This project will be used to assist the mining industry in predicting the best possible practices for designing and operating mines. By developing an understand of how comminution tests represent the machinery we can predict what is required to breakdown the raw rocks from the ground into valuable products we can make mining both more […]

The agricultural industry is adopting new technologies in many practices, including automation of routine practices such as milking in dairy or harvesting fruits. These innovations require the development of sophisticated machines and image processing algorithms associated with. This proposed project aims to develop the technology that allows design of a machine and associated algorithms to […]

The virus spike receptor has been used to successful generate vaccine candidates for SARS-CoV-2 infections. Furthermore, disruption of the virus interacting with host cells represents a viable options for antiviral development. We will express both the viral spike protein and host ACE2 receptor for development of vaccine and antivirals.

The proposed research seeks to contribute to Indigenous cultural health and resilience by employing a three-phased approach of re-centering, re-animating, and repatriating archived belongings. These three phases involve the rethinking of archival structures in terms of Indigenous categorical systems (re-centering), the organization of collection spaces to promote Indigenous knowledge transmission (re-animating), and the return of […]

Today, there is an abundance of social media and user engagement platforms. However, they are disorganized and unverified which creates unreliable engagement data. To explore new methods of creating an engagement platform, Veras Technologies Inc. will work with intern Md Hasan Tareque to research and develop a verified and secure engagement platform that leverages blockchain […]

Today, there is an abundance of stakeholder engagement and data visualization platforms. However, they are overwhelming to use, and the data is not easy to interpret. To explore how new methods of visual design and data visualization, Veras Technologies Inc. will work with intern Divine Okonkwo to research, design, and test a comprehensive design language, […]

Organic electronics uses organic molecules with tailored structures and properties in electronic devices such as light emitting diodes, solar cells and transistors. This project seeks to synthesize new organic molecules from the acene family capable of behaving as semiconductors and capable of being electronically linked to metal oxide surfaces. The Shankar Lab seeks to investigate […]

Firefighters risk their lives every day to protect ours. Their protective clothing is critical to allow them performing their duties while remaining safe. Unfortunately, the performance of their protective clothing degrades over time as it is exposed to high heat, UV light, moisture, launderings, etc., which raises serious safety concerns for firefighters and other people […]

The University of Calgary and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Calgary will collaborate to better understand Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism. This is the most pressing challenge of the present time, and it has implications for the positive youth development and the well-being of Canadian society. The project will engage the Canadian Muslim youth […]

Techy Veer Ltd is focussed in federal and provincial government procurement solicitations. The distinguishing feature of Techy Veer Ltd is that we have reseller business partnership with several vendors such as Lenovo, HP, Tech Data, Cansel, steel manufacturers and other manufacturers/suppliers which will enhance reliability and fast product delivery. Products we provide include: Computer – […]

The Social Innovation Academy will be working with a network of Mitacs interns to develop national-scale backend infrastructure resources for impact investing funds across Canada. These resources may include (but are not limited to): initiatives for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion; impact measurement frameworks; deal flow generation. In addition, interns will provide marketing, research, and […]

Being a recent immigrant who just moved to Canada for less than 15 months, WPI ‘s founder, Ms. Hong Phuc needs help from Mitacs and this project for a marketing & content intern who is a local and strong in writing and public relation, to support her copywriting branding, marketing materials, and campaign contents in […]