Flexpipe, the industrial sponsor, is recognized as a global leader in the production of fully organic reinforced thermoplastic pipelines (RTPs). Flexpipe is currently offering non-metallic, non-bonded spoolable fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite linepipes with a maximum service rating of up to 82 °C and up to 1500 psi, for high-temperature fluid transportation, CO2 injection and other corrosive, […]

Biobased products, mostly derived from plant biomass, have the potential to improve the sustainability of Canada’s natural resources and environmental quality while competing economically. Plant biomass, composed primarily of cell walls and modification of cell wall properties has the potential to improve biomass conversion to biobased products such as biofuels. Progress towards achieving this goal […]

Hatch Ltd. is a global multidisciplinary consultancy company that provides engineering and business knowledge within the metals, energy and infrastructure sectors. The project proposes constructing a scaled-down, modular proof-of-concept prototype enabling extensive testing and validation studies for liquid-liquid extraction of critical minerals and metals. The design and construction of a custom-made mixer and settler unit […]

The Quetico shear zone is an ancient, large, dextral, strike-slip shear zone which has accommodated hundreds of kilometers of displacement. The shear zone has been exhumed from greenschist facies conditions (depths of ~15km) and represents an ancient analogue for active deformation along the San Andreas fault. We plan to use the Quetico shear zone as […]

Mental health professionals are evolving as they use a multitude of therapy modalities in every session. Already, therapists each have a different way of writing notes to each other, which becomes more complicated when applying a different set of modalities. This research will enable generating LLM case notes for therapists that are unique to their […]

Chronic diseases incur a significant socio-economic cost to both patients and the health care system. Physicians must continuously monitor and modify therapies to best meet the patients’ changing requirements, often requiring regular health care visits for specialized testing. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug often prescribed to patients with chronic inflammatory diseases such as […]

Water distribution networks, which provide clients drinking water, are prone to leaks. Leaks are a critical area of concern, as they cost billions of dollars each year, and can allow water-born pathogens into drinking water, which is a public health concern. Current leak detection methods are very labor intensive, as many of them require experienced […]

A quick and simple, point of care test is being developed to detect traumatic brain injuries using saliva samples. The prototype test uses biotechnology to measure the presence of certain protein markers of injury, resulting in a change of colour and/or location of colour in the test material. The interpretation of the results can be […]

Neural networks support software engineers in their tasks and activities. For example, in the automotive domain, neural networks support automotive software by detecting other vehicles and their distance from the ego vehicle. Unlike other software systems that the engineers manually program, the neural network’s behavior is defined by its training data. Since the behavior of […]

The most employed treatment for decayed teeth is restoration with resin-based filling materials. Longevity of resin fillings is considered low, around 7-10 years. Replacement of resin fillings accounts for 75% of all procedures performed in general practice, of which 60% are due to failures at tooth-filling interface. This happens because during bonding procedure the tooth […]

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is essential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but traditional metal pipelines used to transport CO2 are prone to corrosion, especially in environments with impurities like H2S and SO?. This project aims to create advanced plastic-based pipeline systems that are more durable and cost-effective. We will develop multi-layered polymer designs combining […]

Airlines take the extra effort required to figure out what is the best route that their aircrafts should take so as to minimize additional costs from non-revenue flights or idle time. One way to di this is to first generate large numbers of feasible routes and then assign flights to a subset of them so […]