POS Bio-Sciences currently performs extractions, fractionations, and purifications on a variety of biobased materials including food ingredients, health ingredients, nutraceuticals, agricultural materials, and cosmetics. Access to improved separation techniques will allow POS Bio-Sciences to offer enhanced solutions to its current client base and potentially provide new services to the pharmaceutical industry, which has high standards […]

Research has shown that by monitoring the vibration of the heart using a simple sensor mounting on the human chest, the mechanical characteristics of heart can be measured. The purpose of this research is to design and build a remote diagnostic device to be used for heart patients with prior or having symptoms of heart […]

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is a chemical found naturally in the brain that plays a key role in the mammalian stress response. CRF is also known to be involved in anxiety and mood disorders, as well as in various aspects of drug dependence, including long-term relapse to drug use. The teneurin C-terminal associated peptides (TCAP) comprise […]

The research will determine best culture practices for grow-out of the white sturgeon with respect to water quality parameters, feeds and feeding strategies, density of animals, and behavior as related to growth performance, health indicators, and stress. The research will also explore and develop an aquaponics component of the culture systems at the VIU laboratory […]

This project will involve research into the optimal production and purification methods for bacteriophages that are effective against bacterial infections in pigs. Cytophage’s bacteriophages will provide a highly effective, environmentally safe, and a cost competitive alternative to antibiotics in the pork industry. This project will benefit Cytophage by helping to advance our technology and product […]

To date, there is little understanding of how to adapt school psychology practice to fit the needs of Indigenous populations. This project seeks to understand the current challenges that exist for school psychology practice with Indigenous peoples and what changes are needed to advance the practice. By completing autobiographical studies, Indigenous master’s students-in-training who will […]

Toute personne devrait avoir la possibilité de choisir un domicile qui correspond à ses préférences, à ses aspirations, mais aussi à ses besoins. Pourtant, les personnes autistes rencontrent régulièrement des défis lorsqu’il s’agit de trouver un milieu résidentiel adapté à leurs besoins et leurs goûts. Dans l’optique de proposer une solution à ces défis, l’équipe […]

SkipTheDepot is a door-to-door bottle collection service based in Calgary which allows users in Calgary and Edmonton areas to request bottle recycling pickups, and the COVID 19 pandemic has caused demand for these services to increase. In order to meet rising demand, it is important to develop a clear understanding of how the service is […]

L’orniérage est l’impact de la machinerie sur les sols (par ex. la compaction) qui peut causer une perte de croissance de la régénération après coupe, et ce, à court et à long terme. C’est un problème important dans les écosystèmes caractérisés par des sols à textures fines. Cependant, dans les écosystèmes avec les sols plus […]

Pour des constructeurs des pompes hydrauliques, la conception, la fabrication et la caracterisation des pompes centrifuges presentent toujours un grand defi. Une meilleure fabrication de ce type des pompes exige une determination avec precision de tous les parametres cies des composantes de la pompeo II s’agira, dans Ie cadre de celie proposition de recherche, de […]

This research project will be a collaborative effort to explore, understand, and capitalize on the growing market shift from Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductors (LDMOS) to Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based radio units in the base station market, which is ever-growing with the increased demand for 5G. The intern will be trained on simulation, measurement, design, and […]

MyHEAT Inc. (industry partner) provides on-line tools/services to reduce urban waste energy. Currently, the company relies on sourced municipal, private, or publicly available GIS roof polygons which it combines with its proprietary high-resolution (H-Res) airborne thermal infrared (TIR) imagery to generate personalized rooftop heat-loss maps/metrics. Unfortunately, these GIS polygons are often incomplete, inaccurate and out-of-date. […]