Ce projet de recherche permet d’évaluer le rôle joué par les structures de gouvernance lorsqu’une entreprise émet de la dette sur des marchés financiers. Premièrement, les grandes entreprises utilisent les marchés financiers pour s’endetter : elles émettent des obligations. S’endetter sur ces marchés présente des particularités : l’entreprise dispose d’importantes quantités de fonds. Or, au […]

The costs of future climate change to the Canadian economy and society are likely to be very large. Meltwater from glaciers is an important source of freshwater throughout Western Canada, while freshwater carried by rivers to oceans plays a critical role in the global climate system. The overall goal of this project is to improve […]

Apprendre à tout âge les sciences est devenu indispensable. Une culture générale scientifique ouvre à la compréhension de grands enjeux sociétaux. L’esprit critique développé par la réflexion scientifique est un outil crucial à l’exercice raisonné de nos droits et devoirs citoyens. Mais d’après les derniers résultats des études PISA, seuls 8% des élèves de 15 […]

L’EDUF est un procédé de fractionnement de mélanges complexes récent et très prometteur combinant une sélectivité selon la charge des molécules (par l’application d’un champ électrique) et selon leur taille (par le choix de la taille des pores des membranes). L’objectif de ce projet de recherche est de développer une méthodologie de prédiction des performances […]

Avant toute commercialisation, les industries chimiques, pharmaceutiques et cosmétiques ont l’obligation d’évaluer le risque que leurs produits induisent une réaction inflammatoire ou allergique au contact de la peau. Actuellement, des animaux sont l’objet de ces tests, qui posent d’importants problèmes éthiques. En recherche fondamentale, les mécanismes conduisant à une maladie de la peau (lupus, psoriasis) […]

Due to the increase in class sizes, many Canadian teachers and parents have been concerned about the loss of individualized lessons to the average Canadian student. Chinese schools however, have been dealing with large volumes of students for a longer period of time. In investigating the methodologies of the average Chinese teacher within their classroom, […]

This research project is aiming to find out whether or not China’s culture has an impact upon its standardized testing and examination system in comparison it the Canadian counterpart, EQAO. The research will be conducted through first hand observation in local Chinese schools which will provide evidence to the research questions provided. The findings will […]

Historically, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – also referred to as remotely piloted aircraft or drones – have most commonly been associated with military applications. In recent years, however, there has been a shift in interest towards civilian applications and a corresponding increase in research and development in this area. UAVs typically fall into two categories: […]

The effects of temperature on the mechanical properties of geomaterials (e.g. soils, rocks) are important for the safety and life cycle of any infrastructures. The research activities in the field suggest that there is a lack of understanding due to limited experimental data. The seasonal climate change causes the variations in temperatures which may pose […]

Increasing pressure on India’s limited water resources due to population growth demands innovative and cost-effective methods of water management. One avenue of significant research is the treatment and recycling of municipal wastewater, where only about 31% of the domestic wastewater generated is treated using conventional methods. Aerobic granulation (AG) is a novel biotechnological wastewater treatment […]

A nitrogen budget evaluates the balance between the amount of nitrogen entering a field (inputs) and the amount of nitrogen exiting a field (outputs). When analyzing a nitrogen budget, the amount of nitrogen being lost to the surrounding environment can be estimated, as well as the use efficiency of selected fertilizer treatments. The proposed study […]

The proposed study will involve development and use of a survey tool to solicit responses from grade 6-9 youth across the province, and in-depth analysis of these data. The intern will help pilot the survey tool and make any necessary revisions to the tool prior to implementation. Upon launch of the tool, the intern will […]