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Hydraulic Fracturing Process: Mechanics, Monitoring and Optimization

Hydraulic Fracturing or fracking has been extensively used in the extraction of hydrocarbon fuels in unconventional reservoirs. This process bears significant economic and environmental implications. The partner, ExGeo, has been providing professional services to the petroleum companies to monitor the fracking process using microseismic signals. To improve the precision of field monitoring and optimize the fracking process, this research will first try to understand the mechanics of fracking through highly controlled and fully instrumented laboratory experiments. Acoustic emission (AE) method will be used in combination with high speed optical methods to directly observe the formation of the fracture network in transparent specimens. The effects of in-situ stresses, fluid property, and borehole shape on the formation and geometry of the fracture network hydraulically induced will be established. Furthermore, the data analysis scheme for AE will be calibrated with the direct observation using the high speed optical measurements. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kaiwen Xia

Student:

Partner:

ExGeo

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Development of an internal Credit Rating model for unrated companies / Quantitative alignment of portfolio risk against a client’s risk appetite

The first part of this project involves the development of an internal credit rating model. Credit ratings, such as those provided by credit rating agencies like S&P and Moody’s, are an important tool that measure the credit risk associated with different companies. However, as the markets expand there are an increasing number of companies where investors would like to participate, but which are not rated by these agencies. Thus, the Toronto-Dominion Bank’s Wealth division would like to create a model that can assess a company’s credit rating and compute a similar score to that of the credit rating agencies. This internal rating system would allow TD Bank’s customers to better measure credit risk with their investments. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Roy H Kwon

Student:

Partner:

Toronto-Dominion Bank

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Use of biosolids in the Construction of Capillary Barrier Covers for Reactive Mine Tailings

The project aims to examine the potential for use of municipal biosolids (treated sewage solids) as a low cost construction material in the creation of solid soil capillary barrier covers (multi-layer covers that limit oxygen diffusion) to reduce acid generation in mine tailings. The ability for biosolids to prevent water flow and oxygen diffusion through the cover to the tailings will determine whether or not biosolids are suitable for use in capillary barrier covers. The project will also investigate the interactions between tailings and biosolids when they are directly in contact with one-another as is the case at the Vale tailings site in Sudbury. Research will involve computer modelling of cover design (ie. determining suitable materials and layer configurations) as well as column testing of the most promising cover designs. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Simms

Student:

Partner:

Terratec Environmental Ltd;Vale Canada Limited (Sudbury, ON);7949740 Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Foliar endophytes and their toxins in needle & stem tissue of spruce

Endophytes are fungi that live in the tissues of plants without causing damage. In return, ‘good endophytes’ provide a benefit to the plant. The best understood examples are plants with endophytes that produce toxins that increase the tolerance of the plant to insect pests. Over a very long time, some needle endophytes of conifers have been shown to improve the tolerance to the eastern spruce budworm, the most damaging forest insect pest in Canada. During periodic epidemics, this insect kills large numbers of trees in Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes and New England. Another insect that affects trees except as seedlings is the debarking weevil. This kills seedlings after planting by eating the bark. The present study is designed to determine whether the as seedlings, the fungi and their insect toxins are present in inoculated seedlings. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Miller

Student:

Partner:

Maritime Innovation Limited

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Les conditions de vie, les trajectoires d’emploi et les parcours d’aide des personnes assistées sociales au Québec au 21e siècle

L‘objectif de cette recherche qualitative est de comparer et synthétiser les éléments ayant eu une influence sur le recours/parcours à l’aide sociale et sur les facteurs favorisant – ou non – l’accès et l’intégration en emploi des bénéficiaires de l’aide social dit aptes au travail. Le caractère innovant de ce projet réside dans la prise en considération des pratiques de dotation dans le processus d’intégration en emploi. Nous souhaitons démontrer que les personnes bénéficiant de l’aide sociale même si elles n’ont pas intégré avec « succès » le marché du travail n’ont pas une éthique de travail « déficiente » (Standing 1991). Pour ensuite, proposer des solutions facilitant l’intégration de ces personnes dans la société dans une perspective de déconstruire le triptyque « préjugé, stéréotype et idéologie » et ainsi contrer les effets de la discrimination systémique. (Gagné 2017, à paraître)

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Faculty Supervisor:

Diane Gagné

Student:

Partner:

Collectif pour un Québec sans pauvreté

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Contribution des coopératives forestières aux Objectifs de développement durable

En 2015, l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies adoptait 17 Objectifs de développement durable pour l’horizon 2030. L’atteinte de ces objectifs nécessitant une grande collaboration entre tous les acteurs – gouvernements, organisations et société civile – les coopératives ont également été invitées à s’engager en ce sens. En effet, lors du Sommet international des coopératives 2016, une délégation d’ambassadeur des Nations Unies est venue souligner l’importance de la contribution des coopératives et des mutuelles à la réalisation des Objectifs de développement durable. Le mouvement coopératif s’est engagé à y contribuer concrètement et collectivement. La Fédération québécoise des coopératives forestières et la Société de coopération pour le développement international ont donc choisi de s’insérer concrètement dans la démarche et cherchent à comprendre comment évaluer la contribution des coopératives forestières aux Objectifs de développement durable. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Claude-André Guillotte

Student:

Partner:

Fédération québécoise des coopératives forestières;Société de coopération pour le développement international

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Water Monitoring: Instrumentation and Software Research Project (2)

The Sustainable Water Governance and Indigenous Law Project (SWGIL) is funded by a SSHRC Partnership Grant. A key goal of the project is to create a prototype of an Indigenous-led, community-based water monitoring program. .By synthetizing modern technologies, with traditional stewardship practices, the project will empower Indigenous individuals and communities to actively engage in monitoring, protecting and conserving fresh water resources.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Johnson;Karen Bakker

Student:

Partner:

Brinkman and Associates Reforestation Ltd

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Three-dimensional simulation of Mississippi Lake for water quality management

Water quality concerns, such as algae blooms, are common in many aquatic systems across the country. Increasing development along waterfront properties and climate change are leading stressors causing poor water quality. In this project, an intern will apply a three-dimensional computer model to help understand how these stressors are contributing to poor water in Mississippi Lake, through a partnership between Queen’s University, the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority and the Mississippi Lake Association. This investigation is designed to improve the understanding of nutrient movements within the lake and its tributaries, identify important sources of nutrient input to the system and to provide a predictive and exportable tool to guide future lake management strategies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Leon Boegman;Geof Hall

Student:

Partner:

Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a nanonewton force sensor for in-situ characterization of nanomaterials

Nanomaterials are the fundamental building blocks of nanotechnology. Despite the advances in nanomaterial synthesis, no reliable technique exists to characterize their physical properties. The key challenge lies with the lack of accurate force and displacement feedback. To tackle the problem, leading researchers from University of Toronto and from Toronto Nano Instrumentation (TNI) Inc. are working together to develop the next generation technology for nanomaterial testing. Their collaborative effort focuses on developing a high performance force sensor capable of resolving a single nanonewton of force, and combining it with TNI’s state-of-the-art nano robotic instrument to create a full solution for nanomaterial characterization. The development of this measurement instrument is important to TNI’s business in order to remain competitive in the precision instrumentation sector, but also to demonstrate the company’s leadership position in developing nano analysis related products. When successfully commercialized, it will represent a Canadian innovation to impact the nanotechnology sector and industries

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yu Sun

Student:

Partner:

Toronto Nano Instrumentation Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Nanotechnology

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’un modèle prédictif de l’évolution de la densité des populations de moustiques associées à des maladies zoonotiques vectorielles au sud du Québec

Les changements climatiques entraînent une évolution de la répartition des cas de maladies transmises aux humains par les moustiques. Par exemple, le virus du Nil occidental, qui fait partie des préoccupations de santé publique au Québec. En étudiant le cycle de vie des moustiques, leurs habitats et les conditions météorologiques qui leurs sont favorables, il est possible de créer un modèle de prédiction d’abondance de ces populations de moustiques. Cette étude est complexe car les moustiques vivent dans des conditions particulières qui diffèrent d’une espèce à l’autre. Le modèle visé de prédiction spatiotemporel de la population des moustiques sera utilisé pour cartographier les zones les plus à risques de voir des éclosions de moustiques potentiellement dangereux pour la santé publique. Cette cartographie servira à appuyer les interventions de prévention sur le terrain, dans le but de limiter de prochaines épidémies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Fournier

Student:

Partner:

Agence géomatique montérégienne

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Développement de revêtements retardateurs de flamme auto-stratifiant

Ce projet permettra de préparer des revêtements extérieurs pour le bois possédant plusieurs caractéristiques nécessaires (résistance aux UV, résistance à l’eau, résistance au feu, etc.) à une utilisation plus accrue du bois, que ce soit pour des applications résidentielles, commerciales, industrielles, etc. Ce projet vise le développement de revêtement appliqués en une seule couche mais comportant plusieurs fonctions essentielles à la bonne performance des produits du bois. Il s’agit donc de revêtements multifonctionnels mais donc le procédé est extrêmement simplifié, en temps et en énergie. Ils s’avèrent donc économiques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Véronic Landry

Student:

Partner:

FPInnovations (Québec, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Model performance evaluation using passive samplers at the Kearl Treatment Wetland

The Kearl Treatment Wetland (KTW) is a 1 ha constructed wetland designed to treat runoff wastewater on the Kearl Oil Sands site in northern Alberta. This research studies the reclamation capacity of the KTW, and attempts to evaluate an environmental model that estimates chemical partitioning and removal efficiency. To evaluate the levels of contaminants entering and leaving the KTW, passive samplers will be deployed to capture time-weighted concentrations. These passive samplers will be low-density polyethylene sheets deployed in the water column of the inlet and outlet cells of the KTW. The analysis of these passive samplers will allow us to determine the water concentrations using first-principle calculations that describe chemical kinetics (diffusion) between the LDPE and water. To evaluate the performance of the model, model simulations results and the empirical data collected from the LDPE analysis will be compared.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Frank Gobas

Student:

Partner:

Imperial Oil Limited (AB)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

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