The overall purpose of this research is to measure the effect of lower extremity muscular fatigue and bracing on the hip, knee, and ankle joint biomechanics in two different populations; i) those at risk of ACL injury and ii) those with early onset osteoarthritis. This topic is significant because muscle fatigue is often considered as […]

Drug Checking is a harm reduction method that allows people who use drugs to be more informed on what they are consuming, and public health to better understand what substances are in their communities. The U.S. CDC has estimated the cost of the opioid crisis annually in America is over one trillion dollars, so this […]

Vertical farming is an emerging industry driven by the intersection of rising food prices, climate volatility and reduced technology costs. However, there are two major barriers to the widespread adoption and long-term viability of vertical farming among prospective entrepreneurs, farmers, and food businesses: high capital costs associated with turn-key vertical farm systems and limitations to […]

Sound Antidote is developing medical drones with the help of systems engineering, business and research advisors. These systems require long-haul flight times, which will be the case for some of the expected drone flights. The project opportunity provided is intended to develop batteries that are reliable and provided high energy density for long-flight times without […]

The escalating energy demands and increasing impact of emissions on the environment have driven the need for new and environment-friendly alternative fuels in place of the commonly used yet hazardous and depleting fossil fuels. Identification of the suitable hydrogen production method is dependent on two major analysis methods: the analysis of the resources available in […]

This project will provide new evidence on fatherhood in Canada, regarding fathers’ engagement with both parental leave and flexible work policies. By examining in-depth the relationship between parental leave policy use, and flexible work policy use, we can determine how and whether fathers use this suite of policy options, and the impact it has on […]

Tech companies generate Petabytes of log data per day, with 50% – 100% year-over-year growth. Conventional log analytics systems no longer scale to such large data sizes. In addition, managing such large data is extremely costly at every level, from storage cost, to network bandwidth, and to the cost of compute resources. This research proposes […]

Bioethanol is well-established as an alternative to petroleum-based fuels. A current roadblock in ethanol fermentation is end-product inhibition: where the increasing concentration of ethanol slows the growth of the yeast cells and their ability to ferment biomass. There is work being done to use existing separation technologies to remove ethanol throughout the reaction to avoid […]

Multiple coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-1, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 have infected humans in the last two decades. In particular, the current COVID-19 pandemic triggered by SARS-CoV-2 has affected the entire human population, caused millions of deaths and negatively impacted the global economy. Vaccines have helped to reduce the severity of the infection; however, the virus continues to […]

UrbanSim is a simulation framework that facilitates the evaluation of land and transportations policies in the housing and land markets. Current approaches in the UrbanSim, being developed through CHMC to represent the Greater Toronto Horseshoe, do not consider price expectation formation in land and housing market models. The goal of this research project is to […]

Big data and analytics are pervasive within society and the ability to collect and interpret data sets has changed the operations and management of organizations impacting areas such as consumer purchasing decisions and transforming the methods and measurements used by managers. This is no different in sport where data analytics was first used for on-field […]

The applicants propose to develop a new glue that surgeons will use to glue broken bones back together instead of using metal implants like screws and plates. Such a product has been sought for decades because of potential benefits to the surgeons and patients, including ease of operation when reassembly the puzzle of a complex […]