Deepchill and slurry ice is a dynamic medium whose fluid properties change with many different factors such as solute concentration, ice fraction or thickness, temperature, time (settling) and agitation. Once it is generated, it must be stored in different forms depending on the required final applied. Storage, fluidization and distribution of this medium is a […]

There is a pressing need for studies centered on the impact assessment of emerging wood preservatives and the remediation of orphaned sites. The present proposal describes a dual-purpose research project. The project aims to; (i) apply a modified in situ chemical oxidation technique for the removal of pentachlorophenol (Penta) and creosote compounds in orphaned sites […]

Audioptics Medical is a startup company dedicated to advancing diagnostics for diseases of the ear. Our optical imaging technology allows doctors to see through the intact eardrum into the middle ear and to use sound to stimulate middle ear structures and observe how they vibrate. This information can help to determine the cause of conductive […]

Millions of people post information on social media sites about their interests, preferences, opinions etc. on a daily basis. LeadSift mines this data stream in real-time to generate incredibly accurate and targeted sales leads. Given the short text and ambiguity around a social post, it gets very difficult to accurately identify intent. This project will […]

Factors that contribute to the generation of misinformation and distrust in Canadians around drug and vaccine safety and effectiveness include the impact of poor-quality or underpowered studies to influence the perception of therapeutic effectiveness, research priorities, and resource allocation; and the lack of understanding in the processes involved in drug and vaccine research, development, monitoring, […]

Effective mechanisms for bridging global environmental governance institutions where decision-making and governance principles are established with the experiences, knowledge, and worldviews of local peoples, communities, and conservation practitioners are increasingly necessary. Large-scale planning initiatives for conservation and mitigating climate change are cross-scalar endeavors. Therefore there is a critical need for governance mechanisms that effectively decentralize […]

The proposed project will be to examine Reticle Ventures Canada Incorporated’s (Reticle) current way of coding and reporting on team psychological safety and validating their end-to-end system against current validated psychological safety measures. The overarching goal is to establish content validity of their current system by assessing whether their current framework is measuring what it […]

The Tribe Network seeks to connect entrepreneurs within the BIPOC ecosystem to funding, mentorship and coaching. The project will help bring more BIPOC entrepreneurs onto a single platform to help collaborate and create sustainable businesses to help create jobs and improve the finances.

The partner provides software that uses natural language processing techniques to store and analyze documents of different firms. This includes their widely used smart document storage software. The techniques suffer performance when they use text that is not written in well-formed “natural language”, such as tables and labels. The intern will be designing and implementing […]

NS Power is modernizing the electricity grid as a step closer to achieving a cleaner, more reliable, and affordable energy future for Nova Scotia. Smart meters are the standard in electrical meters. They are sophisticated, digital devices that record electricity use and send it to the company through a safe, secure wireless connection. These smart […]

Designing the most effective and efficient source of revenue is one of the leading policy challenges in the municipal sector today. Generally speaking, municipalities own and operate 60% of the built public infrastructure in the country, but are limited to approximately 8% of the aggregate tax revenue generated in the country by all three orders […]

AIR Institutes is launching a new resilience online training through a digital portal called AIR Space. The goal of the proposed project will be to evaluate if the training delivered in an online format is effective in developing and improving resilience. As users go through different activities delivered through the digital portal, their level of […]