Le Cirque du Soleil dispose d’une expertise pratique importante pour la conception de matelas de reception. Toutefois, due a I’absence de donnees approfondies, cette expertise repose sur peu d’evidence scientifique, rendant difficile la conception de surfaces de reception optimale pour de nouvelles performances acrobatiques. Le stage propose vise a caracteriser experimentalement et simuler numeriquement Ie […]

“On-going coach and volunteer training are essential to providing high-quality, evidence-informed practices in sport settings. This study aims to extend Special Olympics Ontario and Special Olympics Canada’s online training platform for coaches and volunteers by working with athletes with intellectual disabilities, current Special Olympics coaches, and families of Special Olympics athletes. An iterative process will […]

“On-going coach and volunteer training are essential to providing high-quality, evidence-informed practices in sport settings. This study aims to extend Special Olympics Ontario and Special Olympics Canada’s online training platform for coaches and volunteers by working with athletes with intellectual disabilities, current Special Olympics coaches, and families of Special Olympics athletes. An iterative process will […]

The project to be undertaken by the intern is multifaceted. The principal part of the project is the creation of an online interactive virtual exhibit to commemorate the 150th anniversary of “The Year of the Gusher.” This is the designation given to the year 1862, as there were 33 free flowing wells drilled in Lambton […]

The proposed research seeks to understand how marginal winter conditions have impacted Ontario snowmobile trails in the past in order to make inferences about the future. The project will combine historic climate data (1989-2019), operational indicators (trail opening/closing, permit sales), and Regional Climate Model (RCM) outputs for the Province of Ontario to explore the implications […]

OrpheusVR is a new operatic experience that immerses audiences in a virtual, mythical world and allows them to have agency over the outcome of the narrative as well as the music and orchestration that drive the storytelling. The experience uses interactive sound to enable creative gameplay that will guide audiences through a fresh new take […]

This project will develop the protocols, standards and procedures to establish a digitized, virtual artifact repository, accessible online for research and public education, by establishing the processes for large scale digitization of the analyzable objects representing the full range of the compiled archaeological heritage from Ontario.

Currently, the staff of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is uncertain of how Canadian athletes, coaches, and members the Canadian sport community perceives their efforts and programs. This research will identifY if the current policies and procedures for anti-

Ce projet consiste à développer et proposer un modèle de gestion des logiciels libres d’une organisation. Pour ce faire, il faudra comprendre les enjeux liés au développement et à la diffusion de logiciels libres, puis étudier les meilleures pratiques de gestion dans ce domaine. Il s’agira ensuite de comprendre en profondeur le fonctionnement et les […]

With limited funding available, managers must prioritize which invasive species and which areas need to be managed. This project will involve finding out which sites and species need to be prioritized for management within the Greater Toronto Area. Through formal discussions with different stakeholders in the area and by using existing data (e.g. species distribution […]

The proposed research will investigate the inter-annual variability of evaporation rates of four different urban land use locations within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) – rooftop (impervious), industrial (partially impervious), residential (partially pervious), and grass field (pervious). There will be regularly scheduled meetings with TRCA representatives to enhance my technical proficiency, data analysis capabilities and […]

Les connaissances des spécialistes de patinage de vitesse courte piste Canada sur la manière dont patinent leurs athlètes d’élite sont principalement basées sur leur expérience personnelle. Actuellement, le manque de mesures concrètes réduit considérablement les innovations technique et d’entrainement que s’autorisent les spécialistes. L’objectif du projet consiste donc à concevoir un système capable de mesurer […]