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 […]

Over 250,000 Canadians suffer from epilepsy, a debilitating neurological condition with no known cure. For many patients, the only solution is the surgical removal of the seizure-trigger zones in the brain. Unfortunately, current electrode systems that are designed to record brain activity and target the seizure foci are highly invasive, not very precise, and do […]

Patients when they are discharged from hospital following a stroke can benefit greatly from a program of rehabilitation to help restore function. Often one of the patient’s arms is affected and this affects many activities of daily living. For patients who live in rural areas it is often very difficult to get access to expert […]

The state-of-the-art polymer electrolyte fuel cells have catalyst layers (CLs) made of Platinum catalyst on carbon support (Pt/C) bound together by proton-conducting polymer or ionomer. To overcome the challenges of high cost of Platinum catalyst ad corrosion of carbon support, alternative materials for catalyst and catalyst support are being considered. The interaction of ionomer with […]