Greases are highly structured suspensions consisting of a thickener dispersed in lubricating liquid and additives. LB Foster has recently started developing railroad greases that have exceptional product performance. The main objective of this project is to study different grease formulations on a molecular level, using rheological testing and molecular imaging techniques. A fundamental understanding of […]

Ce projet va chercher à identifier les facteurs liés aux travailleurs, à l’environnement immédiat de travail et au contexte organisationnel qui peuvent augmenter la probabilité qu’un incident ou accident survienne avec des conducteurs. Une approche multidisciplinaire de la SST (incluant, l’ergonomie, la psychologie des comportements humains, l’ingénierie des facteurs humains et le management de la […]

Access to efficient drugs to treat diseases that affect Canadians is among the highest priorities of our society. The development of new medicinal agents depends on the access to small molecules capable of interacting with biological targets associated with those diseases. These small molecules are typically identified by screening large collections of synthetic compounds. Paraza […]

Bombardier Transport (BT) is one of world major companies in the transport industry. The application of aluminum in the structure of transport vehicles (cars, trains, ships, etc.) is continuously increasing mainly due to the benefits in weight saving. Therefore BT is also working extensively in implementing the use of aluminum alloys in its products. Welding […]

This project targets the design of a highly accurate proximity sensing system that is capable of operating in a wide distance range under wide variations in temperature and for different sensor characteristics. The system is based on passive inductive proximity sensors that can withstand harsh environments, and, therefore, are widely used in avionic applications. Our […]

By studying and modeling of current production process, a physical training assembly system is built in a small scale with the exact same process, tooling as the full scale one. Along with leaning management system constructed, which includes a set of multi-media training materials, new employees can get familiarized with the manufacturing process in a […]

Optimizing a program for Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) is critical for performance, yet remains a challenge due to the non-intuitive interactions among the optimizations and the GPU architecture. Automatic optimization tuning for a GPU is demanding particularly given the exploding number of mobile GPU variants in the market. We explore the use of machine learning […]

The project focuses on using biobased materials (lignin) as a component in adhesives to make wood panel composites. The focus of the project is to reveal how the biobased material interacts with the resin as a function of lignin type. The research will lead to an understanding on how to replace expensive and synthetic components […]

This internship will involve licensing three smooth muscle cell lines. I will be working with the cell lines and growth factors to promote blood cell formation in vitro (not within a living organism). The company will then have the cell lines licensed, and we will then work to assemble a kit for commercial use. IThe […]

L’Université Laval, l’Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Thales Recherche et Technologie Canada, le Parc Technologique du Québec Métropolitain et la Ville de Québec ont créé une unité mixte de recherche en sciences urbaines (UMR-SU) visant à améliorer la qualité de vie de la population en milieu urbain. L’UMR-SU propose une vision intégrée de la […]

Fish grown in RAS require special water quality conditions to remain healthy and grow. New water is meant to be added to the system only to account for evaporation, splash out, cleaning and flush out of waste materials. However, the amount of makeup water used at the Oak Bay hatchery is excessive when biomass is […]

This project will look at how eating hemp foods, specifically hemp oil and hulled hemp seeds, daily for four weeks will impact human health. The Mitacs interns will be involved in a human clinical trial which will measure the impact of hemp food consumption on blood fatty acid profiles and cardiovascular disease risk factors, in […]