This project will expand the research and development capacity of Treefrog for the creation of a social media strategy and analysis department offering unique, cutting-edge and anthropologically informed services for corporate clients. Anthropologically informed analysis goes beyond a superficial reporting of unanalysed numerical data to provide contextualized understandings based on broader social trends and cultural […]

Connected Cars is an emerging technology that aims at enhancing driving experience and improving safety, productivity, and integrity of transportation systems. Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc. (IMS) is a leader in telematics and infotainment technologies, including the convergence of both technologies in delivering the ultimate connected car experience. One of the core components in connected cars […]

This project uses approaches from anthropology, such as corporate ethnography, to guide the development of strategies for corporate social media management and analysis. Durable strategies and processes can be leveraged by Treefrog to help build a social media management and analysis department, increasing research and development capacity and sales. Through close collaboration with the programming […]

The aim of the project is to develop and characterize metal organic frameworks (MOFs), a new class of porous material that can be used for selective nitrogen (N2) , oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) gas separation. These new molecular compounds will unlock a remarkable suite of possibilities for future technologies, far beyond today’s gas […]

Most countries in Africa are not set to meet their 2015 targets of a two thirds reduction in under-5 mortality. Among the areas of child health most neglected is care following hospitalization. More children die in the weeks following discharge than during hospitalization, yet no strategy exists to improve these outcomes. My research over the […]

Most countries in Africa are not set to meet their 2015 targets of a two thirds reduction in under-5 mortality. Among the areas of child health most neglected is care following hospitalization. More children die in the weeks following discharge than during hospitalization, yet no strategy exists to improve these outcomes. My research over the […]

Managing the risks from snow avalanches during winter mountain travel is vital for the Canadian avalanche industry. An average of 14 avalanche-related fatalities per year occurred between 1997 and 2014 with the majority of those triggering the avalanches themselves. We propose a detailed examination of avalanche risk management practices using the conceptual model for avalanche […]

Managing the risks from snow avalanches during winter mountain travel is vital for the Canadian avalanche industry. An average of 14 avalanche-related fatalities per year occurred between 1997 and 2014 with the majority of those triggering the avalanches themselves. We propose a detailed examination of avalanche risk management practices using the conceptual model for avalanche […]

Statistical and harmonic analysis of 3-dimensional motions of objects or humans are instrumental to establish how these motions differ, depending on various influences. When such motions involve no tearing, they may be described by elements of the Euclidean Group. Algorithms developed in the author’s Ph.D. dissertation exploit the unique properties of Conformal Geometric Algebra to […]

STEMCELL Technologies is a rapidly growing Vancouver-based Canadian biotech company with more than 500 employees and annual sales of more than $80M worldwide primarily serving the burgeoning stem cell field. Blood stem cells were one of the first type of stem cell to be identified and have been used clinically for many transplantation applications for […]

As an important medicinal plant, Cannabis sativa produces bioactive molecules that provide symptom relief for conditions such as severe cancer pain, nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. The cannabinoid biosynthetic pathway that generates bioactive molecules has been studied for over a decade. However, understanding of transcriptional regulators that control cannabinoid synthesis is fairly limited. The […]

As an important medicinal plant, Cannabis sativa produces bioactive molecules that provide symptom relief for conditions such as severe cancer pain, nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. The cannabinoid biosynthetic pathway that generates bioactive molecules has been studied for over a decade. However, understanding of transcriptional regulators that control cannabinoid synthesis is fairly limited. The […]