This research will focus on direct-formed square and rectangular hollow sections (collectively referred to as RHS hereinafter) under combined compression and bending. The effects of the novel direct-forming approach on the beam-column behaviour of RHS will be quantified via experimental testing. The beam-column testing program will include RHS with material nominal yield strengths of 350 […]

The proposed research project will develop an innovative method to design healthcare processes and apply the method to the care of stroke patients in Newfoundland and Labrador. The design method is grounded in engineering techniques, starting with establishing the design requirements of the system that is to be designed. The project will support underlying ongoing […]

Analysis of the best performing technologies will be conducted relative to the areas of buildingintegrated energy generation and storage of such energy at the building/community scale.Relevant product and other technological literature will be collected and various areas of performancewill be used for comparison. Such metrics of performance for generation/harvesting technology willinclude (but may not be […]

Le projet consiste à écrire un programme d’ordinateur (code) afin de faire le calcul de l’énergie qu’un véhicule quelconque nécessite pour se déplacer une certaine distance. À partir des résultats obtenus, le programme calculera aussi la taille des composants du système énergétique à intégrer dans le véhicule. Ensuite on va développer une méthodologie pour gérer […]

Establishing canola seed oil with high medium chain saturated fatty acids for North American consumers remains demanding. Currently the entire oil that is rich with saturated fatty acids is imported from Asian and South American countries. Canola mostly harbors mono-unsaturated fatty acids with minimal polyunsaturated fatty acids. We are working towards making canola with maximum […]

Dans une perspective de développement durable et d’adéquation avec les principes de l’économie circulaire, il est souhaitable de favoriser l’utilisation de matières recyclées et/ou naturelles en remplacement de matières premières de source synthétiques dans les matériaux polymères. De plus, la tendance actuelle de l’industrie des matériaux est d’obtenir des matériaux qui permettent de remplir plusieurs […]

As the circular economy and circular manufacturing approaches are strongly focusing on reuse, repair, remanufacturing and recycling, it is very important to investigate new materials for fabrication of metal/polymer filaments for low-cost 3D printing. In this project recyclable metal-infused feedstocks with high concentration of metal powder (up to 60 vol.%) for filament fabrication will be […]

The Rammed Earth (RE) has become the newest trend in construction owing to its energy-efficient, eco-friendly, and sustainable approach. The recent research has modernized rammed earth construction by using cement treatment to improve its strength and durability. The non-compensable damages to the environment associated with cement production and application pose significant arguments against its widespread […]

The goal of this project is to compare the results of several state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) models in the field of drug discovery. Specifically, the intern will recreate several models whose creators claimed are successful at predicting which drugs would interact with what proteins in the human body. In addition, the intern will design a […]

Development of stormwater management plans in Ontario has focused primarily on sizing of conveyance infrastructure and stormwater management ponds that mitigate the receiving water impacts of new developments. The focus has shifted in recent years towards the implementation of Low Impact Development (LID) that emphasizes the control of stormwater runoff at the source. Although several […]

Currently, call centres effort in this matter is largely reactive. Someone calls in, they are upset, and agents respond accordingly. However, this approach is not always most effective, especially with difficult customers. Therefore, knowing the customers current emotional state is very important for appropriate problem solving. Affective computing can be used to detect and evaluate […]

Small, handheld, point-of-care ultrasound devices (POCUS) have been increasingly used in recent years by non-specialists for a wide variety of diagnostic and treatment tasks. Since POCUS devices produce two-dimensional (2D) images, but anatomical structures are three-dimensional, we would often like to construct 3D volumes from a sequence of 2D US scans. We can measure the […]