The Town of Fogo Island (TOFI) is a municipality formed in 2011 after the amalgamation of 11 small communities across an outport island on the Northeast coast of Newfoundland, which provides a unique set of challenges and special opportunities. Fogo Island’s economic development plan is to assess the local value-chains, labour market and industry ecosystem, […]

The goal of this research project is to explore the current definition of obesity along with the association of body fat distribution and biochemical markers with serious health conditions. Our investigation will employ the utilization of the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (the current gold standard to measure body fat percentage, subcutaneous body fat and visceral body […]

Connections for Seniors (CFS) is a nonprofit organization in Newfoundland and Labrador dedicated to helping seniors maintain dignity, independence, and quality of life through essential services like housing, transportation, and meal programs. To meet growing demand, CFS is expanding its social enterprise efforts with the goal of generating more revenue for its programs. This project […]

This research aims to explore the role that Indigenous cultural centers could play in Mealy Mountain National Park Reserve in preserving Indigenous culture and promoting Indigenous tourism. Key objectives include understanding lessons from successful Indigenous cultural centers, determining how these lessons apply to the NunatuKavut community, and developing strategies to integrate cultural preservation into tourism […]

The proposed research project aims to address the significant natural hazard of large-scale landslides in sensitive clays, which can cause substantial economic loss, environmental disaster, infrastructure damage, and fatalities. The partner organization, WSP, specializes in geotechnical engineering services, including geohazard assessment from landslides and slope failure. This project will explore the applicability of advanced large-deformation […]

For this application, Solace has developed a hybrid inverter topology which incorporates a half-bridge synchronous buck converter into the inverter. The buck converter is a pain point in the topology — to limit the size of magnetic components, it is desirable to operate the buck at relatively high frequency (>300 kHz). However, switching loss in […]

Social media websites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc.) are widely used by the general public and also by businesses to promote their product and services. Due to the nature of these websites, marketed content by businesses does not always reach their desired target. This can be improved by providing useful information to the businesses, such as […]

The main objective of this project is to conduct a comprehensive data analysis of the full scale ice impact measurement and temperature measurements taken on board an Arctic tanker and compare with existing data sets and analytical models. The results will be used in support of developing and improving ice class rules, design criteria, and […]

Leak detection and location identification of leakage of arctic pipelines in a timely manner is very important because the economic impact of an oil spill to its stakeholders can be huge. It could have an adverse impact on life, the environment, the economy and corporate reputation. In this study a numerical investigations will be employed […]

The research aims to develop new technology for production of nutritional berry powders with lower production cost and higher quality. The project will test the properties of the raw material and formulate new method for processing the sample for simpler and cost effective production process. With the outcome of this project, the partner organization will […]

The goal of this research is to shift climate engagement by improving climate-arts practices through better alignment of underlying research processes and evaluation frameworks. Currently, climate engagement is dominated by the information deficit model, a theory of change widely understood to be more effective in raising awareness of climate challenges than supporting pro-climate behavioural change. […]

Roots and Wings Fish Co., a Newfoundland-based social enterprise, supports small-scale fisheries through sustainable, ethical practices. With a mission rooted in social justice, the company partners with independent fishers to improve market access, secure fair wages, and preserve Newfoundland’s cultural heritage. Committed to sustainability, healthy nutrition, and social equity, Roots and Wings advocates for fisher […]