Deep-sea ferromanganese nodules and crusts are not only potential resources for critical minerals such as cobalt and nickel, essential for the green energy transition and secondary battery technologies, but also valuable geological archives recording millions of years of ocean environmental history. However, traditional bulk geochemical analyses often fail to capture the fine-scale chemical and biological […]

Proteins control nearly all biological processes in animals, including growth, metabolism, immunity, and responses to stress or disease. To understand how proteins work, scientists often need tools that can bind to them very specifically and stabilize them for study. Nanobodies are a new type of antibody fragment derived from camelids such as alpacas. Unlike traditional […]

This project studies how live streaming commerce, a fast-growing way of selling products through real-time online video is changing supply chain management. Unlike traditional e-commerce, live streaming creates sudden spikes in customer demand that existing supply chains often struggle to handle efficiently. The research aims to understand how these new sales models affect inventory management, […]

This project proposes the use of ethnographic research to analyze for-profit development aid programs in Timor-Leste by examining the everyday interactions of global and local contractors and the technologies of governance through which development work is shaped. The internship would function as an immersive 12-weeks training experience in anthropological research methods for Audrey Lefort. Dr. […]

This project aims to improve the prediction of extreme precipitation by enhancing a widely used open-source tool for frequency analysis. Predicting these extremes remains challenging, particularly when incorporating physical covariates and complex models, which often lead to instability in estimation methods. The updated framework will include advanced models that account for a changing climate using […]

The East Central Newcomer Welcome Centre Inc. (ECNWC) is a non-profit agency located in Yorkton, Saskatchewan that provides information and services to newcomers, immigrants, and refugees who settle in east central Saskatchewan within a 150km radius of Yorkton. The ECNWC welcomes and assists newcomers to Canada to promote successful settlement and integration into the community. […]

The Mitacs Intern will join a team of summer students who will be working on the design of novel Magnetic Resonance Imagers (MRIs), that will include, in the coming summer, a novel new Quantum MRI design that the Intern will be focusing on. The Quantum MRI design uses a quantum material in sensitive magnetometers for […]

Achieving net-zero targets in developing countries requires deploying renewable energy in off-grid areas where grid expansion is impractical. High capital costs for renewable energy and hydrogen storage hinder adoption, with many systems being inefficient due to poor sizing or curtailment. This research focuses on developing a hybrid AI and optimization framework to enhance the sizing […]

The safety of underground mining operations depends heavily on monitoring and management of various hazards that can arise within mines and their supporting infrastructures, particularly the drifts (tunnels). Drifts are critical pathways within mines, and their structural integrity is paramount to ensure the safety of workers and equipment. Traditional methods of evaluating drift stability often […]

The project is to develop a course on analog integrated circuit design targeted on undergraduate student education and training.

In recent years, the advancement of Artificial Intelligence has revolutionized technology and the way we use and interact with things online. The technology promises to transform how we interact with services, communicate with people, and find data most useful to us. The project focuses on software development to further develop an existing software involved in […]

This project investigates whether biocontrol microorganisms from Saskatchewan rhizosphere soils can effectively suppress Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in wheat under field conditions, supporting their commercialization as sustainable biopesticides. FHB, caused mainly by Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum, severely reduces wheat yields and contaminates grain with the mycotoxin DON. Current control measures face limitations due to […]