Bringing dinosaurs into the 2020s: considering current visitation and future virtual tourism possibilities for the Tumbler Ridge Museum and Geopark (BC)

1) Carry out research on existing and potential visitation to Tumbler Ridge with respect to current offerings and to potential Virtual Tourism Experience (VTE)s. Zhang and Meletis will work to conduct a visitor survey-based project during the summer of 2022. They will generate new demographic profiles and qualitative and quantitative data on tourist motivations, experiences, […]

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Route choice, passage success, and migration survival of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) smolt through the White Rock Hydropower Generating Station and Gaspereau River, Nova Scotia.

In collaboration with Acadia University and Nova Scotia Power, Innovasea inc. proposes an intern to determine route choice, and measure survival of Atlantic salmon smolt as they descend the Gaspereau River past the White Rock Hydropower Generating Station. This project will be completed in full collaboration with Fisheries and Oceans Canada Scientists. The results will […]

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Development of Low-Cost Sensor and Flexible Electronics using a Versatile Roll-to-Roll Magnetron Sputtering System

The proposed project aims to construct a robust and versatile roll-to-roll (R2R) magnetron sputtering system for thin film deposition. That system will favor the production of thin films of different materials with tailored properties and functionality onto flexible substrates in a single step. This will be made through a system composed of different stations with […]

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Laneway Revitalization in Canada: Possibilities, Challenges & Solutions

This partnership between Simon Fraser’s Centre for Sustainable Community Development (represented by Mark Roseland and Larissa Ardis) and Vernacular Design is hoped to be the first of many between Vernacular and sustainability researchers in academia for the advancement of community development. It will produce a research report and related communications products that help the public, […]

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Trajectoires d’utilisation des services chiropratiques parmi une cohorte rétrospective de 1300 patients chiropratiques

Ce projet de recherche sur les services de santé vise à améliorer la compréhension de l’utilisation des soins chiropratiques. Cette étude constituera une cohorte rétrospective de 1300 patients ayant consulté pour la première fois à la clinique universitaire de chiropratique en 2017. Une période de suivi de deux ans sera ainsi disponible pour l’ensemble des […]

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Woolwerx Wool Pellet Project: A collaborative Elizabeth Fry Society – UBC exploration of the potential of waste wool as a soil additive to enhance plant growth and retain water for slow release

The Woolwerx Wool Pellet Project is a collaborative project between the Elizabeth Fry Society (EFry) of Greater Vancouver and Prof. Sue Grayston, a soil scientist in the Faculties of Land & Food Systems and Forestry at UBC, to evaluate the potential of using waste wool as a method to enhance soil structure, retain moisture and […]

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Percer la chambre d’écho de la recommandation pour stimuler la découvrabilité et l’exportation des enregistrements sonores : analyse de la relation entre les métadonnées d’enrichissement et l’écoute globalisée en streaming.

La survie de l’industrie de la musique du Québec est menacée par la perte possible des revenus provenant de la radio satellite. Elle doit réagir. Nous verrons si la promesse du numérique de pouvoir transcender les barrières géographiques physiques afin de développer de nouveaux marchés se confirme ou non. Le projet consiste à travailler avec […]

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L’impact de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur le développement de carrière : de nouvelles compétences à acquérir pour les professionnelles et professionnels en counseling et développement de carrière

Ce projet consiste à mener une recherche visant à éclairer le phénomène inédit qu’est la pandémie de la COVID-19 comme choc de carrière et dont les résultats probants seront valorisés par une action de formation auprès des professionnelles et professionnels en counseling et développement de carrière. Une approche quantitative par questionnaire adressé aux adultes anglophones […]

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Monitoring of Multiclass Organic Pollutants in Waters by Use of Thin-Film Microextraction (TFME) Coupled with Comprehensive Two-dimensional Gas Chromatography Time-of-flight Mass spectrometry (GCxGC-TOFMS)

Organic compounds in water can be potentially hazardous. We will develop a green and solvent-free method for screening the organic pollutants in different water samples. Also, we will study the changes in water during the different treatment process. This research will benefit the community and provide a protection protocol.

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Towards designing a bioreactor for the BioLogix™ Product: Identification of microbial communities and their optimal growth conditions for in situ and ex situ hydrocarbon bioremediation

In this project, the intern will determine the identity of the bacterial species present in the BioLogix consortium, as well as determine how to best grow these bacteria in the lab and in the field. The intern will also use this information to aid in the design of technology and equipment to effectively grow BioLogix […]

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Rapid detection and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella using microfluidic device and internet of things

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been recognized as one of the top three major threats to public health besides cancers and climate change. In response to the AMR crisis, there is an urgent need to establish a standardized, user-friendly, on-site testing method for real-time data collection, analysis, and integration. Drug-resistant Salmonella is a representative foodborne pathogen […]

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