The Tsawout Nation has partnered with a local seaweed farming company, Cascadia Seaweed, to employ a suite of techniques for both marine monitoring and mariculture within a recently-established Marine Protected Area (QEN’T) in their traditional territory. A primary goal and next step for QEN’T is to monitor ecologically and/or culturally important marine animals, and to […]

The Ph.D. intern will be involved in the engineering scale-up of an innovative mixed-reactant fuel cell technology pioneered at the University of British Columbia. The proposed technology provides a simpler, cheaper and more compact design compared to conventional fuel cells. The partner organization, Mantra Energy Alternatives, will benefit greatly from the proposed project because it […]

This project will contribute to research that helps address a problem with two key components: 1) how metropolitan areas throughout Canada and the OECD can optimize multi-jurisdictional governance practices and processes to address complex issues in contemporary & post-pandemic contexts; and 2) using an example from the Victoria Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), Canada’s 16th largest […]

This project will support Propel Impact in engaging and building relationships with organizations advancing impact investing in underserved communities.

Student will help company achieve various IT work product solutions.

Vancouver non-profit 221A is interested in using decentralized ledger technology (DLT) to offer secure, reliable, context preserving, cost-efficient, and carbon-neutral permanent storage services for digital cultural work. This research project will identify a storage solution for 221A that will preserve digital assets in the long term. Final outputs include a whitepaper and presentation deck featuring […]

Book subscription box strategic plan for BC publishers. Developing a comprehensive strategy for Books BC (The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia) to launch a book subscription box for their members. This plan will include: Surveying key stakeholders; Conducting a competitive landscape analysis of other book subscription boxes or like-minded programs; Developing a curation […]

Delivery of safe drinking water is an essential public service, and distribution systems are a critical control point for the protection of public health. Distribution systems encounter issues such as aging infrastructure leading to leaks and breaks, pressure management problems, and maintaining water quality during transit to consumers. These problems collectively impact the safety, efficiency, […]

The project will investigate how common distractions, such as cell phone use, impact drivers’ ability to stay attentive and respond appropriately on the road. Using electroencephalography (or EEG) to monitor brain activity, we will look for patterns indicating attention or fatigue during simulated human-vehicle interaction, and classification algorithms will also be used to recognize these […]

The Mitacs Elevate fellowship will support the WaterFutures Project, a collaboration aimed at creating a 3D game to educate the youth and the public on water sustainability using Syilx stewardship principles. Partnering with UBCO, OCCP, and the OBWB, the game will focus on teaching students and their communities about water conservation challenges and responses through […]

Global production and subsequent waste of plastic products, like those in synthetic clothing, has been growing at an exponential rate over the last several decades. Researchers have found polyester microfibers of textile origin throughout the ocean, including the deep ocean and pristine waters of the Arctic Ocean. However, we do not yet know the specific […]

Global production and subsequent waste of plastic products, like those in synthetic clothing, has been growing at an exponential rate over the last several decades. Researchers have found polyester microfibers of textile origin throughout the ocean, including the deep ocean and pristine waters of the Arctic Ocean. However, we do not yet know the specific […]