Our research aims at developing efficient and cost-effective solutions for sustainable geothermal energy production, conversion, utilization and energy system integration. A practical geothermal energy production study will be conducted to explore medium to high temperature geothermal reservoirs in Saskatchewan with careful engineering design planning, and implementation to secure a long-term sustainable energy development process. A […]

Children and youth flourish in environments that are predictable, safe, and structured. However, this is not the case for many kids in Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted these protective factors and exacerbated risk factors. Against this background, the first objective of this study is to explore the present threats facing children and youth in […]

This research project will engage 10-20 participants from community-based food initiatives across Waterloo-Wellington region to explore how groups access land to grow food. Access to land within urban environments is important for urban Indigenous peoples whose relationships with land have been disrupted by colonization. Indigenous Peoples honour relationships and responsibilities to land, which stands in […]

Quantum networks will enhance the security of communication and link quantum computers together to solve certain problems that are not possible with present day computers. To realize practical applications with a quantum advantage, thousands of photons must be controlled, and entanglement utilized to distribute quantum bits across the network. In this project, we will develop […]

The goal of this project is to investigate how a new online digital technology, Maple Learn, can contribute to contemporary mathematics curricula internationally. New curricula in mathematics emphasize broad skills that cut across all mathematics domains. In other words, instead of focusing of formulas and procedures, contemporary mathematics curricula promote similarities across domains (such as […]

Augmented reality technology promises seamless and effective remote collaboration for 3D tasks. The performing arts, especially dance, is heavily reliant on precise and creative collaboration in 3D space, but the specific task needs, interface designs, and user experience requirements of collaborative work in dance for augmented reality is unknown. In particular, more than other commonly […]

Pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) are widely used to deliver drugs to the lungs for treatment of respiratory diseases. However, targeting delivery of inhaled drugs to the lungs is not straightforward. The airways of the mouth and throat present a barrier through which inhaled particles must penetrate in order to reach their target sites in the […]

Advanced energy storage plays a critical role in addressing climate change and increasing the high penetration of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Among energy storage systems, lithium-ion batteries are the most electrifying and sustainable. These technologies’ functional constraints, prices, and safety all have an impact on the acceptability of large-scale battery storage […]

There is recently a trend of applying computer vision for interpreting the inspection images or videos of pips automatically. In recent years, deep learning has obtained promising performance in various computer vision tasks such as image classification and object detection. Compared with conventional computer vision techniques, approaches based on deep learning are capable of extracting […]

For decades, drying sub-alpine fir and yellow spruce is known as an unmanageable task mainly due to the high moisture variation and the presence of wet-wood that result in a broad spread of moisture in kiln-dried timbers. For this reason, a considerable portion of under-dried and over-dried wood can be observed in kiln-dried subalpine fir […]

Advancement of a thin film sensors for the characterization of heat transfer of solids, liquids, powders and pastes. Thin film deposition technologies to be applied.

The power system transfers power from electricity producers to consumers in real time. The demand, generation, and system characteristics dictate how power flows across different transmission lines. Sometimes, the power flow can exceed the capacity of the transmission lines. This would be especially true if a new generator connects at a location within insufficient transmission […]