Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (ERC) is a process by which carbon dioxide (CO2) is converted into valuable chemical products via chemical reactions driven by electricity. The goal of this project is to fabricate and test catalytic metal electrodes to increase the efficiency of ERC reactors converting carbon dioxide from industrial exhaust gas streams into […]

The Canadian Nutrition Society is Canada’s leading society for nutrition professionals. As a Fellow, I will work with the Canadian Malnutrition Taskforce—CNS’ flagship initiative—to support integration of a new malnutrition care standard in Canadian hospitals. Advancing Malnutrition Care (AMC) was designed to bring best practices from this standard to hospitals across the country. The aim […]

In cattle, energy requirements after parturition increase exponentially, primarily, due to increase in milk production. Negative energy balance hampers reproductive efficiency, inflicting heavy economic losses to dairy industry. Poor reproduction is the most important cause of culling dairy cows. Feed supplementation with vitamins improves energy balance. Also, observations in humans indicate that folic acid and […]

The project involves development, validation, and application of new medical image analysis algorithm where cortical thickness is measured from serial brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with improved efficiency and greater sensitivity. Cortical thickness is a relatively new metric that correlates with clinical and cognitive worsening in a variety of neurologic disorders such as multiple sclerosis […]

Le premier objectif de ce projet est de developper un algorithme de resolution du probleme de planification de tournees de livraison a un niveau fonctionnel. Par fonctionnel, nous entendons integrer toutes les contraintes operationnelles du secteur industriel du partenaire afin que l’algorithme soit exploitable dans un contexte concret. Pour ce faire, une collaboration tres etroite […]

In Actuarial Science and insurance, models are often used to assess risk using factors such as age, level of education, gender, environment, etc. In practice, there might be unobserved factors. When data are gathered, the accuracy of these models should be investigated. If the model is not well fitted by the data, subsequent influences could […]

The demand for computing power has been rapidly growing over the last decade. The ability to efficiently utilize computing resources and improve the productivity of applications is necessary for the competitiveness of any industry and it will become more critical as the demand for computational resources increases. The computer hardware sector has seen rapid advances […]

Greenfield Global has been developing a process that aims to convert renewable materials to produce sustainable jet fuel (SAF). In addition to SAF, it is possible to produce other fuels such as diesel. Greenfield Global has been awarded a federal government grant which aims at developing a novel process for the production of renewable diesel […]

Horses have long held special cultural, spiritual and economic importance in many Indigenous North American cultures, offering teaching, healing and connection to the environment. There is research which supports the value of ‘equine therapy’ and even some that highlights the usefulness of equine assisted interventions for Indigenous ‘clients’, but this project is the first to […]

There is a strong risk of rejection after a patient receives a heart transplant which leads to death in 1 in 5 people that receive the transplant. Biopsies are taken frequently to determine if the new heart is rejecting by looking at the piece of tissue under a microscope. A specialist doctor will then make […]

Scleroderma is a rare disease with no known cure that affects 22,000 Canadians. The body essentially attacks itself scarring many organs including hardening and thickening of the skin. Since the disease is so wide spread the current treatment approach is to target the affected organs or use general immunosuppressive drugs. Therefore, in order to develop […]

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) have the ability to reconstitute hematopoiesis by giving rise to all blood lineages without exhaustion. Despite the widespread clinical application of HSCs, the success of HSC transplantations relies mainly on the availability of suitable donors and adequate grafts. Obtaining high-quantity and quality hematopoietic grafts for curing hematological and non-hematological diseases remains […]