The Block Caving method is emerging as a significant future underground mining method (e.g. New Afton Mine, BC; Oyu Tolgoi Mine, Mongolia), becoming more popular in massive underground ore bodies. The design and planning for developing such complex underground excavation systems is challenging both technically and managerially. This research study aims to apply emerging simulation […]

Dielectrics are insulators that respond to an applied electric field by creating a charge separation in the material. The strength of the dielectric response is quantified by the dielectric constant, or permittivity. The charge separation in the applied field can be used as a form of energy storage in capacitors, or to externally modulate the […]

The present research partnership between Hydrogen In Motion and Simon Fraser University will develop a revolutionary, conformable hydrogen storage tank solution for fuel cell electric vehicles. The specific objective of the proposed Mitacs Accelerate Extension phase is to design, construct, and calibrate a specialized Sievert-type apparatus for measurement of hydrogen sorption and desorption properties of […]

Cloud-based predictive analytics service allows businesses to improve their performance with a minimal investment in infrastructure. Moreover, it enables collaboration and simplifies decision making. However, there are technical obstacles that prevent the large-scale deployment of such service to support millions of users. In fact, a cloud analytics platform runs on a distributed clustercomputing system. Hence, […]

Reducing energy consumption is one of many ways to respond to our urgent global need to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. To do so, it is important to identify the most effective energy saving strategies and communicate them to energy consumers. Pulse Energy is a company that works to do just that and is always […]

Portable lifting systems and platforms are used extensively in music and movie industries for elevating both equipment and personal. An ideal system for these industries is a portable stable platform that can be transported to the desired site and reconfigured (or moved) to the necessary height with ease. The market currently lacks such highly portable […]

Luxmux sensors will monitor steam quality and water quality for in-situ Thermally Enhanced Heavy Oil Recovery. In Canada, 2 billions of kilograms of steam are produced per year for heavy oil recovery and this amount is expected to double in the next ten years. Each year, heavy oil producers spend $2.3 billions on natural gas […]

This Mitacs Accelerate proposal is the second of three-phase project of Adriana’s Goncalves master’s thesis. For this Mitacs-Accelerate renewal proposal, it will be investigated further flotation process targeting recovery of 80-90% considering a previous technical feasibility study conducted on material from a representative sample of ASM tailings from Costa Rica. The tailings belong to a […]

Chocolates have a rich source of dietary phenolic compounds and antioxidants. During chocolate manufacture, the antioxidant capacity and procyanidin content in cocoa can be affected by a variety of processing conditions. Therefore, a rapid and less expensive method to determine chocolate antioxidants is highly demanded in confectionery industry. As a nondestructive tool, Fourier transform infrared […]

Epic Safety Inc. specializes in Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS), Mobile PERS and Tele-Health. Recognizing Dr. Golnaraghi’s internationally recognized expertise in this field, Epic will be working with his team of HQP and provide them with practical training with the goal to employ these highly qualified personnel to guarantee the advancement of this technology. The […]

This research is aimed at the development of new modeling and simulation algorithms of interconnected AC and DC supergrids for power flow and transient stability analyses. The efforts will be focused on the following technical areas: • Advanced modeling methods of AC/DC power converters and controls for the integration of renewable energy resources in power […]

This proposed project will partner researchers in the research group of Dr. Byron Gates at Simon Fraser University with those at Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation (AFCC) to create structured cathode catalyst layers to improve the performance of AFCC’s proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells (FCs). The focus of this project will be to create structured […]