Sequestration of atmospheric and industrial CO2 through carbonation of reactive waste minerals is a proven method for curbing emissions from the mining sector. Carbonation technologies have also been shown to be effective at reducing potentially toxic metal mobility in alkaline mine wastes. However, the molecular scale mechanisms of metal cycling associated with mineral transformation reactions […]

Ammonia is the second most-produced chemical globally, most of which is used in the fertilizers industry. Currently, it is synthesized via the Haber-Bosch process operated at high temperature and pressure using a Fe-based catalyst, which contributes to the generation of 420 million tons of CO2 per year. Therefore, researchers worldwide are currently looking for inexpensive […]

Hydroelectric power units are more solicited today than in the past when they were usually operated at baseload. Because of this, their operating conditions include many starts and stops, and partial load conditions, resulting in premature and unpredictable failures. With a digital twin, these units can be properly monitored and accurately modeled in order to […]

Blood pressure increases with age in Western societies; however, populations that live as hunter-gatherers and subsistence farmers rarely develop cardiovascular disease and do not have age-related increases in blood pressure. The mechanisms responsible for the maintenance of cardiovascular health with aging are not clear. A mismatch between the conditions that postindustrialized populations inhabit – low […]

As part of the transition plan to low-carbon economy, the province of Quebec (QC) has become one of the 20+ regions and cities worldwide to announce a plan to electrify transportation which centers around setting up a ’complete electric battery ecosystem’ by 2050. While this plan poses a new phase of land appropriation and environmental […]

Ce projet de recherche vise à concevoir un modèle de prévention du COVID-19 basé sur les techniques d’Intelligence Artificielle (IA) et de l’internet des objets (IoT). Les données physiologiques seront obtenues des dispositifs intelligents et des bases de données virtuelles. Ces systèmes serviront pour le développement d’un outil de mesure et d’observance des indicateurs chez […]

Ma recherche porte sur la peintre brésilienne du début du 20e siècle Georgina de Albuquerque (1885-1962), et notamment sur ses représentations de femmes issues de la bourgeoisie. En effet, à une époque d’industrialisation rapide et d’ascension de cette classe sociale, Albuquerque dépeint fréquemment des femmes aisées, et ce, dans différents contextes. Deux tableaux, Coin de […]

L’imagerie utilisant les rayons X comme la radiographie et la tomodensitométrie sont entachées par un phénomène physique appelé la diffusion. Cette dernière provient du fait que les photons dévient de leur trajectoire originale et sont détectés dans des pixels voisins voire sont déviés hors de la caméra et ne sont pas détectés. Bien que l’on […]

A Canadian-based company, Terrasol Geosolar Inc., has identified a unique opportunity to offer hurricane-resistant solar energy infrastructure for weather-ravaged areas of the world. Towards this functionality, there has also been significant market incentives to include bio-derived composite materials within the structure. However, current developments of natural fibre reinforced composites (NFRCs) in structural applications has been […]

Two students will be involved in this project each visiting the other’s country and undertaking collaborative research in a Public Health setting. We are requesting funds to cover the costs for the Canadian student to travel to France, costs for the French student will be covered from elsewhere. The students will join national level research […]

Electrical stimulation of nerves can be used to restore movements to individuals who are paralyzed following spinal cord injury. Our project is divided into two main parts. The first part aims to combine measurements of muscle and nerve activity evoked by electrical stimulation in order to improve our understanding of the mechanisms involved in nerve […]

The growth of renewable energies on the demand side, as an important step for decarbonization and transition to the smart grid, poses serious challenges to control the system and maintain stability. Transactive energy control (TEC) is introduced as an effective approach in which distributed control methods are utilized rather than centralized ones. Although many studies […]