The wider adoption of fuel cells has been hindered by durability and reliability issues. This research alliance (consisting of Ballard and SFU) has made significant recent advances on developing novel diagnostics techniques to detect the inception of hydrogen leak faults in fuel cells. We aim to continue to build on these advances through this grant. […]

The aim of the proposed research is to develop renewable textiles from agricultural residues. The project will use an alternative process, proposed by Earth Protex, for converting primarily wheat straw into a wood pulp like material while minimizing the losses during the process. The pulp will undergo further chemical treatment under mild conditions before being […]

British Columbia’s agriculture sector faces substantial labour issues including difficulties in recruitment, retention, and workforce engagement of domestic seasonal workers, which significantly impacts its productivity and sustainability. This project addresses the critical need for a comprehensive understanding of the domestic seasonal labour market: who the workers are, what attract them, how we can increase their […]

Leveraging its roots in dance and technology, Credo is building a multimodal motions platform for dance to enhance education, choreography and archival practices; the foundation being motion capture data. There are existing 3D motion capture libraries but they are either one of or many of the following: outdated, not comprehensive, poor quality, non-standard, poorly labelled […]

The “Engineering Design of Aquaponics System Towards Food Security and Food Sovereignty in Bella Bella, BC” Mitacs Internship project is an important component of the ongoing larger project: “Cultivating Resilience: Aquaponics for Food Security and Wellness.” This project is funded by the New Relationships Trust not-for-profit corporation through their food security and sovereignty funding program. […]

The overarching objective of this research project is to support and increase climate action leadership through the process of seeding, establishing, building, and growing an online climate action intersectional leadership community of practice that will in turn inform the development and design of an evidence-based framework and pedagogy to be used to shape an extended […]

The focus of this two-year research project will be developing an understanding of the organizational culture and other pre-conditions required to facilitate AgeTech adoption and evaluation in the context of a regional health system. The PDF will work closely will technology companies and the health system partners who are piloting innovative technologies to understand the […]

deviantART is the world’s largest online arts community with a huge number of users and items. They currently recommend art to users only via an algorithmic presentation of “popular” items, and an item-item recommender system presented alongside every individual piece of art. deviantART expects to use recommender systems technology to enhance and leverage the contributions […]

In Canada, water security challenges include environmental degradation, water pollution, and climate change impacts. Utilizing constructed wetlands (CWs) for wastewater treatment addresses these issues by offering a cost-effective and eco-friendly solution. It helps mitigate pollution, conserve water resources, and adapt to changing environmental conditions, fostering long-term sustainability. However, given the uncertainty surrounding the effectiveness of […]