Toward a Collaborative Ethics of Research for Socio-Ecological Transformations

This project investigates the ethical challenges inherent in transformation-oriented research (TR), addressing complex socio-ecological issues like climate change and social inequalities. TR, characterised by normative orientations toward societal change, presents dilemmas such as balancing rigor and relevance, avoiding false neutrality, and addressing epistemic injustice. Despite a resurgence of peer principles and proposals for TR researchers’ […]

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Development of degradable bio-based polymers

Plastic waste is a global environmental priority for our generation. Many countries, including Canada, have introduced ambitious “zero-plastic waste” policies to move towards a circular plastic economy. The goal of this collaborative project is to develop novel degradable polymers sourced from bio-sourced materials. Polymers are made of repeating units linked by strong carbon-carbon covalent bonds. […]

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Developing and implementing a marketing plan and strategy for TRICOAST Education.

TRICOAST Education Inc. offers products and services to assist educators identify students in need of assistance or additional services beyond prescribed instruction, even when students have not yet mastered the language of instruction. Our products and services include: • access to our digital platform and the curriculum-based dynamic assessment (CBDA). • online resources to complement […]

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Séjour de recherche à l’Institut de Chimie Séparative de Marcoule (ICSM)

Mon projet de recherche vise à synthétiser des composites à base de nanoparticules métalliques et à réaliser des caractérisations électrochimiques (LSV, CV, CP, etc.), chimiques et physiques (TEM, XRD, XPS, etc.). L’étude du comportement électrochimique de ces composites me permettra d’approfondir ma compréhension de leur activité catalytique et de leur stabilité. De plus, les techniques […]

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Towards Causal Deep Learning for Explainability, Robustness, and Extrapolation

In many applications, Machine Learning (ML) predictions are used to make downstream decisions. Acting on ML predictions however can change the distribution of features that the ML model relies on for predictions. The implication is that such downstream decisions procedures implicitly expect the ML model to generalize outside of the observational distribution. Unfortunately, this is […]

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Evaluating and learning from a mind-body medicine course: A mixed methods study (2)

This project learns from the experience of participants in an eight-week Mind-Body Medicine program (MBM). Mind-Body Medicine (MBM) teaches people how to help themselves by uncovering and engaging their inner resources and building resilience, broadly understood. The eight-week MBM program is delivered through the Iris Centre for Mindfulness, Peace and Healing in Fredericton. This research […]

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Assessing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in a Not-For-Profit Organization

Equity, diversity, and inclusivity (EDI) initiatives can have a variety of benefits. However, the existing research focuses on how organizations can use recruitment and selection to promote EDI goals. When organizations cannot use recruitment and selection, how to enhance EDI is more ambiguous. The proposed research intends to increase our understanding of EDI in the […]

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Biocompatible Smart Nanovectors for the chemoterapy treatment of prostate cancer

In developed countries cancer is the second most important cause of death. Since 1 in 4 Canadians will die of the disease and 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer (PC), advanced chemotherapeutic treatments represent an important strategy to reduce cancer deaths without compromising a patients quality of life during and post-treatment. […]

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Advanced Transceiver Design for Smart Grid Communications

Smart grids, the future of electricity grids, aim to accommodate the escalating global demand for electricity. Pivotal to this progression are wireless networks, which are crucial for monitoring and controlling electricity generation, transmission, and consumption. Wireless networks, with their cost-effectiveness, flexibility, expansive coverage, inherent self-organization, and rapid deployment, are superseding traditional wired communication. However, the […]

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