Le projet de recherche entrepris dans ce stage vise à établir une méthodologie pour caractériser des pastilles supraconductrices en fonction de l’angle d’un champ magnétique appliqué. Avec l’aide du magnétomètre géant du groupe de Philippe Vanderbemden, l’aimantation d’une pastille supraconductrice plongée dans un champ peut être déterminée pour obtenir sa densité de courant critique, une […]

The aim of this research project is to improve the design of one of our robotic leg (see https://youtu.be/2zo5aSJEjhY). This leg is able to mechanically adapt its walking pattern in reaction to a collision without any sensor or high-level control. The objective of this research internship is to update the mechanical design of the leg […]

Additive manufacturing, or three-dimensional (3D) printing, of composites is a grouping of different shaping processes that allows the fabrication of structures through robotic deposition of material by means of a computer model. This technology is a very promising avenue for the implementation of many mechanical and aerospace systems. The research team focuses on the development […]

The aim of this project is optimize and experiment with a type of actuation for a robotic leg where all the motors are attached to the body and their powers transmitted to the joints of the leg witn a dual crankshaft mechanism. This mechanism is envisioned as a possible alternative for one of our walking […]

This research project explores how citizen participation can either reproduce or resist the role of the state as the central actor in public decision-making processes – this is done by comparing two participatory social programs in Mexico City: a neighborhood improvement program (PMByC) and a participatory budgeting program (PP). During the field-trip, the student will […]

The human genome is composed of billions of base pairs coding for genetic information. DNA is scattered through our chromosomes that all get packed in the nucleus of a cell. Different conformations of DNA folding can be informative of cell type and lead to regulation of specific expression programs by modifying physical accessibility to transcription. […]

As the wild progenitor of modern domestic cattle, aurochs became extinct in the 17th century in Europe. Their extinction in China was once thought to start at the beginning of the Neolithic due to some climatic changes. However, our recent ancient DNA analysis (Cai et al., 2018) has confirmed the aurochs had in fact survived […]

Business-to-business (B2B) marketing is considerably different from the business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing. Marketing strategies do not necessarily translate from one segment to another. This is evident in the social media/online marketing arena where many of the strategies and tools have been developed primarily for B2C marketing which results in many B2B companies dismissing social media/online marketing […]

The Cascadia subduction zone, which extends along a significant portion of western North America from northern California to southern British Columbia, has the potential to produce large devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. Therefore, better understanding the complex structure of the Cascadia subduction zone is paramount to accurately assessing the seismic and tsunamigenic hazard it poses to […]

Voluntary motor actions are associated with the presence of the central motor command, also known as central command. As reviewed by Williamson [1, 2], this “central command involves descending neural signals from higher brain centres, originally defined as ‘cortical irradiation’, capable of influencing cardiovascular responses during exercise [3]. The majority of investigations involving study of […]

Ce projet de recherche traite du rôle de la race dans la structuration des espaces verts et des loisirs à Montréal et Détroit des années 1960 aux années 1990. Deux approches seront centrales à cette étude: l’approche des politiques municipales (dynamiques d’implantations des espaces verts, règlements, investissements des espaces verts, équipements, discours municipal de démocratisation […]

Quebec swine production plays an important role in the Canadian economic. Cleaning and sanitation conditions are crucial for ensuring animal health and welfare. The washing, drying and disinfecting guide of the Fédération des producteurs de porcs du Québec provides general instructions for cleaning and sanitizing the facilities. However, a swine installation is a construction system […]