Le dimensionnement des chaussées au Canada est actuellement effectué avec des méthodes empiriques. Ces méthodes limitent la possibilité d’utiliser de nouveaux matériaux et de nouvelles technologies qui permettraient de prolonger la durée de vie des chaussées tout en limitant leur impact négatif sur l’environnement. Il existe des méthodes de dimensionnement mécaniste-empirique, comme PavementME et des […]

Freshwater fish contribute to the economic and ecological wellbeing of Canada; however, they are in decline globally. To mitigate those threats, accurate health status data for individual fish is critical. Since fish respond to changes in their habitat through gene expression, unexpected changes in gene expression patterns are powerful indicators of fish stress and declining […]

Ditch Labs is a medical technology company developing a new treatment for smoking cessation. The objective of this research project is to understand how nicotine delivered by a novel electronic nicotine deliver system travels through the body from its absorption to its excretion. The study is important because it will allow Ditch Labs to select […]

Atmospheric corrosion, commonly known as weathering is among the leading causes of infrastructure degradation. The extent of atmospheric corrosion becomes more concerning when it triggers localized and non-linear metal loss rates. One such scenario is the localized corrosion at the flanged connections in piping, pipeline, and equipment for hydrocarbon industry and even utility sectors. As […]

Ce projet collaboratif vise à développer une ligne de production automatisée pour le moulage de pièces en matériaux composites pour l’industrie automobile. Le procédé de fabrication développé par la société sera doté d’un système de contrôle automatisé Industrie 4.0 ayant l’avantage d’une inter connectivité des équipements de fabrication, ce qui permettra un suivi en ligne […]

The state of drinking water systems and services in First Nation communities is a recognized challenge in Canada. While municipal water systems are regulated by provinces, there is no such parallel regulator for First Nation communities. For First Nations, there are multiple federal agencies that intersect with community decision-making through fragmented processes and guidelines which […]

Our project will determine needs and barriers to use of a water data collaboration platform use by diverse stakeholders, which include watershed groups (Indigenous communities, sub-basin organizations, science classes, citizen science coalitions), industry stakeholders (irrigation districts, reservoir operators) and potentially government agencies charged with creating and implementing water management policy. To understand barriers to platform […]

The Government of Canada considers lithium as a critical element because it is a major component of rechargeable batteries in, for example, electric vehicles, but it is also used in lubricants, ceramics, and glasses Kavanagh et al. 2018). The intern will study this using data and samples supplied by the partner organization, by doing geological […]

The Covid-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of broadband and produced a series of national reports and policy recommendations on how to close connectivity gaps. While these reports provide broad policy prescriptions, developing solutions for individual rural communities requires consideration of local contexts. This project aims to (1) synthesize recent policy recommendations and (2) review […]

Testing is a core process for the development of Virtual Reality (VR) software. VR development without appropriate and efficient testing will cause defective user experience and slow down the development process. However, state-of-art VR testing highly relied on VR equipment such as VR headset. To address this problem, our project will investigate and assess novel […]

The overall purpose of this research is to measure the effect of lower extremity muscular fatigue and bracing on the hip, knee, and ankle joint biomechanics in two different populations; i) those at risk of ACL injury and ii) those with early onset osteoarthritis. This topic is significant because muscle fatigue is often considered as […]

The proposed project aims at exploring the technical and financial feasibility of employing cutting-edge solar technologies and design strategies in the retrofit of large commercial buildings, and application to a case study in Schefferville. The research consists of two main design 1) incorporating commonly existing PV panels into Rainscreen cladding, to act as the outer […]