The Centre for Operations Excellence Industry Projects 2019 consists of seven sub-projects sponsored by five different industry partners. Each sub-project represents an important challenge for its sponsor. These sub-projects include Extracting data from unstructured text of NOTAMs to assess relevance (Boeing 1), Developing a fix effectiveness engine to perform data-driven predictive maintenance (Boeing 2), Initial […]

My masters thesis is on contrasting predictors of regional versus local rarity among the bryophytes of Haida Gwaii, B.C. This work involves sequencing regions of the DNA from bryophyte species collected from the field in Haida Gwaii as well as herbarium specimens to reconstruct bryophyte evolutionary relationships – their phylogeny – and to construct a […]

This research project is part of a comparative study on conservation governance in two landscape conservation initiatives: the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area in Nunavut, Canada and the Kailash Sacred Landscapes Conservation and Development Initiative in Uttarakhand, India. Hosted by the Wildlife Institute of India, the Uttarakhand component of this project aims 1) to […]

The availability of safe drinking water has emerged as one of the most serious problems facing the global economy in the twenty-first century. Removing heavy metals from drinking water, industrial waste and soil are important environmental engineering tasks to reduce pollution and water scarcity around the world. Biomimetic designs help engineers to produce new technologies […]

In recent years, the problem of global warming has brought home energy consumption to the forefront worldwide. Grid stabilization is a matter of national security as well as household efficiency. Therefore the goal of this MITACS project is to continue the development a Smart Utility Management System (SUMS) to manage power consumption, reduce peak usage […]

Values, attitudes, and beliefs regarding disabilities vary across cultures and within cultures and these factors have an impact on the perspectives of the child’s parents and prioritizing their needs. Although Korea was greatly influenced by Western countries in special education, it has a relatively short history compared with other developed countries. Research found that autism […]

Immunomagnetic cell isolation particles are widely used to separate cells from complex, biological environments, such as blood, urine, or bone marrow. Cell isolation particles are typically decorated with specialized antibodies to bind to targeted cell surfaces via specific antibody–antigen interactions. These interactions can be disturbed by the presence of serum proteins, which are common constituents […]

Fuel cells are a clean energy technology that generates electricity without harmful emissions and uses hydrogen as the fuel in place of oil. As fuel cell electric vehicles are deployed globally on a significant scale, it is critical to ensure high levels of operational durability and reliability, equal to or exceeding that of incumbent engine […]

Our project will be the first research in Canada that draws the techniques and resources from four disciplines – education, psychology, psychometrics and computer science – to investigate the effects of robotics education (RE) on child cognitive development, self-efficacy and enjoyment. Hence, our research findings will help Robokids School to understand the long-term effects of […]

Contamination by microorganisms is a well-known problem for commercial ice machines. Frequent applications of sterilizing chemicals are necessary to keep the ice machines sanitary, a costly and time-consuming process. The sources of this contamination are microorganisms associated with the water used as the source for ice production, the incoming air to the ice machine, and […]

This research supports the T’Sou-ke Nation to re-establish connections with culturally important native plant species cultivated and stewarded by traditional T’Sou-ke peoples for food, medicine and technology and to store this information in database and maps. The product of this research will be accessed when T’Sou-ke consider both large, economic development projects proposed within their […]

Over 60% of overweight or obese individuals attempt weight loss diets each year. Although many different dietary approaches can lead to weight loss, increasing evidence suggests that a very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet may have superior metabolic and weight loss effects. However, any diet is only as effective as adherence to it and adherence requires effective […]