Text documents often include information pertaining to geographic locations. Mapping these place names to specific geographic locations currently requires a considerable amount of human effort to match the text with a GIS or other mapping system. This becomes especially challenging when the same place name is represented by multiple places, such as in the naming […]

To support blue hydrogen economy processes that generate CO2 as a by-product, and greenhouse gas (GHG) sequestration studies in general, the injection and storage of CO2 into deep (~1500m), un-minable coal seams hosted in the Mannville Formation of Alberta will be studied. Using the successful proof-of-concept field injection pilot results from the first phase of […]

We tend to think of wildfire as resetting the biological clock back to zero; forest types always come back to whatever was there before it burned. However, new evidence reveals that this is not always the case and fire can also cause changes to forest types. For example, very hot fires can kill seeds stored […]

Hortau développe des solutions technologiques innovantes pour améliorer le suivi de l’irrigation des cultures agricoles. L’un des défis les plus importants dans l’optimisation des pratiques agricoles est de bien mesurer en fonction du temps la quantité d’eau disponible dans le sol afin d’adapter l’irrigation de façon journalière. La tension du sol est une métrique qui […]

Les objectifs de ce projet visent à déterminer l’impact de la collaboration université-entreprise sur la commercialisation des nanotechnologies, à déterminer l’impact du financement public de la recherche universitaire et à travers des contributions directes aux entreprises sur la commercialisation, et à étudier les effets des retombées de connaissances ‘capturées’ par les entreprises avec ou sans […]

“Iyashi” (i.e., well-being) can stem from human-animal interactions (HAI), like those developed through companionship, animal-assisted therapies, or animal cafes. Research suggests that prolonged exposure to, or education about, non-human animals may lead to a greater understanding of non-human animal sentience. What could be the impact of a short-term educational program on attitudinal change? This study […]

Hydrogels can hold many times their weight in water and consequentially find a diverse range of applications, ranging from biomedical applications to photonics and adhesion. However, their moisture content is not easily controlled; in wet environments, water easily enters the hydrogel, and in dry environments, water in the hydrogel quickly evaporates. This leads to swollen […]

Approximately one-third of songbird species which migrate to the Canadian boreal forest to breed require older forests for nesting and foraging. In Alberta, older boreal forests are altered by ongoing industrial activity, such as logging; the birds that rely on these habitats are sensitive to this change. Forestry companies are constantly developing and testing new […]

Root rot disease especially Aphanomyces root rot has led to decrease pea acreage in the prairies due to yield losses of up to 70 percent in wet years. Current fungicides are few and have very limited efficacy on the target pathogen, but may negatively affect other living organisms in the environment. Therefore, there is the […]

This work aims to protect oat oil and produce new formulated products for food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and household care applications. Specifically, nanocellulose and food-grade cellulose derivatives will be used to stabilize oat oil-in-water emulsions which will be dried into oil powders using spray drying. The powders appear dry but are >90% liquid oil and can […]

Bunch and burn operations is a common tool for controlling the spread of mountain pine beetle in Alberta and involves felling and piling of infested pine trees and subsequently, burning the log decks to eradicate the beetles. Current practices mandate the complete burn of the bark, whereas past studies and government standards have shown that […]

As part of the circular-economy, agriculture and plant production are developing sustainable means by which to produce healthy and nutritious crops, while using environmentally responsible products and protocols. INTAG Bio has developed a dynamic bioreactor system that allows earthworms to mineralize fish and bovine waste materials into useful biofertilizers and plant biostimulants. This project will […]