Chromium based catalysts such as Phillip’s catalyst are widely used in the production of polyethylene materials, specifically high density polyethylene. Despite their widespread and successful use, there is still much that is unknown about how exactly these catalysts work and interact with other catalysts. New research has been done that has indicated the chromium vanadium […]

Extraction of a solvent has been considered as one of the promising methods for heavy hydrocarbon recovery from oil and tar sands because of its low usage of water, as well as its high efficiency rates. Unfortunately, longer sedimentation times are caused by the mineral particles being suspended in a non-aqueous solution because of the […]

The research project is studying the reaction of benzene to produce toluene and xylene is very useful as both of these products have great commercial value. The challenge that is being researched is to make this reaction more efficient by minimizing the sub-reactions that happen simultaneously, specifically the reaction of methanol to olefins. These sub-reactions […]

The project Video in the Villages was founded by the Franco-Brazilian anthropologist and filmmaker Vincent Carelli in 1986 to promote film and video practices of indigenous communities in Brazil. The project provides training, production, and distribution of audio-visual resources in indigenous communities to strengthen and preserve cultural and territorial identities and heritages. My research project […]

The general theme of this project is homegrown Islamic terrorism in India. Since 1993, a new trend of religiously motivated terrorist activities involving bombings in urban areas with the primary aim of targeting civilians has been taking place in the major cities in India. While a number of attacks have been conducted by Pakistan-sponsored militant […]

Circadian rhythm disorder is when the body’s biological clock is altered, leading to patients sleeping 3-4 naps of 1-4 hours throughout the 24-hour period instead of a continuous 8-hr sleep session. This form of insomnia greatly decreases the quality of life in the patient. We want to know whether if the altered circadian rhythm reduces […]

The objective of this research project is to try and understand differences between pedestrian behaviors in Montréal, Canada and Shanghai, China. These two countries have very different cultures and because of this are an interesting matchup for comparison studies. The comparison between pedestrian behaviors will be done by studying existing data from each city. As […]

As a result of globalization, foreign language communication has become increasingly important in many countries. Vietnam has been going through drastic economic surge and globalization in recent years, so effective teaching methods for foreign language based on scientific evidence are imperative for developing the country. This project will explore the role of motivation on Vietnamese […]

In most commonly studied languages, the subjects of all sentences are marked the same way. In some less commonly studied languages including Nepali, however, subjects of transitive verbs are treated as subjects, while subjects of intransitive verbs are marked the same way as objects of transitive verbs. These are called “ergative” languages. If we imagine […]

La ville d’Hanoï est aujourd’hui si densément construite que toute intervention de l’État sur ses infrastructures urbaines nécessite souvent la démolition de constructions existantes. Le développement de la capitale vietnamienne entraîne ainsi la relocalisation forcée de populations dans de nouvelles habitations fournies par l’État. Le processus comporte son lot de difficultés pour les familles déplacées […]

Le projet de recherche consiste en une étude sur l’émergence d’un phénomène novateur dans l’aménagement des villes, spécifiquement dans le contexte vietnamien. Caractérisé par des actions et interventions citoyennes, l’urbanisme Do it yourself réinterprète actuellement la manière de concevoir et de bâtir l’urbain. Or le mouvement reste peu étudié dans les pays du Sud; encore […]

Rapid urban development has left rural China in crisis. My research topic was born out of an interest in the potential for architecture to engage in the physical, economic, political and social network of rural communities in China. The proposed research in North Eastern China will involve a survey of rural village planning, building use […]