Canadian salmon production is the fourth largest farmed salmon industry in the world. Farmed salmon is British Columbia’s (BC) largest agri-food export with a total economic output of $1.6 billion annually, which represents 60% of total production in Canada. Approximately, 90,000 tonnes of farmed salmon are produced in BC every year which in turn supports […]

There is an increase in reporting of angling activities linked to environmental pollution and exploitation. Soft plastic lures (SPLs) are a major pollution source arising from recreational angling. A small portion of SPLs currently commercially available are designed to be more environmentally friendly alternatives to PVC as they are biodegradable and are manufactured using natural […]

The project will involve investigating rehabilitation options for Jordan’s Pond in Stratford, PE with regards to the water quality of the pond and hydrology related to the berm that is in place. Data analysis of historical water quality reports will be done to help create standard procedures for water quality monitoring in Stratford.

The recent covid pandemic has demonstrated the need to develop new rapid vaccine technology. Even the newest mRNA technology has limitations, including short duration of immunity, poor stability, and is relatively expensive. Pegasus Biotech is in the process of developing a new class of DNA plasmids that are optimally designed for vaccine use, are low-cost, […]

This project is based on both a continuation of yearly biomonitoring and ecological assessments of Charlottetowns ponds and extracting additional value from the data over the past five years (2017-2021). Each year and season is unique, so that continuing to capture this information means it will be permanently available allowing continuous trend analysis. The extra […]

High competency in literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving has positive effects on the well-being of citizens and by extension, the economy. While the STEAM PEI does tremendous work with a great many children and adults, there are simply too many people with literacy challenges than cannot be met by the organization. The Mitacs BSI application would […]

Presently, tunicates pose a serious challenge for the mussel aquaculture industry in PEI and Atlantic Provinces, which leads to a dramatic increase in the cost of production for both growers and processors. Although tunicate can be applied as the feedstock for the preparation of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), an abundant amount of protein-rich liquid stream is […]

Presently, it is significant to reduce CO2 emission and other greenhouse gas emissions. One of the major CO2 emission contributors is transportation sector. To reduce emissions and achieve a zero-emission society, the use of H2 as a fuel in ground, air, and marine transportation, a feedstock in petrochemical industry, and an energy carrier for energy […]

The project is partnered with Aslan Renewables based in Prince Edward Island (PEI), the company focuses on the energy generation from the wastewater flows. This work aims at the analysis of energy harvesting from wastewater flow applications for open channel flows. The computation fluid dynamics (CFD) approach using ANSYS will be implemented for the analysis […]

Cellular agriculture uses laboratory-grown cells to sustainably produce food, although high cost of growing cells currently limits widespread commercial application of this technology. Because Animals seeks to develop cat food using mouse stem cells, which can be grown indefinitely and converted into muscle and fat cells. Stem cells grow in a liquid medium that contains […]

The proposed research aims to develop machine vision-based decision support system for variable crop management. This research will deploy the deep learning models for plant/weed detection, plant growth indicators and soil organic matter assessment. The information retrieved from these models will be used to devise variable rate management map to optimize the consumption of agrochemical […]

This project aims to develop sprayable coatings to prevent the prevent the attachment of bacteria on tables, door handles and other countertops. This will be obtained by modifying the surface with natural materials (such as vitamin B5 mimicking polymers and cellulose nanocarriers) that can deter bacterial attachment upon contact. The spray coated surfaces will sense […]