurgiques s’avère être le […]

Shear zone-hosted, or orogenic, gold deposits are a significant mineral resource in the Superior Province of Canada. This study will investigate the nature and genesis of gold mineralisation in the Red Lake area of the Uchi subprovince. Recent exploration by Bounty Gold Corp. has identified Au mineralisation in the Laird Lake area close to the […]

Reduction in C release to atmosphere and sequestering in soil has shown strong potential to combat climate change and only possible source where city landscapes can sequester C in soil is mainly in the lawns. Researching on new varieties on lawn grasses to increase C sequestration has the potential to reduce grower’s resilience on high […]

When seismic data is used to image the subsurface, assumptions and calculations are made about the complex near-surface geology to overcome the geologic uncertainties. A near-surface velocity model is generated to calculate shifts in time that is used to correct for velocity anomalies. This same time shift that was optimized the data in time is […]

Les entreprises qui utilisent des équipements industriels doivent suivre des programmes de maintenance. Les actions de maintenance conventionnelle sont divisées en quatre catégories : réparations urgentes, maintenance corrective, maintenances préventives (remplacement systématiques des pièces) et maintenances conditionnelles. Une nouvelle catégorie commence à être utilisée : la maintenance prédictive qui utilise des méthodes numériques pour prévoir […]

Researchers have recognized Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) potential but have not fully understood the benefits of ICTs as ways of strengthening rural communities in places such as Manitoba. This project’s goals are to create and improve research methods and tools to determine how rural communities in Manitoba use broadband and how those communities can […]

Transition cows (3 wk before calving until 3 wk after calving) often suffer from negative energy and protein balances due to reduced feed intake, but increased nutrient demands for milk production. In Canada, up to 50% of transition cows may be affected by a metabolic (ketosis, hypocalcemia, and milk fever) or infectious (retained placenta, displaced […]

Over half of the 1.8 billion school-aged children in the world lack access to basic education. The situation becomes worse in war-torn countries as conflicts in the Middle East, and in particular Syria, escalate. It is estimated that over 2.6 million Syrian children have not been in school for over three years. Thus, the proposed […]