Formulating a novel goat-whey based drink and studying its nutritional and health functions – Year two

This project will create novel goat milk-based products and test their health effects in healthy adults. Interest in goat milk is increasing, mainly due to two market trends: consumers’ new taste trends for niche/ethnic products, and the perception of goat milk having added health properties. Goat milk is perceived as having intestinal anti-inflammatory effects and […]

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Optimizing the placement of Med-El’s BoneBridge implant: image-guided positioning and biomechanical efficiency

Med-El’s BoneBridge implant provides the sensation of sound to hearing-impaired persons. The device’s transducer is surgically implanted in the skull. Key surgical problems are to find a location on the individual patient’s skull that is thick enough to house the transducer and to place and configure the transducer to maximize sound energy transfer to the […]

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Optimizing the placement of Med-El’s BoneBridge implant: image-guided positioning and biomechanical efficiency – Year two

Med-El’s BoneBridge implant provides the sensation of sound to hearing-impaired persons. The device’s transducer is surgically implanted in the skull. Key surgical problems are to find a location on the individual patient’s skull that is thick enough to house the transducer and to place and configure the transducer to maximize sound energy transfer to the […]

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A feasibility study on semi-solid casting for aluminum metal matrix composites

The purpose of this project is to study the feasibility of using SEED process to produce aluminum metal matrix composite (MMC) slugs with high quality, which will be formed to the net shape cast parts using a high pressure die casting machine. The study includes understanding rheological behaviors of the semi-solid MMC slugs, the effects […]

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Forced Air Ozone Reactor and Advanced Oxidative Process as an Alternative to Post-harvest Washing for Decontaminating Fresh Produce

The project will develop aqueous-free systems for decontaminating (i.e. inactivation of human pathogens and spoilage microbes) fresh produce that can be applied individually or sequentially. The first intervention is based on a forced-air ozone reactor that introduces the antimicrobial gas through the bed of produced at a controlled flow rate. The advantage of the method […]

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Forced Air Ozone Reactor and Advanced Oxidative Process as an Alternative to Post-harvest Washing for Decontaminating Fresh Produce – Year two

The project will develop aqueous-free systems for decontaminating (i.e. inactivation of human pathogens and spoilage microbes) fresh produce that can be applied individually or sequentially. The first intervention is based on a forced-air ozone reactor that introduces the antimicrobial gas through the bed of produced at a controlled flow rate. The advantage of the method […]

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Conception d’une méthode pour déterminer la capacité d’un complexe manufacturier d’entretien, de réparation et de remise à niveau, avec application dans un contexte de turbines industrielles

La planification des opérations de maintenance est une tâche compliquée car elle est difficilement prévisible. La détermination des points bloquants dans la production permettra de mieux les éliminer et ainsi de réduire le temps de réparation des turbines. Pour cela, le stagiaire cherchera dans un premier temps à trouver le meilleur logiciel pour faire cette […]

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Development of a portfolio of graphite and graphene based processes and products

The interns involved in this MITACS cluster will work in close collaboration with the industrial partner, Grafoid, a Canadian company based in Kingston, Ontario, to develop a portfolio of graphene-based products, including autonomous sensors, energy storage, fuel cells and electrically conductive devices. The ultimate objective is to develop proof of concept products including automotive parts, […]

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Towards Understanding the Behaviour of FRP-Reinforced Structures under Changing Climate Trends – Year two

Fibre reinforced polymers (FRP) have become an attractive solution to make infrastructure corrosion- and disaster-resistant. Cities like Toronto have numerous structures and bridges already retrofitted with FRP and many more underway. However, FRPs effectiveness and and durability is sensitive to extreme thermal conditions, which can cause significant mechanical and durability issues. Climate change, one of […]

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Couplage de la dénitrification autotrophe sur soufre aux systèmes de traitement biologiquedes eaux usées domestiques applicables au secteur de l’assainissement décentralisé

Au Canada, les petites installations d’assainissement autonome (non-raccordées aux réseaux d’égout) contribuent à produire 20% de la quantité totale des eaux usées. Ces petites installations de traitement des eaux résiduaires sont souvent caractérisées par une difficulté à atteindre les normes de rejets, lesquelles sont de plus en plus sévères. La dénitrification autotrophe utilisant le soufre […]

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