SunBrine Inc. (www.sunbrine.com) was established to develop and market technologies to de-carbonize commercial and industrial processes that utilize hydrocarbon fuels. SunBrine’s primary technology entails the use of a process cycle in which concentrated salt brine solutions, via their hygroscopic nature, absorb water vapour. Through this mechanism, water is removed from the commercial or industrial process […]

Urban forests are an essential component of green and sustainable communities. They play a critical role in ecological and social wellbeing by providing beneficial ecosystem services which improve environment and human health. Nonetheless, urban and infrastructure development, invasive species, and environmental stresses threaten urban tree survivorship. While public trees are often well-documented, there is limited […]

The education system is rapidly evolving due to technological and societal change that have been brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes have contributed to the demand for technological infrastructure to help address these evolutions (OECD, 2020). With the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, educators, guardians, and students have been forced to adapt to […]

the power requirements of refrigeration units in long-haul trucks. The proposed solution will help displace an equivalent amount of diesel fuel that is otherwise used to power the refrigeration unit. Specifically, this research will result in a comprehensive embedded systems platform for the remote monitoring of Westhill Innovation’s solar powered reefer setup. Using a detailed […]

This project explores the use of new anaerobic digestion technologies such as the vacuum-assisted anaerobic digestion as well as innovative pretreatment technologies including the high-shear thermo-alkaline Lystek process and other mechanical, thermal, and chemical pretreatments to enhance the solubilization of the lignocellulose in cattle manure. Enhanced solubilization will result in higher biomethane yields and faster […]

Your risk of getting diseases like diabetes changes for many reasons. You probably know some of them: your genetics, what you eat, and how much you exercise. But you might not know that your parents’ health, including the health of their sperm and eggs, changes how you grow and develop as a baby in the […]

As the leader in the delivery of pediatric rehabilitation services for the Region of Waterloo and County of Wellington, KidsAbility serves 11,000 children annually with a variety of developmental, physical and communication needs. For the past 30 years, demand for KidsAbility’s services has grown at twice the rate of growth in revenue. The disparity between […]

The Institute for Peace and Diplomacy (IPD) is organizing and hosting the second annual Middle East Strategy Forum (MESF) in Spring 2022. The conference is focused on the geopolitical developments in the Middle East and Canada’s defence strategy toward the region. The three-day conference will be hosted in a hybrid format in Ottawa, convening in-person […]

The purpose of this project is to assist the infrastructure management division of the City of Peterborough to develop a climate lens assessment framework tool, which has the potential to enable the city to assess the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions associated with its infrastructure projects while assessing the capacity of these projects to withstand climate […]

This project aims to uncover how viruses and environmental toxins can enter through the gut and nasal cavity and cause changes in the microbiome (microbes that inhabit the body) that contributes to the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD). We hypothesize that these viral and toxin insults disrupt the microbiome and cause a pro-inflammatory environment that […]

The intern will assist with the development of the online analytics simulation game, Cortex. The first objective is to add a new scenario to the game. In partnership with SAS associates and HEC Montreal’s students and teachers, a new scenario will be incorporated into Cortex. The two analytics trending areas of climate change and sports […]

Serious environmental problems exist in Mexico, but changes can still be made, especially where renewable energy initiatives can help individual companies derive economic benefits from responsible disposal of the waste they produce. This project will conduct market research for Mexico to understand food processing businesses and explore other potential target markets. By quantifying the advantages […]